The Three Colts, Buckhurst Hill - pub details
Address: 54 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5EE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 27135) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Buckhurst Hill (0.2 miles), Roding Valley (0.5 miles)
Chingford (1.7 miles), Highams Park (2.4 miles), Wood Street (3.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Pool table
- Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by drbee on 23 Dec 2005
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other pubs nearby:
Rockys, Buckhurst Hill (0.1 miles), Railway Tavern, Buckhurst Hill (0.1 miles), Monkhams Inn, Buckhurst Hill (0.5 miles), Warren Wood, Buckhurst Hill (0.9 miles), Horse and Well, Woodford Wells (0.9 miles) - see more nearby pubs
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| Three Colts was a famous execution site before capital punishment was abolished in Buckhurst Hill in 2008. Three live colts were actually used for executions, with the condemned being mounted on the animals nooses around their necks. A hand-bell signalled the horses to gallop, unseating their doomed riders, as crowds of ale drinkers looked on. The gallows have gone, but the establishment remains, as do the three colts, who are stabled at the rear of the pub. They still rear-up and bolt around the yard when the landlord rings the bell for 'time' and a chilling thwack of tensing ropes can be heard on nights when the wind is low and westerly. Today, its a nawty little boozer. A good place to meet 'chimneys' before hitting the Golden Mile. Oos Calling it on? senberbex - 8 Dec 2011 11:22 |
| Unbelievably busy when I popped in here at 6pm on a Saturday. Throbbing. Football etc. Worth a visit tortoise68 - 31 Jan 2011 12:55 |
| nice country type feel....expensive but so is the whole area thedrains - 13 Oct 2010 10:59 |
| Visited this pub recently on a Saturday lunchtime to watch Sky Football after many years. I used to live just around the corner! The first thing that struck me was that they didn't serve any food, very unusual these days and not welcome as we were hungry! The second thing that struck me was they allowed some Chinese men to mingle in the pub to sell their fake DVD's - 3 Chinese men at 3 separate times to be precise, and we were only they for 90 minutes! Apart from that, service was friendly and beer okay and we won in the football which was the best thing about the experience. Oh, and kids are allowed in the bar because one man watched the football in fron of us with his young son! meland - 16 Apr 2010 12:26 |
| This is a good pub with decent staff and lively yet polite regulars. It has an over 23’s policy, unless with a parent, and no children are allowed in the actual bar area. The drinks selection is not the most imaginative with Bombardier and Greene King IPA being the ales of choice alongside a standard draught selection. That said, my pint of Bombardier was very nice and I was served promptly even though the pub was busy with the Lions match which was being shown on Sky on the three screens in the pub. The front of the pub is quite cramped as the bar protrudes quite close to the front wall, but a short shimmy to the left will afford more drinking space. There is a sunken games room at the rear that has a pool table and a dart board which are overlooked by a big projector screen. There is also a beer garden out the back which was hosting a BBQ whilst I was there. I really liked this pub and I would have no hesitation in returning. Strongers - 14 Jul 2009 13:30 |
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