The Fox and Hounds, Thurston - pub details
Address: Barton Road, Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3QT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3970) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Thurston (0.1 miles), Bury St. Edmunds (4.3 miles), Elmswell (4.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Vindaloo on 18 Aug 2003
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> Current user rating: 8.0/10 (rated by 11 users)
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user reviews of the Fox and Hounds, Thurston
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| Decent pub handy for the station with a few ales on. Had a pint of Woodforde's Nog and a maheer IPA both were good. Has a pool room (as opposed to Public bar) and Lounge area that has seating for diners in an area to the rear. A lot of Americans frequent the place (I'm guessing that is to do with USAAF bases in the area). Snarling_Mallard - 29 Jan 2012 12:44 |
| This pub is still going great guns and has just won the West Suffolk CAMRA pub of the Year AGAIN (third time in a row I think...) Very friendly and usually busy. There's always something new to try on the beer range and the Curry Night(Tuesdays) and Steak Night (Thursdays) are extremely popular. Its almost worth visting just for the incredible display of beer pump nameplates pinned up around the walls of the main bar. Highly recommended. editor - 27 Jul 2009 17:21 |
| Saturday night - popped in on the offchance of getting fed and watered. Very pleasantly surprised. Very good beer choice - Ossett Brewery Silver King was delicious - and the food was hearty, plentiful and very cheap. Proper pub grub at proper pub grub prices. A nice bustling atmosphere too - this is well worth stopping off at jdawks - 9 Mar 2008 20:32 |
| Great pub that's worth the trip to Thurston for as long as you're somewhere near the area. Real Ale range was limited on my visit last night but what they had (primarily Cottage's Norman's Conquest)was absolutely fantastic to my taste buds and was fresh and lively. Draft Adnam's Bitter was a bit more obvious a choice than the other guest beers that I had hoped to sample but was similarly fine. Prices were unlikely to cause much damage to your finance either. Atmosphere was very cosey and welcoming especially in the non-pool lounge. Staff were friendly and attentive and I never waited more than a couple of minutes to be served despite the pub becoming steadily more busy throughout my time there. Decor and furniture were unfussy and comfortable and helped me feel instantly at ease. It was a shame that I'd already eaten before my visit as Thursday night is their "Steak Night" where in addition to a list of fine sounding steaks you could also enjoy some more exotic meats such as Ostrich, Kangaroo, Wild Boar and even Crocodile for a not particulalry cheap but certainly reasonable price. If the food is as good as the beer this may well be on the way to acheiving some sort of Pub nirvana! Oh and as an added bonus the clientele are generally polite, considerate and well behaved. Mr.Monkfish - 11 Jan 2008 18:16 |
| Proper village local and a genuine Free House - very refreshing in the heart of "Greene"land. Hosts are very welcoming and there is a fine regularly changing selection of 7 or 8 real ales from all over the country. This is CAMRA's Pub of the Year in this area for 2007. Very handy for the railway station. editor - 22 Jun 2007 11:00 |
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