On a recent trip to England, we were staying in Bury St. Edmunds. Our friends, knowing how we like bars and pubs, suggested we pay a visit to The Nutshell Pub.

History

The Nutshell held the record for the smallest pub in Britain for a long time. It started serving beer in 1867 and is still going strong. It became part of King’s Brewery in 1874 and then Greene’s in 1887 after Greene merged with King.

Being a Greene King Pub, that is what they like to serve. It only has 6 tap heads, but two were for cask ales. The cask ales were pretty tasty. They also had a selection of spirits and wines behind the bars, but this is not where you go for variety.

Our Visit to Bury St. Edmunds & The Nutshell Pub

The city itself was pretty amazing. So very old. his place was our first pub when we got to Bury St. Edmunds. There is an abbey from 1020 here. The Magna Carta got started here. But, you’re here for the pub. Like we were.

Although it is no longer the smallest pub in Britain (that is the Signal Box), it is a wonderful place. On our first visit is was just us. on our second visit there were locals trading jabs with the bar tender and let us join in. The staff and the locals were fun and friendly. Well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. The beer is served right, they sell crisps and fridge magnets.

And where else can you find a jackalope and a 400 year old desiccated cat hanging from the ceiling?

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Short review for a tiny pub.