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The Nutshell, Bury St. Edmunds

17 The Traverse
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 1BJ
Phone: 01284764867
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Greene King

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Reviews of The Nutshell (Average Rating: 7 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Danny O'Revey left this review about The Nutshell

Tiny old traditional bar, luckily with paving on the street. Hard bencg seating around the small serving area, enough room for about 10 people if they are friends.

On 26th July 2023 - rating: 8
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Nutshell

I have been looking forward to calling in here. The last time I was in the area was during lockdown and table service would be impossible in the Nutshell. It is tiny. Only 15 customers allowed and it's hard to picture that many people in here. Very friendly service. Greene King Abott and IPA on offer. The IPA was fine. Well worth a visit for the novelty factor alone!

On 8th May 2022 - no rating submitted
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Aqualung . left this review about The Nutshell

This was my third visit to this place, the first being forty years ago and the second a few years later after a visit to the local brewery. This is a tied house of that brewery (Greene King) so isn't a micropub but just a very small pub. Marking it as a micropub jeopardises the validity of the List Of British Micropubs that can be viewed under stats and features on this site. Micropubs vary in size a lot but the size of the location is not really relevant. Having seen it again I'm sure this place is smaller than what I believe to be the smallest micropub I've been to (The Farmers Yard in Maldon, Essex). The place is loaded with bric-a-brac including what appears to be a mummified cat (it could be fake) which I remembered from earlier visits. Doctor Who fans will be delighted to see an ice bucket disguised as a Police Phone Box. There were about half a dozen in on my visit so it was around half full.
The bar has four mainstream keg options and just two hand pumps with Abbot and IPA. I went for the Abbot (£4.00) and at that price I wasn't going to stay for a second. There are limited wines and spirits on sale.
It's a novelty this place but at the end of the day it's just a GK pub with only Abbot & IPA. A real micropub would be laughed out of town with that choice.

On 7th April 2017 - rating: 6
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by paulof horsham
Bury St Edmunds, 0.68 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Thurston, 4.56 miles, 1 hr 27 min walk (show)
Elmswell, 9.7 miles, 3 hr 7 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Nutshell, Bury St. Edmunds
26th Jul 2023, 16:27
Review submitted by Danny O'Revey
 
8th May 2022, 10:57
Review submitted by Delboy 20

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • Beer Garden : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • Car Park : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Child Friendly : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • Darts : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Dog Friendly : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 03 October 2007 by Dave McNally
  • Hot Food : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Karaoke : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • Live Music : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Micropub : No last updated 30 September 2016 by Aqualung .
  • Pinball : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Quiz Night : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 July 2011 by Alan Hurdle
  • Real Cider : No last updated 29 June 2016 by Blackthorn _
  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
  • WiFi : No last updated 06 April 2017 by Aqualung .
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