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The Star, Newmarket

The Street
Lidgate
Postal town: Newmarket
CB8 9PP
Phone: 01638500275
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Star Inn

The Star Inn is a quintessential grade II listed 16th Century English pub with large brick log fireplaces, wooden floors and carved oak beams throughout. It is famous locally by being bought from the Greedy King Empire in October 2011 by a consortium of seven local residents when GK tried to shut it down.
It is now a free house but, like a lot of these remote village pubs, it focusses on dry sales and the majority of the pub is laid for dining and most people visit for the available Spanish cuisine with a Tapas menu being available.
I’ve visited a couple of times since 2011 as it now trades as a Free House and three ales are usually available. I’ve never eaten here and for that you are best looking at Trip Advisor where the Spanish offerings seem to polarise opinion. But on the beer front, I’ve always found it reliable with Woodforde’s Wherry a permanent fixture and then two further guest ales available. For my last visit decent pints of TT Landlord and Nethergate Growler Bitter were available.
This place has too much of a restaurant feel for my traditional preference, but if that is what it takes for wonderful countryside Inns like this one to keep functioning, then so be it.

On 31st October 2013 - rating: 6
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Newmarket, 7.52 miles, 2 hr 25 min walk (show)
Kennett, 7.55 miles, 2 hr 25 min walk (show)
Dullingham, 8.33 miles, 2 hr 40 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Star, Lidgate
29th Oct 2019, 15:55
Web Link submitted by Jack Nicholson approved
 
29th Oct 2019, 15:52
Web Link submitted by Jack Nicholson

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  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 31 October 2013 by Steve of N21
  • Car Park : Yes last updated 31 October 2013 by Steve of N21
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 31 October 2013 by Steve of N21
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
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