please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Things are afoot here according to the locals. The brewery wants to take back control of the pub and will be kicking the current manager out when his lease expires. It’s a shame as he’s turned the place around in all aspects of the business - food, drink, camping, events etc. I’ve always enjoyed my twice-yearly camping trips here, so will probably keep going back, but if they let it go to rack and ruin like they did before I might have to look for a new place to go.
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Their Dark Ale Days festival was another good one this first may bank holiday. Not exclusively dark ales, but pales and ciders/perries too. Good food. Good camping.
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Superb country pub, rustic and unspoilt, and with a brewery attached, you cant ask for much more (except for a fire on the freezing cold day I went there, which was strangely absent). Top marks, well worth a visit.
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Forgot that we'd camped here last year! Must have been a good weekend!
Great pub well off the beaten track with good facilities for camping. Friends stayed in the little chalets and we may well come back and stay in one of them next time as they were lovely. Food was good - we had Sunday lunch and it was a damned fine nut roast that they do for us veggies. Good for carnivores too.
I wasn't too sure about their beers. I loved the mild, but found the other beers to be a bit antiseptic tasting, particularly the American style Pale Ale. Went onto cider for the second night and enjoyed them all. There was a blues band that night too who were very good.
Will be back......!
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Good �evens!
What a fantastic pub, brewery and campsite (all on the same site)
The ethos of the place has to be commended with locally sourced ingredients utilised in both the brewing process and the kitchen. Local ciders the beers brewed on−site are unique and worth sampling, then order up BIG!
People who care are what make this place a pleasure to visit, I suggest you do the same and witness the wind turbine, photovoltaics and solar thermals in action. Discuss the merits of the former whilst supping fino ale and scoffing tasty eateries before returning to your tent/cabin!
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I have visited the Edwardstone White Horse many times in the past year, attending most of the beer festivals in 2010. There have always been at least 5 of their outstanding ales on and with the brewery, Mill Green, being on site the ales are always fresh and full of flavour. There is always the local cider on from the near by Castlings Heath, which is crisp and refreshing.
The atmosphere is one of a great country pub; the staff are always friendly and remember you. The food is excellent, rustic and locally sourced which is perfect for a country pub. The old pub games, open fires, regular music nights and regular beer festivals give the pub an electrifying buzz. The solar panels and wind turbine on site are testimony to the pubs endeavour to be the 'Greenest Pub in Britain' and I think it is essential that all businesses, big or small, should take head to be as sustainable as possible.
No trip to Suffolk would be complete without visiting and (speaking from experience) once you've been I guarantee you will want to return!
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This was a good pub in years gone by, but having returned after some time, it has obviously changed from a warm, hospitable local to a very unwelcoming, second rate pub. The locals seemed friendly and chatty, but the rude and surly Landlord and his girlfriend are in the wrong business!
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"The greenest pub in the world" � probably. A good pub � definitely. We went for Sunday roast (�10), and it was generous and obviously made from good quality ingredients. There were four of their own-brewed beers on, and very good they were too. Special mention must go to their dark Mild, which was a real treat (not least at �2.30 a pint!). There was also a fifth real ale, along with four real ciders. There's a lounge which goes through to a new build, providing plenty of room. The separate bar provided a child-free area to eat in, and has bar billiards. The only fault: they had run out of bottles of their beer to take away!
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We went camping at this pub in June. There was a troop of Morris men and a big group of ex Scout masters camping too (why did they have to get up to chop wood for their fire at 5am??!!). Spent Friday night in the bar getting pie-eyed on the superb ales and enjoying the Morris men singing. Ended up in the local's only lock-in until 2am with some lads from the nearby villages. Everything a pub should be.
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My wife and I camped at this pub a few weeks ago. We fell in love with it immediately. Just what a local should be. A great choice of real ales including those from it's own micro-brewery and it's own home pressed cider - I'm now a convert. Good food too. A lovely rural location and great for cycling and walking. It has it's own wind generator and solar showers so it's very green too. Well worth seeking out.
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There is really not a lot to dislike in this pub. A good range of local bitters (including their own), interesting ciders, good soft drinks, pleasant food in a decent yard and garden. Environmentally-friendly, with its own brewery? Go there! Try and find something wrong with it: I dare you!
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Pretty much as good as pubs get. The beer (both guest and brewed on site) is first rate, the food is home made and excellent and the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. The new room is great and the "green" credentials second to none. Edwardstone is a great place to live, but having the White Horse round the corner is the icing on the cake.
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Wonderful pub. I've just spent the weekend camped in their field and can't really think of anything that could be changed to make it better. Good variety of beer, well kept. Good pub food and a friendly welcome. A bit remote admittedly but quite well signposted once you get close.
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Great pub! Has 4 � 6 Ales on at any time, always kept well (always a mild, which is quite rare). Also real cider from down the road in Groton:- Castlings Heath Organic Cider is always superb, but strong at 7.8% ABV.
There are plans for its own micro brewery in building next to the pub which sounds great.
The pub hosts 3 yearly beer festivals.
Winter beer fest early Feb had 20 beers, loads of rare strong beers including Gales Prize Ale in cask.
Dark Ale Days Festival over May Day weekend normally has over 20 Milds, Porters and Stouts.
Summer Beer and Music Beer festival was really good. There were over 40 beers and ciders and loads of live music when I went last year. It was well staffed and had sausages from Jimmy�s Farm off the TV: which were scummy.
This pub has also recently put up a 9 meter wind turbine in the garden. IMHO its nice looking and any thing to help prevent climate change must be good.
The friendly welcome combined with two holiday cottages, a camp site, its beautiful rural surroundings and good wholesome country food make this a boozer not to be missed, if you can find it that is!
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Good old fashioned country pub (If you can find it!). The landlord keeps (many) excellent pints. Specialises in dark beers and always has a couple of guest beers on offer. Good food to be had and a friendly atmosphere.
Richard Morris - 3 Apr 2004 23:57 |
