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bulletMonday - Thursday 11.00 am to 11.00 pm
bulletFriday & Saturday 11.00 am to 11.30 pm
bulletSunday 12.00 noon to 10.30 pm
bulletBank Holidays 12.00 noon to 10.30 pm

Families & Dogs Welcome

However we do not serve alcohol to under eighteens.

Dogs and children must be kept under control for their safety and others' comfort.

Drugs & Antisocial Behaviour

We operate a zero tolerance policy.
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Local Area

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Brampton Wood
is one of the best examples of ancient woodland in the area. At 327 acres, it is the second largest wood in Cambridgeshire. Many rare and unusual plants grow in Brampton Wood because of its great varieties of habitats.
More information here.
Hinchingbrooke Park
Open grasslands, meadows, woodlands and lakes cover 170 acres with a wealth of wildlife everywhere. Whether you are walking the dog, exploring with your children we are sure you will enjoy your visit.
More information here.
Hinchingbrooke House
is a Tudor country house built around an early 13th century nunnery. It was given by Henry VIII to Richard Cromwell in 1538 at the time of the Dissolution. Queen Elizabeth I came here, King James I was a regular visitor and Oliver Cromwell played here as a child. The next owners, the Montagu family, soon to become the Earls of Sandwich, also played an important part in British history and the House remained their ancestral home the 1960's.
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Grafham Water
is set in 1,500 acres of Cambridgeshire countryside, with a 10-mile walk or cycling circuit around the lake.
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Portholme
is probably the largest ancient water meadow in the United Kingdom. It was granted a charter of Common Rights by King John in 1212 and today is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is also a Special Area of Conservation.
More information here (in the 'Choose a walk' box select' Bedford to Huntingdon', then 'Paxton Pits to Huntingdon'.)
Huntingdon Racecourse. Voted Best Small Racecourse in the South Midlands and East Anglia by the Racegoers Club, Huntingdon Racecourse is an intimate racing venue with an atmosphere all of its own. The course is less than five minutes from the pretty market town of Huntingdon set in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside at Brampton.
More information here.

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History

The Black Bull is one of the oldest pubs in Brampton. The house is basically 16th century with 17th & 18th century additions. It is known that Samuel Pepys, the diarist, who lived in the 17th century, took his ale here. His patron was the Earl of Sandwich who lived at Hinchingbrooke House, now a school.
It was once the court of the manor where cases concerning the estate of the Earl of Sandwich were dealt with.

See more old photographs of Brampton & Huntingdon
The Black Bull in the early 60's. © Brampton Post Office
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