Pubs closed in Huntingdonshire since 1976

The following pubs have been closed during the time the Huntingdonshire CAMRA branch has been active.

Gone but not forgotten!

Pub	Owner	Closed	Picture
Blue Ball, Toseland	Greene King	February 1976
Royal Oak, Wennington	Manns	approx. 1982
Three Shuttles, Tilbrook	Charles Wells	June 1988
Half Moon, Kimbolton	Charles Wells	August 1988
Engine and Tender, St Neots	James Paine	August 1988
Green Man, Gamlingay	Greene King	February 1989
Cross Keys, Neots	James Paine	February 1989
Royal Oak, St. Neots	James Paine	February 1989
Lion Hotel, Ramsey	Free House	February 1989
Red Cow, Covington	Charles Wells	May 1989
Plough, Great Gransden	Greene King	June 1989
Fountain, Gamlingay	Charles Wells	April 1990
Coach and Horses, Huntingdon	Free House	February 1992
Rose, Bassingbourn	Whitbread	June 1992
Unicorn, Kings Ripton	Free House	September 1992
Cockney Pride, St. Neots	Free House	November 1992
Chequers, Fenstanton	Charles Wells	January 1993
Manchester Arms, Tilbrook	Free House	February 1993
Bell, Stonely	Charles Wells	March 1993
New Tavern, Great Staughton	Charles Wells	January 1994
Fox, Bourn	Greene King	August 1995
Falcon, Buckden	Charles Wells	October 1995
Antelope, Bassingbourn	Charles Wells	January 1996
Downing Arms, Tadlow	Free House	January 1996
Cromwells, Huntingdon	Pubmaster	May 1996
Alconbury Hill Hotel, Alconbury	Free House	January 1997
Crown, Alconbury	Pubmaster	January 1997
Stag And Hounds, Oldhurst	Pubmaster	February 1997
Chestnuts, Needingworth	Free House	March 1997
Woolpack, Eynesbury	Greene King	January 1998
Blue Ball, St. Neots	Greene King	July 1998
Wheatsheaf, St. Neots	Greene King	December 1998
Spread Eagle, Croxton	Greene King	January 1999
Black Bull, St Ives	Pubmaster	2000
Golden Miller, Longstowe	Free House	February 2000
Crown, Hail Weston	Charles Wells	July 2001
Angel, St. Neots	Charles Wells/Free House	November 2001
Queen Victoria, St Neots	Tolly Cobbold/Pubmaster	November 2002
Monagu Arms, Grafham	Free House	2002
Coneygeare, Eynesbury	Free House	2002
Bell, Southoe	Charles Wells	April 2002
Tudor Hotel, Fenstanton	Free House	2004
Harrier, Brampton	Free House	September 2004
Spread Eagle, Buckden	Charles Wells	December 2004
Kisby's Hut, Papworth Everard	Free House	2006
Bell, Eaton Socon	Charles Wells	July 2006
Three Horseshoes, Southoe	Free House	August 2007
The Sun, Huntingdon	Free House	2014
Territorial, Huntingdon	Charles Wells	September 2015

Some further details

Blue Ball, Toseland Closed in February 1976. The first pub the newly formed St Neots branch fought to save. We lost that battle, but have won others.

Royal Oak, Wennington Closed in the early 1980's.

Three Shuttles, Tilbrook In the Good Beer Guide for 11 consequtive years 1975 - 1985. Closed June 1988.

Half Moon, Kimbolton In the Good Beer Guide for 10 consequtive years 1975 - 1984. Closed August 1988.

Engine and Tender, St Neots Closed August 1988, and now a car park!

Green Man, Gamlingay

Cross Keys, St Neots A historic coaching inn - closed February 1989 - now a shopping mall!

Royal Oak, St Neots Closed February 1989 - now a building society!

Lion Hotel, Ramsey Closed February 1989.

Plough, Great Gransden Closed June 1989.

Rose, Bassingbourn Closed June 1992. Now a private house.

Unicorn, Kings Ripton Closed September 1992. Now a private house.

Bell, Stonely Closed March 1993. Now a private house.

New Tavern, Great Staughton Closed January 1994. Now a private house.

Falcon, Buckden Closed October 1995. Now a private house. The first on two pubs Charles Wells closed in Buckden. The second, the Speread Eagle was closed in 2003.

Antelope, Bassingbourn Closed January 1996. Now a private house.

Fox, Bourne Closed August 1995.

Downing Arms, Tadlow Known locally as "The Scratching Cat" because locals did not recognise the Griffin on the pub sign, the emblem of Downing College, the pubs owner. Closed January 1996.

Stag And Hounds, OldhurstClosed February 1997. Now a private house.

Woolpack, Eynesbury Closed January 1998. Now a kindagarten.

Blue Ball, St. Neots Birthplace of the Huntingdonshire branch of CAMRA in 1974! Closed July 1998. Now a private house.

Wheatsheaf, St. Neots In the Good Beer Guide for 15 consequtive years 1981 - 1995. Closed December 1998. Now a private house.

Three Horseshoes, Abbots Ripton. Closed from 1999 - 2004 - and then reopened! A rare victory!

Spread Eagle, Croxton. Closed Janurary 1999. For many years it remained derelict and unused. Now being developed into a residential dwelling.

Black Bull, St Ives. Converted into an Indian restaurant in 2000.

Golden Miller, Longstowe In the Good Beer Guide for 9 consequtive years 1992 - 2000. Closed as a pub in February 2000. Now a private house.

Crown, Hail Weston This pub was "temporarily closed for alterations" - for 3 years from July 2001 - finally demolished in 2004 and the site redeveloped with flats.

Angel, St Neots Closed as a pub November 2001 - now a Thai restaurant.

Queen Victoria, St Neots Closed November 2002 - and immediately demonished.

Monagu Arms, Grafham - closed as a pub in 2002 - now an Indian restaurant called The Cinnamon.

Coneygeare, Eynesbury Closed 2002 - demonished and a set of flats built on the land.

Bell, Southoe Closed 2002.

Like many Charles Wells pubs, the Spread Eagle has been "temporarily" closed since Jan 2003 as planning permission for change of use, probably to residential dwellings, is obtained.

Tudor Hotel, Fenstanton, closed 2004. For many years this was a Pub and Restaurant, but now it's just a Thai restaurant.

The Harrier was a popular village local, but after being renovated in September 2004, ex-regulars now are offered a table and a menu at this Indian Restaurant renamed the Masala. This restaurant has subsequently started operating as a pub again (in 2007) but it#s long term future as a pub is still uncertain.

Kisby's Hut, Papworth Everard - converted into an indian restaurant in 2006.

Bell, Eaton Socon stood closed and derelict for nearly 2 years from July 2006, with Charles Wells looking for a lessee to take the pub on, but finally planning permission was granted to turn this fine community pub into a Kentucky Fried Chicken "restaurant".

Three Horseshoes, Southoe closed in August 2007.

The Sun, Huntingdon closed in 2014. Planning consent to convert the site into 5 dwellings was granted on appeal in May 2017.

The Territorial, Huntingdon closed in September 2015. The site has been redeveloped into retirement flats.