The Thatched Pub Project
There are over 500 Thatched Pubs in England and Wales
Let's visit them all!
The Thatched Pubs of Essex
Althorne, Huntsman and Hounds (55)
Arkesden, Axe and Compasses (510)
Aythorpe Roding, Axe and Compasses (462)
Belchamp St Paul, Half Moon (455)
Birdbrook, Plough (536)
Bishops Green, Spotted Dog (508)
Burton End, The Ash (509)
Chrishall, Red Cow (513)
Great Dunmow, Queen Victoria (460)
Great Horkesley, Yew Tree (485)
Hatfield Heath, Thatchers (56)
Molehill Green, Three Horseshoes (461)
North Shoebury, Angel (54)
Sturmer, Red Lion (463)
Wicken Bonhunt, Coach and Horses (459)
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The Thatched Pubs of Essex in order visited
Angel, North Shoebury
54. Angel, Parsons Corner, North Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS3 8UD
Nice to find hop garlands draped from the timbers of this pleasingly restored pub.
Angel, North Shoebury
Huntsman and Hounds, Althorne
55. Huntsman and Hounds, Green Lane, Althorne, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex CM3 6BJ
An excellent Grays house with a superb pub feel.
Huntsman and Hounds, Althorne
The Thatchers, Hatfield Heath
56. The Thatchers, Stortford Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex CM22 7DU
A lovely looking weatherboard pub with a thatcher's legget and shearing hook on the pub sign.
The Thatchers, Hatfield Heath
Half Moon, Belchamp St Paul
455. Half Moon, Cole Green, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, Essex CO10 7DP
Another village green setting for a beautiful pub full of dark beams.
Impressive beer focus.
Half Moon, Belchamp St Paul
Coach and Horses, Wicken Bonhunt
459. Coach and Horses, Wicken Bonhunt, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3UG
A surprisingly little changed pub with a wonderful coaching era sign.
Coach and Horses, Wicken Bonhunt
Queen Victoria, Great Dunmow
460. Queen Victoria, 79 Stortford Road, Great Dunmow, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1DL
Very impressive thatch and a sound approach to finance.
Queen Victoria, Great Dunmow
Three Horseshoes, Molehill Green
461. Three Horseshoes, Molehill Green, Takeley, Essex CM22 6PQ
This one is a bit special. Visit.
Remarkably close to Stansted Airport but sadly no footpath.
Three Horseshoes, Molehill Green
Axe and Compasses, Aythorpe Roding
462. Axe and Compasses, Dunmow Road, Aythorpe Roding, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1PP
Good choice of beer at this relatively isolated crossroads pub.
Axe and Compasses, Aythorpe Roding
Red Lion, Sturmer
463. Red Lion, 5 Rowley Hill, Sturmer, Haverhill, Essex CB9 7ZH
Roadside Greene King pub on the very edge of Suffolk.
Red Lion, Sturmer
Yew Tree, Great Horkesley
485. Yew Tree, The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester, Essex CO6 4EG
A rampant vine currently dominates this pleasing Greene King Chef and Brewer pub.
Yew Tree, Great Horkesley
Spotted Dog, Bishops Green
508. Spotted Dog, High Easter Road, Bishops Green, Barnston, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1NF
Comfy bar stools and Timmy Taylors ale.
Spotted Dog, Bishops Green
The Ash, Burton End
509. The Ash, Bury Lodge Lane, Burton End, Stansted, Essex CM24 8UQ
Liked this well timbered Greene King local right beside Stansted Airport.
Strking quarry tiled floor and cosy inglenook table.
The Ash, Burton End
Axe and Compasses, Arkesden
510. Axe and Compasses, High Street, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4EX
Pleasingly renovated Greene King house with its long bar squeezed behind the fireplace.
Lovely village.
Axe and Compasses, Arkesden
Red Cow, Chrishall
513. Red Cow, 11 High Street, Chrishall, Royston, Essex SG8 8RN
Impressive pub complex with thatched barn accomodation.
Red Cow, Chrishall
Plough, Birdbrook
536. Plough, Birdbrook, The Street, Haverhill, Essex CO9 4BJ
Character everywhere here, especially between the fireplaces.
Exceptional pargeting.