The Old Cannon Brewery

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Stephen

Super pub close to the town centre with decent hotel rooms in an adjoining building. Breakfast was very good and the staff were all friendly and helpful. There isn’t parking on-site but there is a good and cheap car park less than 10 minutes walk away, as well as limited on-street parking if you’re lucky. I will stay again. Recommended.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2026

Lydia

Very convenient location, 9mins walk from station and 7mins walk to start of shopping area. Room was pleasant with lovely large bathroom. Clean bedlinen and comfortable bed. Shower was excellent and spacious. Nice to have coffee machine in room. Breakfast was very good and done to order. My only issues were that to access my room i had to use an outdoor fire escape and walk across roof - this was safe and easy to do but not ideal with luggage, nor was it welcoming. There was a indoor staircase near my room and I couldn't understand why a few hotel guests weren't allowed to use this. There were only a few rooms that had to use fire escape, there were others not affected by this arrangement. The other issue was lack of comfortable chair(s) in the room. Sitting on bed to watch TV isn't very comfortable after a while as the height of TV hurts your neck.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2026

Doreen

We had a noisy room over the beer garden, it was very hot and we needed the window open.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2026

Theresa

This is a fabulous place to stay in Bury St Edmunds - easy to get to the town centre and the station. A very warm welcome, very comfortable, clean and well-equipped room. The bar areas and outside seating are excellent. The menu is inventive and the food very good, as is the array of wines and beers. The breakfast was way beyond expectation - I thought it was just going to be a continental breakfast as described in my booking, but it was way better than that. I really can’t fault this place - I certainly hope to be back there soon.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2026

Sharron

Great place to stay. Excellent staff

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Paul

Stayed here before, another wonderful overnighter
Staff are extremely friendly and helpful
The room was perfect for my needs
The bar selection amazing and the food delicious

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Steven

Very friendly and welcoming staff. My phone charger was broken on arrival and they lent me one for the duration of my stay. No parking at the property but you can unload outside and then drive the 4 minutes to the public car park which will cost under £4 a day. Rooms are basic but are clean and contain everything you might need. Breakfast is pre order so you don’t have to wait very long and is hot and tasty. This is my second stay and am going to book again for next year

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2026

Lynn

Excellent stay - the staff were lovely, great breakfast and a clean, light and airy room. We also ate in the restaurant in the evening which was excellent. Overall, highly recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

JANET

Old cannon nicely situated on the edge of Bury & easily walkable. B & B has small menu with specials which is just right. Friendly staff & great beer & big seated area out back. Great for bbqs & events. Will differently be back. It will not disappoint.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Paul

Stayed overnight before a business meeting. It was ideally located , just walking distance to town centre and easy to get to by car.
Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Continental and cooked breakfast available .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

John

This is a wonderful Bed and Breakfast hotel with comfortable rooms, great breakfasts and tasty beer! Staff is helpful and friendly. We participated in a fun quiz night on Wednesday evening. Also had a great meal for a small family gathering in the restaurant. We highly recommend this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

David

Have stayed here many times when visiting to see a show at the Apex 10 minutes walk away
Staff are friendly, breakfast is tasty and generous. Beer brewed on the premises is also very good. Hannah is very hard working and ensures a good stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2026

Richard

The room was clean and comfortable, food (and beer) very good and staff were friendly and helpful. The only downside was parking - no parking in the immediate vicinity so we were advised to use a public car park over 10 mins walk away. When we got there we found that although the car could stay there overnight, we would have to return the next day at 8am to get another day ticket (there was the option of downloading an App etc, which we decided was too much of a faff!). Then of course we would have to carry our luggage back to the car or drive it back to the Old Cannon when we left. It's a shame cos everything else was just fine.

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Jayne

A fabulous bed and breakfast in a wonderful pub. The staff were all so friendly and helpful. The breakfast was excellent. A short walk into the town centre but in a quiet road.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Nick

Lovely place to stay.
Great staff. Food is good. Beer is brewed on site, of course, and worth trying a few different ones.
So far as the room was concerned, the carpet tiles are looking a little sad and the bed was a little hard, but it was clean and the shower was good.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Carl

Room was dated but clean and comfortable. Staff were attentive and happy to help.
Breakfast menu had a good choice, I chose a full English, which was lovely.
Great choice of beers at the bar, at least six of which are brewed in house. Wonderful.
Only stayed one night should have been two just to taste those beers.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

P

Everything great I highly recommend for bury st Edmund’s
Will return

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Terry

Breakfast was great, plenty of choice. Staff were amazing, helpful and friendly. Everything was great. Evening meal was well presented and very tasty. Only slight negative, the mattress felt sprung and not very comfy. But it didn't spoil my stay.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2026

Adrian

Breakfast was amazing. Really fresh and tasty.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Kevin

Lovely pub that brews it's own range of real ales. Great food and fantastic rooms

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Louise

Friendly staff and the cooked breakfast was spot on, the perfect end to a lovely stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Alison

Excellent stay, staff very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend. Great room, food and drink. Wonderful breakfast.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2026

Susan

The staff were great and evening meal and breakfast we had were lovely but our bedroom was quite dirty, dirty skirting boards and floor, the bedding and towels were nice and clean though and so was the bathroom.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Jim

Our stay was lovely , room clean and tidy and couldn’t fault the food!
This was our second stay and I’m sure there will be a third!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Esther

Good location. Lovely staff. Dog friendly. Nice food. Overall a great stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Louise

Fabulously looked after, room clean and quiet. Breakfast amazing and service with a smile at all times. Great location too.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2026

Bruce

Very nice room

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Paul

Breakfast was supurb

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Katherine

Excellent choice for breakfast. Comfortable room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

carolyn

The staff were great and the food was very good.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Pearl

Warm, helpful friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Joanna

We had a lovely 2 night stay.
All staff very friendly and good at what they do.
Location was perfect, we will be back. Thank you

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

v l

Friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Mrs v l richards

Freindly staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Mark

Comfortable room, good food (and beer)

Business

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2025

Mark

A good place to stay when I in need of quick break.
Foood was good but the people and the beer made it for us.
Very friendly good informative staff.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Lynn

Lovely comfortable stay at the Old Cannon Brewery! Room warm and clean, bathroom little tired!
Breakfast outstanding, service first class!
We will definitely return!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Bruce

Very nice

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Mrs P

Clean well equipped room, nice bed, nice shower, good food and drink, friendly staff. As good as a hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Alex

I wonderful spot, I'd highly recommend.

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Carl

The room was spotless and the staff were friendly and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2025

Mark

A most enjoyable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

John

Lovely friendly welcome from staff on arrival. Room clean and fresh with coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits provided !
Bed was comfy with great pillows.
Breakfast superb with lovely egg Benedict as well as pastries and fruit juice served by another friendly staff member. Easy walk into town. Parking on street close by although nothing resident permit area so only free 6 pm to 10am.
Overall fantastic place to stay.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2025

Michael

Did not get a cooked breakfast on one day as their gas was off...not a great selection in the continental buffet. Had a very poor meal in the evening..chef clearly in a hurry as pub was busy. Staff and atmosphere were really good though and they did take money off the bill.
Parking was in a public pay and display fairly nearby.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

K

What a great place. I was staying mid-week so I can't speak to the weekends, but my room was so quiet despite it being a pub hotel. Everything was clean and well kept, and I had a great night's sleep. Special mention to the breakfast which was exceptional. You order the night before and then it is served freshly made at your time of choosing. I had probably the best Eggs Benedict in my life!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Beth

Super easy check in with helpful staff. Our room was spacious, clean, with a quirky entrance that added to the charm. Love love the shower!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Phil

friends weekend in Busy St Edmunds

great visit, really helpful staff and well located for accessing the joys of Bury St Edmunds

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Stephen

Great location, friendly staff and very comfortable room. Good breakfast with great choices. Also enjoyed a perfect pint in there!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Richard

Food and staff absolutely excellent. Bed was rather soft but everything super clean.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Stephanie

Great location and clean facilities

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Mike

Works for me

Freindly , welcoming small hotel . will allawys check if available when in the area . Good value for money and access to the town centre .

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Norma

Excellent brewery with lovely bedrooms super outdoor eating and drinking as well as a cosy bar and snug. Grand breakfast and dinner and not far to walk to the centre of Bury St Edmunds. Narrow streets so no parking outside but several car parks nearby.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Angela

The location of the hotel was really good, around a ten minute walk to a big (and cheap) car park, as well as the town centre. Room was comfortable, breakfast was great.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Tracy

Very friendly staff and couldn’t do enough for you. Great beers and Loved The Brewery being in the pub. Was an added bonus! Would Definately stay again and recommend to friends and family ,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Ann

Lovely place to stay!

Staff were very friendly - at all times of the day. Room was clean and a good size. The breakfast was amazing so there was no need to eat lunch. Shame there was no parking but long stay car park was only a 10 minute walk.
Would highly recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

clifford

Mostly good!

A lovely place to stay. Lots of character with a lovely food menu. checking in was good with friendly staff.
The room was big with everything you need. very comfortable bed. It was a warm night but a nice fan if a bit loud was supplied.
Next morning went down for breakfast, this unfortunately was not great. We were told that there was a bit of a wait for the cooked breakfast so we helped ourselves to some cereal and juice. which was nice. The rest of the breakfast turned up at least 30 mins later which looked ok but was a cold so a bit of a shame..
Overall i liked it there and would recommend it ... just get down to breakfast at 8am sharp if you want a hot breakfast

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Aug 2025

Chris

Cooling fan noise.

The hotel room was comfortable but the continuous noise outside our window kept us awake. The room didn't have a/c and the hot weather meant we had to have the windows open and the cellar cooling fan was on all the time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Brian

Old Cannon 20/08/25

Very good, nice quiet location, clean and tidy, comfortable. Nice buffet and evening meals were good quality. Staff a bit rushed but very helpful and friendly. Pub is very smart with a nice touch being fresh dalias on the tables. Only negative is that parking could be a problem as it is on street and quite busy. Would definitely stay again as I like real ale and the beer festival was only a short walk away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Paul

Great stay

Tuesday was burger and a pint of there lovely home drew for £15 this day and age an absolute bargain!! Room was comfy had everything that I needed even usb-c sockets ! Lovely and clean

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

P

Great place to stay

From check in, to check out the service was superb.
The room was what i had requested, the bar/restaurant was a delight and the food delicious.
Love this place, charming and quaint all in one.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2025

Lynn

A very comfortable bed and super bedroom with all the facilities needed for a good nights stay. The breakfast was fabulous with a huge choice on offer to suite every taste.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2025

Salmarie Garcia

Love the yummy food. The only set back, there were not much choices. However, our stay was great.

2/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Joanna

Too Noisy, you will not be able to sleep!

I do not recommend this accommodation if you want to sleep. The accommodation is currently next to a large outdoor fridge or freezer, as well as an air conditioning unit. The constant humming is incredibly loud. I even used earplugs but I could still hear the noise. When I mentioned this to the member of staff in the morning that I hadn’t slept at all, I was given an apology but not even a complimentary drink.

We had to order the breakfast the night before and then were told in the morning that they had run out of mushrooms (there is a Tesco just down the road). The continental breakfast consisted of fruit juice, cereal and a yoghurt with a fruit component, not what I would consider a continental breakfast. The room was clean with a lovely shower, the bed was comfortable just such a shame about the noise. I would not recommend for anyone to spend a £100 on accommodation where you don’t get any sleep.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Greta

Lovely stay

Welcoming and friendly staff. Craft beer atmosphere They had the ladies football on the screen outside but it wasn’t rowdy.

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2025

Sarah

Lovely hotel

Arrived late as had an event after work.
Service on arrival superb.
Parking a nightmare around there as none at the hotel.
Lovely large room with great facilities including coffee machine. My only feedback would be to have a dressing table area with mirror so be able to do your hair and makeup. Mattress was a little too hard for me but still managed to sleep ok.
I do think 8am as the earliest you can get breakfast is too late for weekdays, so it was a rush trying to get something to eat before heading off at 8:30 when the food didn’t arrive until just after 8:15. Delicious breakfast though

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Marta

The room was lovely and the staff really friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Liam

Staff very friendly, great location, good breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Michael

This is a great place to stay. Very handy for the town centre and Apex theatre. It’s very well presented, clean and very friendly.
We will definitely return.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Hugh

Characterful place. Very friendly and helpful staff. It's a pub/restaurant/mini brewery with rooms. Good cooked breakfasts. Only problem is you can't usually park close by but there's a cheap long-stay car park about 10 mins walk away, same for the town centre.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Gordon

Amazing stay. Great location. Super friendly and helpful staff. Superb breakfast. Brilliant patio. And quite tasty brews. What's not to love!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Graham

Hidden Gem

Great hotel tucked away from the main streets, nice and quiet with amazing food. Breakfast was also excellent with a good choice

Business

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2025

Jodie-Lee

Parking and WiFi not available, but the staff were excellent and the meals top notch.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Stephen

Good stay very helpful staff.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

William

Great place to stay

Superb location and good choice of food. As it is a brewery there is a great choice of real ales. Very comfortable rooms and a really hearty breakfast. Well worth the money!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

Ian

Superb stay

Superb stay. The room was comfortable, clean and had everything we needed. Evening meal was delicious, pub quiz great fun, beer very nice with great variety of ales, and breakfast in the morning was wonderful (amazing Eggs Florentine). All the staff were very welcoming and friendly, nothing too much trouble.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Paul

When in BSE I always stay here

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Susan

Brilliant!

Great B&B. Very friendly staff. Good quality food - nothing fancy. The steak and kidney pie was excellent. The beer brewed there is brilliant. Highly recommended.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

carole

One night stay

very welcoming upon arrival and check in. room was clean and comfortable. Rather too warm but opening the big window helped with this.
Comfy bed and the breakfast was superb.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

David

Friendly, helpful staff. Great breakfast Always stay here when visiton Bury

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

arnold

Friendly and nice

Very friendly staff and nice room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2025

P

Another good stay

Apart from Hotels.com not sending the booking to them it was an amazing stay.
The receptionist was superb, helpful and apologetic.
The room was cosy, warm with a comfortbale bed and a nice en-suite shower room.
Food in the restaurant was amazing, great choice, fresh and delicious

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2025

Trevor

Staff were friendly, nice atmosphere in the bar. The curtains in the room we stayed in let a lot of light in, they really need blackout linings. The Eggs benedict my wife had for breakfast was not nice, eggs were overcooked and the bacon was not great.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2025

Gregory

The bottle bins being emptied outside our window at 5:30 in the morning was NOT what we would call a relaxing wake-up alarm.
Also - what pub closes at 7pm? Nightmarish. We had nowhere to hang out, and we chose the place because we thought we would be able to spend time with friends at the bar.
There was a iron burn in the (frankly) nasty, threadbare carpet in our room. Urgh. Take slippers if you're going to stay.
Also - breakfast was promised to us early the morning we left but staff didn't communicate to each other so we went hungry.
Would not recommend. Very disappointing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2025

Brian

Interesting venue

The venue is interesting and service very good. Room was well equipped. The bed, although in good condition was far too hard for my taste. Breakfast good. Lack of parking is not great, but their location doesn’t allow for this.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Stephen

Great weekend away with friends.
Good food n beers, loved staff.
Only problem was the room above was quiet noisy

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2025

Elaine

Great stay

We loved the Old Cannon Brewery really friendly helpful staff great rooms and a lovely breakfast. We will definitely return!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2025

FIONA

Cannon with dog

Adequate room, comfy ved and lovely hot shower. Upstairs were very heavy footed so heard them banging around!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

Hugh

Disappointing

Everybody at the Old Cannon Brewery were amazingly friendly and welcoming but the rooms were awful. There is no sound insulation between the rooms so the sound, from the room next door, of coughing, spitting, flushing the toilet, opening and closing the shower doors, switching the bathroom light on and off and the extractor fan, we could hear it all.
During the night the heating switches off, and with no double glazing, it leaves the room icy cold. With a very heavy duvet, one is left alternatively sweating or freezing. Unfortunately when disappointment is the main emotion when staying in a hotel, it's human nature to notice other problems. Like the door from the bar to the outside, continually slamming shut. Obviously not a problem during the day or early evening, but if you're not a nightbird with an early start, the banging becomes an interminable annoyance.
A major inconvenience is parking, with none available at the property and no permits made available by the property for the streets outside. I'm afraid being told there's a car park 10 minutes walk away is not what you want to hear after a 3 hour drive to get there! I was born in Bury and hate to criticise anything about it, but we'll never stay at the Old Cannon Brewery again!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Little Gem in Bury St Edmunds

The accommodation was immaculate. The room was warm and inviting. The breakfast was excellent. Eggs benedict cooked to perfection was a dish I always wanted to try. It was beautiful, with two runny yolks. This place is a little gem in Bury St Edmunds 5 minute walk to the town center I cannot recommend it enough 5 stars.

Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Friendly service. Nice restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2024

Debra

Ale lovers haven in the heart of Bury St Edmunds

Needed a place to stay overnight with my mum after attending a works Christmas dinner at the Angel Hotel. Found the Old Cannon Brewery, which was within easy walking distance to town and had free on-road parking right outside. Certainly didn't expect to be staying in such a charming well run place, with its own brewed real ales and a great breakfast. Room was spotless, comfortable and came with tea, coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits. Was so impressed I've bought a voucher for a future stay as a Christmas present for my boyfriend. Am already looking forward to staying again!

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2024

stephen

Excellent place to stay when visiting Bury St Edmunds. Staff are lovely. Good rooms with excellent food and drinks offerings . Would highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2024

Iain

Good overall. The welcome could have been a bit more engaging and although the website said no parking I would think twice about booking again as it rained a lot and was a walk to a car park

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2024

Kim

Good base.

A nice place, although access to room was odd as you had to go outside and up what seemed like a fire escape stairs. Weather was awful, so we got wet. Not sure why we couldn’t access rooms through the pub as our room was clearly above the pub .
Very comfortable bed, good shower. Great breakfast , shame only one member of staff on duty for all guests. No seating room inside pub to have a drink but covered garden was lovely with heaters and blankets, very warm and cozy.
Staff on arrival were indifferent and no staff around as we left.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2024

Trevor

All good bar one.

As with other reviews parking is bad.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Christopher

Bury St. Edmunds trip

Lovely hotel for our trip & historical tour of Bury St. Edmunds. Fantastic breakfast, friendly & hard working staff, clean & comfortable room :)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Tracey

One night stay

We thought that it offered excellent value for money. The room itself was basic but had everything we required just needed to be updated and refreshed. Bedding was clean and the bed was comfortable. We have to said the food and level of service was amazing. We arrived on the Sunday and booked in for their Sunday lunch. We had the beef brisket which just fell apart and could not wait to try the breakfast which was included with the booking and have to say it did not disappoint. We would definitely stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Greg

We stayed here for one night and the service and staff were really lovely. Even though there was a pub quiz going on it was nice and quiet.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2024

Janette

Lovely pub with excellent food. Staff very friendly and helpful, couldn’t do enough for you. Will definitely stay there again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Kevin

Great stay as usual

Great room, very clean, excellent facilities and very quiet. Beer that is brewed on site is amazing and breakfast is perfect. Why would you stay anywhere else when staying in Bury St Edmunds?

Business