Although no longer a rest stop for weary travellers, The Three Tuns was the oldest hostelry in Sutton Coldfield, then known as THE THREE TUNS HOTEL. Our earliest noted visitor recorded is the Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VII), who lodged here on his way to Bosworth. The hotel also sheltered Priestley, the Unitarian minister and discoverer of oxygen gas, after his house was attacked during the Birmingham riots of 1791.
The Civil War is also rooted in the history of our pub, with arguably Sutton's most famous apparition, the ghost of a young Cavalier drummer boy, who supposedly has haunted the cellar of The Three Tuns since he was murdered in the stocks and dumped here by Roundhead troops.
The Civil War is also rooted in the history of our pub, with arguably Sutton's most famous apparition, the ghost of a young Cavalier drummer boy, who supposedly has haunted the cellar of The Three Tuns since he was murdered in the stocks and dumped here by Roundhead troops.
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Mez Plaything
Jan 23, 2022
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Jan 17, 2022
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Adrian Quigley
Nov 27, 2021
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David Soen
Nov 26, 2021
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Rick Solly
Nov 26, 2021
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Simon Hames
Oct 25, 2021
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Servette S.
Jun 18, 2012
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At last this High Street pub seems to have found a period of stability since Paul took over a couple of years back.
Before this, the ancient hostelry had been pushed and pulled in every direction imaginable as the brewery rebuilt, remodelled and refurbished what had previously been the best pub in Sutton without question. Yes, in hindsight, they should have left well alone but the pub is now doing pretty well for itself despite all the interference. The beer is always good and the food is probably even better. It may not be the classiest thing to have noticed, but this place does the best pub
Before this, the ancient hostelry had been pushed and pulled in every direction imaginable as the brewery rebuilt, remodelled and refurbished what had previously been the best pub in Sutton without question. Yes, in hindsight, they should have left well alone but the pub is now doing pretty well for itself despite all the interference. The beer is always good and the food is probably even better. It may not be the classiest thing to have noticed, but this place does the best pub
John N.
Jun 07, 2012
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Oldest pub in town; haunted; likely the rest spot to which Sutton's one and only namecheck in Shakespeare refers.... what's not to like?
Well, inevitably, it's a shadow of its former self following an extensive rennovention to make the site into a more practical, open-plan unit (its original two bars were formerly split by a centuries-old and literal carriageway). That said, the refurb was broadly sympathetically done, with glazing rather than a roof now over the paved strip on which horses once trod - and there's no getting away from it, the move to effectively double the
Well, inevitably, it's a shadow of its former self following an extensive rennovention to make the site into a more practical, open-plan unit (its original two bars were formerly split by a centuries-old and literal carriageway). That said, the refurb was broadly sympathetically done, with glazing rather than a roof now over the paved strip on which horses once trod - and there's no getting away from it, the move to effectively double the
