Waggon & Horses

I’m reliably informed that the Waggon was «the place to be» for all the years my friends have lived in Sudbury. Boasting good music and a fine selection of beers.
So it was with some trepidation that we embarked on up the road to it knowing full well that hands had changed since last the horde had watered there.
We had little to fear. The place is huge, but separated out into a myriad of smaller rooms, some with pretty bits of paraphernalia and one in particular with a glass floor that looked down into the old cellar. «The glass can take a 2 tonne weight» the barman had pointed out helpfully to the panicked girl trying to keep her drunk friends from jumping on it.
The Waggon is now part of a brewing franchise so the beers on tap were all custom to the area. A Christmas beer on sale Red Santa was particularly nice but their ordinary fare was also nice.
The restaurant wasn’t that busy but the food whisking past us looked nice. There were few staff members on (i suppose it was the night before new year, no doubt girding their loins for tomorrow night). But everyone who worked there was friendly and didn’t mind suggesting beers when they noticed our «lost in a candy shop» eyes wondering over the taps.
The music was interesting but it was all from a CD player behind the bar and they were happy to take requests so i suppose its what you make of it.
But i think the thing to conclude is that you will walk past a half dozen pubs on your way to the waggon (and walk you must!), each will be quiet and filled with locals who do the «turn to watch the stranger» thing country people love so much. But you will find perhaps not a more welcoming bar but one more accustomed to a mixed crowd.
What i mean to say is i’m sure given time and effort you could break the crowd at the local bar and have a riot. But you’ll slot right in at the Waggon without the need for trying.
So there it is, enjoy!