The Nutshell
title: "The Nutshell" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bury-st-edmunds", "grade-ii-listed-pubs-in-suffolk", "national-inventory-pubs"] topic_path: "general/bury-st-edmunds" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutshell" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Nutshell |
| image | File:Nutshell Public House, Bury St Edmunds.jpg |
| caption | The Nutshell in 2011 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
| map_caption | Location |
| coordinates | |
| location | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| address | 17 The Traverse, Bury St Edmunds |
| website | http://www.thenutshellpub.co.uk/ |
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| name = The Nutshell | etymology = | image = File:Nutshell Public House, Bury St Edmunds.jpg | caption = The Nutshell in 2011 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | map_caption = Location | coordinates = | location = Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | address = 17 The Traverse, Bury St Edmunds | owner = | opened = | website =http://www.thenutshellpub.co.uk/ The Nutshell is a pub in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, that until 2016 claimed to be the smallest pub in Britain, although this claim was challenged by several others, including the Smiths Arms at Godmanstone (since closed) and the Lakeside Inn in Southport.
The pub is certainly diminutive so that no more than ten or fifteen customers can drink inside at any one time. The pub measures 4.57 x. In 1984, a record number of 102 people squeezed into the pub.
The Nutshell has been trading as a pub since 1867, although the building is much older and formerly had other uses. Inside, the dried body of a black cat is displayed, It is around 400 years old and was discovered in 1935 during building work. In former times, the bodies of cats were often placed inside the structure of buildings to bring good luck to the building and its occupants.
The building has been Grade II listed since 1972.
References
References
- Siddle, John. (5 September 2008). "Southport's Smallest British Pub title holder scoops big award". [[Southport Visiter]].
- (20 September 2020). "One of UK's smallest pubs finally reopens after lockdown". East Anglian Daily Times.
- Webb, David. (August 2003). "Beer in a Nutshell". [[BBC Online]].
- Webb, David. (August 2003). "Beer in a Nutshell". [[BBC Online]].
- "The Nutshell, Smallest Pub with an interesting history".
- Martin, Emily. (2021-08-30). "Britain's smallest pub with a mummified cat hanging above the bar".
- "Nutshell - Pub Heritage". Campaign for Real Ale.
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