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Public Houses
Whittlesey has a long history of public houses; at one time, the town is thought to have had 52- one for each week of the year!

Current Pubs


 * The Hero of Aliwal (Moved from Aliwal Road to a new building on Ramsey Road in the late 60s. A sign reading 'The Old Hero' can be seen in the window of the old building, now a private dwelling)
 * The Boat B&B (CAMRA Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year 2009)
 * The Letter B (Formerly The Bee, but changed back to original name.)
 * The Black Bull Inn
 * The Bricklayers Arms
 * The Railway
 * The Ram
 * The Falcon
 * The New Crown
 * The Straw Bear

Former Pubs:


 * The White Lion (Hero of Aliwal moved here in the late 1960s)
 * The White Horse (Now a private dwelling, but the original pub counter is still in place!)
 * The Letter A (Now Ceasar Smith art studio)
 * The Letter C (Now private dwelling)
 * Hare and Hounds/Mortons Fork (Name changed from Hare & Hounds to Mortons Fork in 1968. The building is now a private dwelling, and is currently -September 2009- for sale through a local estate agent)
 * The Angel (Demolished in the 1960s, site now Nationwide Building Society)
 * The Queens Head (Site now Whittlesey Library)
 * The Old Crown (Now private dwelling)
 * The Boat and Anchor
 * The White Swan, also known as 'The Mucky Duck' (Grain transporters on the way to Wisbech would stay at the White Swan and nextdoor at The Dog. Unfortunately, the original thatched building was burnt down, and had to be replaced with a more modern structure. This was not the only misfortune the building was to experience, however; a crane working on the nearby Dog-in-a-Doublet bridge has been known to fall through the roof of the Mucky Duck. The pub has since been demolished.)
 * The Three Fishes (Now a private dwelling, although the current owners, as a reminder of its' history as a pub, have a sign reading' The Three Fishes', which can be seen beside the main door.)
 * The Globe(Formally on Funthams Lane. Now Knocked Down)
 * The Plough(In West end. Now Private Dwelling)
 * The Nag's Head(Now a private Dwelling. Down High Street.)
 * The Wheatsheaf(Eastgate, Now a private dwelling)
 * The Packhorse(West End, Now Demolished)
 * The Duke's Head(Windmill Street, Private Dwelling)
 * The Carpenter's Arms(Station Road, Private Dwelling)
 * The King's Head (Gracious Street, Private Dwelling)

Pubs currently derelict:

As of August 2009, the following pubs stand derelict and are boarded up. It is unknown if they are to reopen.


 * The Dog-in-a-Doublet Pub, or 'The Dog' as it is locally known (It is thought that this pub had the area's first vending machine, which dispensed fresh eggs!)
 * The George (information above)
 * The Oatsheaf (The downstairs windows were boarded up in early 2009, and the car park at the rear of the building was closed off.)