The Eagle Pub Great Hockham Norfolk
The Eagle Pub and Bar Restaurant is located in Great Hockham which is a village in the English county of Breckland Norfolk and lies within the civil parish of Hockham Breckland, though the distinction between village and parish may now be moot as there is evidence to suggest that the other village in the parish, Little Hockham, consists only of a farmhouse.
The Eagle Village Pub bar and restaurant Great Hockham is a great place to visit and a place to eat and drink while you are in the area. The Eagle Menu includes Sunday lunch, dinner or carvery types of food and has all the usual favourites from paninis, fish and chips to steak and ale pie. If you have any allergy’s or wish for gluten free, vegan or vegetarian please ask a member of staff. Some of The Eagle Great Hockham guest ales include Marston’s Pedigreee, Adnams Ghost Ship as well as our always available Green King selection. There has been a lot of changes at The Eagle the most recent being it’s return to a Free House. The Eagle now has a great few pools teams which keep winning. The Eagle Hockham can also accommodate party’s, special occasions like weddings, birthday’s, , mothers day, fathers day, engagements, anniversary’s, valentines, hen parties and nights, stag parties and do’s, charity events and any type of function or event so just ask and we will go out of our way to help. At The Eagle we have a Pub Quiz or Bingo Night every Wednesday and usually fish & chips are available. Some of The Eagles past events have include cheese and wine nights, Hockham horn fair and car show, live bands, live music, BBQs, Hockham Beer Festival, to name a few, so keep updated by checking our events page on Facebook.
The Eagle is a lovely pub in Great Hockham serving delicious food
The Eagle Great Hockham History
Historical records tell us that following the Black Death in 1348 the number of recorded brewers declined in most towns and villages, but Hockham bucked that trend. In fact the number of brewers in Hockham actually increased with ale being brewed and consumed inside proper ale-houses rather than being sold and consumed outside the brewers’ house. In 1367 records show that fines were imposed on four Hockham brewers because they sold ale inside their establishments, giving substance to the fact that Hockham appears to be one of the earliest recorded rural examples of the development of the public house. Read more….
Aaron the owner bought the freehold in 2013 and has made lots of changes and improvements. One of these main changes has been to open up the pub’s enclosed rear brick-weave courtyard so that is can be easily accessed from the games bar via a new set of doors. Plus the kitchen at The Eagle now offers a midweek lunchtime menu and the full bar menu Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide lists almost 5000 of the best real ale pubs in the UK and The Eagle Great Hockham are really proud to be amongst the 105 pubs selected from well over 700 pubs across Norfolk! The Eagle village pub and bar was included for the 1st time in the 2016 edition and we are delighted that The Eagle has been recognised for the 4th consecutive year running for the quality of its real ales by CAMRA members. The Eagle tries really hard to offer our customers an excellent range of real ales, including those from local brewers. The Eagle works hard to ensure that the real ales on offer are kept in first-class condition and the pub’s inclusion for a fourth consecutive year highlights this.
Whether you are local or just visiting Great Hockham, Breckland or Norfolk, you will always receive a warm welcome at The Eagle Hockham Pub and Bar Restaurant.
We hope to see you soon.