About Us
This building dates back to 1765 when it was probably workers
cottages. Our garage once housed the North Walsham, Newsham fire
engine in the days when human muscle worked the pumps.
From 1830, there are records of the building as “The Cock
Inn” Public House, which it remained until 1966 when it closed
having sold just 51 barrels of beer in its final year. In 1979/1980,
the building was
converted into a tea room, retaining many original features, such as
parts of the bar.
Mark and Claire Rushen took over The Cockerel in April 2007 and
together with our friendly team we pride ourselves on offering good
quality, reasonably priced food with great service in a welcoming
atmosphere. Please note that much of our food is home made and is
all cooked to order and during busy periods you may have to wait for
your food. We do not serve fast food, but good food as quickly as we
can!
If you have any food intolerances or special dietary requirements,
please let us know. We do provide gluten free and diabetic foods.
As parents ourselves,
we welcome children to The Cockerel and offer a separate menu
for under 12s, plus colouring in, books and toys. Highchairs,
booster seats and baby changing are available.
We are proud of what we do here at The Cockerel and we want you to
have a great time while you are here, please let us know what we are
getting right and what we could do better!
