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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
David Ellis

Country pub of the week: The Parrot, Aldringham

Smuggling pub: the Parrot - (The Parrot)

George Pell could once be found at L’Escargot, the beguilingly louche French restaurant in Soho.

When he headed to the Aldeburgh seaside in pursuit of a new dream, a gorgeous restaurant with rooms called The Suffolk, many of his London admirers followed him to see what the coast could offer. Lots, it turns out, including The Parrot, a 16th-century inn that serves fish caught in the sea nearby and tales of the smugglers who used to drink here alongside the Whigs.

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