Donkey And Buskins

Licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on and off the premises

Donkey And Buskins, High Road, Layer De La Haye, Essex, CO2 0HU

Premises licence M004806

In force

Donkey And Buskins holds a premises licence from Colchester City Council, reference M004806. The register lists alcohol on the premises, alcohol off the premises and late night refreshment. It was issued on 3 October 2005. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: M004806
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 3 October 2005
Venue type: Pub or bar
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 28 July 2026 (as Donkey & Buskins)
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Postcode: CO2 0HU
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Alcohol on the premisesSale of alcohol for drinking on site.
Alcohol off the premisesSale of alcohol to take away.
Late night refreshmentHot food or drink served between 11pm and 5am.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Mon to Sat 10:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-00:00
Late Night Refreshment-Indoors: Mon to Sat 23:00-00:00, Sun 23:00-23:30
Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises: Mon to Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:30

Licence conditions (1)

Alcohol may only be sold or supplied (for one hour following the hours set out above and) [on Christmas day, between 3pm and 7pm] to persons taking table meals in the premises in a part of the premises usually set apart for the service of such persons and for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to his meal. For other purposes or in other parts of the premises the hours set out above shall continue to apply. The above restrictions do not prohibit: the consumption of the alcohol on the premises during the first twenty minutes after the above hours; the taking of the alcohol from the premises, (unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel,) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours;the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals during the first thirty minutes after the above hours; if the alcohol was supplied for consumption ancillary to those meals; consumption of the alcohol on the premises by, or, the taking, sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces; the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

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