The Whalebone Public House

Licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on and off the premises

The Whalebone Public House, Chapel Road, Fingringhoe, Essex, CO5 7BG

Premises licence M005008

In force

The Whalebone Public House holds a premises licence from Colchester City Council, reference M005008. The register lists alcohol on the premises, alcohol off the premises and recorded music. It was issued on 3 October 2005. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: M005008
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 3 October 2005
Venue type: Pub or bar
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 19 February 2025 (as The Whalebone)
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Postcode: CO5 7BG
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.
Recorded musicPlaying recorded music to an audience.

What the licence permits

Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises: Mon to Sat 10:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:30
Recorded Music - Indoors: Mon to Sat 10:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:30

Licence conditions (1)

In addition to the conditions out lined below the description of the, licensable activities in the Licence for such premises should also, include the following statement:-, The Premises Licence Holder may also provide and permit entertainment, by way of music and singing but only by the reproduction of recorded, sound. This does not permit the use of Karaoke, Disc Jockeys etc., Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours., In this condition, permitted hours means:, on weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year's Eve,, 10am to 11pm., on Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year's Eve , 12 noon to, 10.30pm., on Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30pm., on Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3pm and 7pm to 10.30pm., on New Year's Eve, except on a Sunday, 10am to 11pm., on New Year's Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30pm., on New Year's Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to, the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no, permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December)., 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, there 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 a 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

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

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