H&G
The Horse & GroomGalleywood Common
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Galleywood Common · Chelmsford

A proper local on the edge of the common

Tucked away on Galleywood Common overlooking the old racecourse. Two bars, real fires, well-kept ales and honest home-cooked food. Walkers and dogs always welcome.

Two bars — one quiet, one for the sport Real fires in the colder months Home-cooked lunches & evening meals 5★ food hygiene rating Dogs welcome

The pub

The kind of local that is getting harder to find

The Horse & Groom sits quietly on The Common at Galleywood, looking out over the old racecourse. It is a traditional two-bar pub with a real fire, walls hung with old photographs of Chelmsford and a 1908 map of Essex, and the unhurried feel of somewhere that has been the heart of the village for a very long time.

One bar is kept quiet for a proper pint and a chat. The other has the sport on. Either way you will find a warm welcome, a well-kept ale and a plate of good home cooking, whether you have wandered in off the common or come the long way round for Sunday lunch.

A freshly poured pint on the bar

At the bar

Well-kept ales, poured properly

There is always a familiar cask waiting, alongside guest ales that change through the season for the regulars who like to try something new.

  • Greene King IPA — the everyday session bitter
  • Sharp's Doom Bar — the dependable amber
  • Three rotating guest ales — always something different on
  • A winter beer festival when the nights draw in
A plate of home-cooked food

In the kitchen

Home-cooked food, done without fuss

Proper pub cooking served in both bars — the sort of plate you come back for. Lunch and evening meals through the week, with a full roast on Sundays.

  • Lunch & evening meals Wednesday to Saturday
  • Traditional Sunday lunch served through the afternoon
  • Best to ring ahead and book, especially for Sundays
The common and countryside paths around the pub

Outside

Straight off the common, boots and all

A garden for the warmer days, plenty of parking, and a spot on the common that makes us the natural stop at the end of a walk. Dogs are welcome outside of mealtimes, and there is a function room for get-togethers.

  • Garden and ample parking
  • Dogs welcome outside mealtimes
  • Function room for parties and wakes
  • Car & motorcycle club meets, with the odd outdoor BBQ

Find us

On The Common at Galleywood

A few minutes south of Chelmsford, on the edge of Galleywood Common. Free parking, and an easy walk in off the common.

Address

The Horse & Groom
The Common, Galleywood
Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8PL

Bookings & enquiries

01245 261653

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MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12–3, 6–10
Thursday12–3, 6–10
Friday12–3, 6–10
Saturday12–9
Sunday12–6

Hours can vary with events and the seasons — a quick call is always the surest way to check, especially for food.