It is a difficult time to run a pub and as costs continue to rise, more and more venues are being forced to call last orders.

Sometimes after a closure, a pub will stand vacant for many years, serving as little more than a reminder of times gone by.

But, in other cases, it can be transformed and begin a new life as a family home.

Here are seven examples of pubs across the county that have been turned into houses.

1. The Three Horseshoes

Where: Fairstead, Scottow 

The Three Horseshoes in 2008 (Image: Google)

The Three Horseshoes pub closed its doors in Scottow in 2011.

It had previously been known as the watering hole of Sir Douglas Bader, who visited while stationed at RAF Coltshall.

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After its closure, it underwent a major refurbishment and was transformed into a stunning six-bed home.

It entered the market for £695,000 in 2011.

2. Railway Tavern

Where: Station Road, Coltishall 

200The Railway Tavern pictured in 2008 (Image: Google)

The Railway Tavern first opened to patrons in 1916.

Over time, it became a central part of the local music scene, inviting different artists to perform each weekend.

Its closure in 2012 was a particular blow to rock, punk and folk fans.

3. The Royal Oak

Where: North Walsham Road, Sprowston

2009The Royal Oak in 2009 (Image: Google)

The Royal Oak pub in Sprowston can be traced back to 1789.

It closed its doors in 2012 - just a year after a large-scale refurbishment was completed.

For a few years, the building was occupied by a London-based printing company and work to demolish the site to turn it into housing began in 2021.

4. The Elephant and Castle

Where: Nelson Road, Great Yarmouth

2008The Elephant and Castle in 2008 (Image: Google)

The Elephant and Castle was a small back street bar which sat at 35 Nelson Road North in Great Yarmouth.

In the 1960s, photographs and relics of the old Midland and Great Northern joint railway lined its walls.

It permanently closed its doors in 2003 and was repurposed as housing.

5. Dog and Partridge 

Where: Watton Road, East Wretham, Thetford

2010The pub pictured in 2010 (Image: Google)

The Dog and Partridge first opened in the small village of East Wretham, near Thetford, in 1886.

It closed in 2002, with bosses blaming its loss of trade on the impact of the foot and mouth crisis and changes to local army bases.

The premises have since been converted to housing.

6. The Star

Where: Oak Street, Fakenham

2011The Star in 2011 (Image: Google)

The Star was one of Fakenham's oldest pubs.

The Oak Street venue is believed to date back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Its final pints were pulled in 2013 and the premises were refurbished into a beautiful home which entered the market at a guide price of £725,000 in 2018.

7. The Woodside 

Where: Plumstead Road East, Thorpe St Andrew

2008The pub in Thorpe St Andrew 2008 (Image: Google)

The Woodside sat at the corner of Plumstead Road East and Thunder Lane for many years until its closure in 2010.

Planning permission to demolish it and build homes on the plot was granted in 2012.

Work started in 2013.