Forty-five casino tables and gaming positions across a warm main room, private Cellarer's Salons, a corner poker room and a candlelit stage. Play blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps and sic bo, or settle in at Abbeygate Reels — all beside Bury St Edmunds' abbey ruins.
Blackjack, roulette and baccarat across a warm copper-toned pit, with a gleaming bank of slots along the sash windows.
Private high-limit rooms named for the abbey's old keepers of stores and stakes — elevated stakes, personal hosts and complete discretion.
A quiet room for regular cash games and Thursday heats, run by trained staff in an unhurried part of the hotel.
A candlelit room where brass and a late set share the floor with the tables.
Rows of the newest slot machines and electronic terminals, named for Bury St Edmunds' old Georgian shopping street.
Set limits, ask for a pause, or have a quiet word with a host at any table — support is built into every visit.
The heart of any real casino is the table, and Thistlewoodhall keeps to the classics. Blackjack runs across a warm copper-toned pit, from friendly minimums to high-limit shoes. Roulette turns on both American and European wheels, while baccarat — punto banco — is dealt in the main room and, for bigger stakes, in the private Cellarer's Salons.
For a livelier corner, craps draws the noisiest crowd in the market town, and sic bo offers a quick change of pace. Every table is run by trained croupiers, with stakes posted clearly and hosts glad to walk newcomers through the rules.
Our corner poker room keeps regular cash games and Thursday heats running, dealt by trained staff in an unhurried setting away from the main floor. Blinds and buy-ins are posted daily by the door.
Beyond the tables, rows of the newest slot machines and electronic terminals line the sash windows at Abbeygate Reels — from simple three-reel games to the latest video slots and electronic roulette. Whatever you fancy, there's a seat for it.