The Earle Arms in Heydon, which dates back to the 16th century, held a reopening event last Friday (July 31). The opening event was held last weekend (Image: Earle Arms)A new menu has also been launched (Image: Earle Arms)Samples of food and drink were served at the opening event (Image: Earle Arms)The pub had been run by Andrew Harrison for 26 years, who decided to hand it over to the Heydon Estate in December last year, which is now working with Tom Ginn, the owner of Norwich-based Bread Hospitality. The team had first hoped to open in April, but said that the extent of the renovation work required was far more extensive than first thought. It is based on the Heydon Estate (Image: Earle Arms)The interior has been renovated for months (Image: Earle Arms)The pub dates back to the 1700s (Image: Earle Arms)Tom Ginn is the founder of BREAD Hospitality (Image: BREAD Hospitality)Its opening event brought in crowds last weekend with live music and free food and drink samples. Before the renovation, Tom Ginn, the founder of BREAD hospitality, said: "The old pub is stacked in history, so we don't want to change too much."