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Westhall Racehorse Inn
Westhall Racehorse Inn
formerly Race Horse
Paul's Fish & Chip van will be visiting the Racehorse car park, Westhall Friday 15 January 6pm to 7pm and fortnightly thereafter.This is a 'lockdown' arrangement which will be reviewed when the pub reopens, though we hope to invite folks to eat their fish & chips at the pub with a lovely drink or two!
Real Ale is sold here.
A licence request has been made by a community group so it is hoped that this will re-open soon.
Mill Common, IP19 8RQ
grid reference TM 408 817
The pub's owner has allowed the community group to rent the pub for 12 months with an option to buy the property after that period. The pub opened for a few days both before and after Christmas 2019 serving local ales and now has regular hours Thu-Sun.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Family friendly
Parking
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
To be sold by auction, a substantially built and commodious public house called the Race Horse Inn, situated upon Westhall Green; comprising comfortable sitting and sleeping rooms, garden, yards, stables, and other out buildings, together with a Wheelwrights and Blacksmith's shop adjoining, and now in full trade. The above are now in occupation of Edmund Maler and Jonas Garrod, yearly tenants.Ipswich Journal, January 1840**
The Race Horse was owned by Robert Fisk a Brewer who resided at Common Quay, Ipswich. Fisk leased the pub to the Pengrifts at £15 per annum on condition that Fisk was the sole supplier. The worth of the pub was estimated at £30-40 per annum…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
