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Wetherden Maypole (May Pole)
Wetherden Maypole (May Pole)
North, 52.22594,0.93758
Real Ale is sold here.
Stowmarket Rd, IP14 3JP
grid reference TM 007 627
opened 15th century
Large single bar & restaurant area, pool table room, snug bar with log fire, patio beer garden & a car-park to rear. Regular Quizzes, social events & theme evenings are held each month. Pool, Darts & TV viewing are also available. A selection of Greene King & Adnams Beers available with seasonal special guest beers, plus a selection of Wines & Spirits and tea & Coffee.
opening hours posted outside are:
Mon-Tue: 1500-"close"
Wed-Fri: 1300-"close"
Sat-Sun: noon-"close"
Reported by a local to have closed mid-2019. The pub has since been renovated and observed to be on the market.
Facilities
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
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 1903 (interactive map)
The pub was built between 1530 and 1560.
It may also be listed at Elmswell Rd?
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, 18 Dec 1773*** to the Maypole in Wetherden.
An announcement of the marriage on the 26th of Mr Pearle Halls, Hadleigh, to Miss Bull, of Wetherden May Pole.Ipswich Journal, June 1810**
In the June 1982 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the Maypole (then owned by Whitbread) had just opened at Easter after a £50k rebuild.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA members since 1978)
