Bucklesham Shannon
Local licensing authority for Bucklesham is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 21st, 2026.
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Bucklesham Shannon
formerly Skinners Arms, Shannon
North East, 52.02996,1.2697
Currently closed but expected to reopen.
A local couple has taken on the lease and will reopen the pub on June 30th.
Bucklesham Rd, IP10 0DR
grid reference TM 243 418
owner/operator: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
The pub is named after Admiral Brooke's ship, which saw action against the Americans in the early 19th century.
Reopening June 30th. Initially food will only be available from visiting trucks at the weekend; once the kitchen has been refurbished, food cooked onsite will become available.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Live music
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Sport TV
WiFi available
Railway station about 4.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Derby Road: 4.4 miles (7.1km)
Ship 1.87 miles
Fox Inn 2.0 miles
Douglas Bader 2.1 miles
Farmhouse 2.4 miles
White Horse 2.5 miles
Swallow 2.7 milesHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Recently refurbished pub, which at one time was three small shops. The name derives from a frigate which saw action against the Americans in the early C19th. No food Sun & Mon eve.
Beer: Tolly Bitter; Whitbread Flowers IPA.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Shannon's license was issued in 1853. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable.…
Landlords
Footnote
Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke, of Broke Hall, Ipswich, was the commander of HMS Shannon in the War of 1812, between United States and Britain. His ship is particularly known for the boarding and capture of the US Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, on 1 June 1813. Over 80 were killed in the action and the loosing crew were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the sailors were imprisoned; the ship was repaired and taken into service by the Royal Navy and later sold at Portsmouth, England in 1819 to be broken up.
According to Alfred Hedges' book, "Inns and Inn Signs of Norfolk and Suffolk",
The squire of nearby Nacton fought in the battle and then wished to build an inn, to be called the Shannon, to commemorate the action. But the owner of all the land in Nacton refused to permit an inn in the parish, so the venture was switched to the adjacent parish of Bucklesham.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
