Woodbridge Crown
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1100-2200
- Sun: 1100-2100
food times
- Mon-Fri: 1200-1430, 1730-2030
- Sat: 1200-2030
- Sun: 1200-1900
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Woodbridge is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jan 10th, 2022.
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Woodbridge Crown
North West, 52.09247,1.31647
Cask Ale is understood not to be sold here.
2 Thoroughfare, IP12 1AD
grid reference TM 272 489
hotel, opened 1540
owner/operator: Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels
An old 16th century coaching inn and hotel that is tastefully furnished throughout, with 21 rooms. There's a separate restaurant and bar areas.
There are regular jazz nights on the 4th Thursday of every month and a jazz jam on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
Real ale is no longer regularly stocked due to low demand.
Breakfast from 7:30am - 10.30am daily
The building dates from the 17th century, with an 18th century façade.
Facilities
Accommodation available: 21 rooms
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Woodbridge: 352 yards (321m)
Anchor 0.11 mile
Olde Bell & Steelyard 0.11 mile
Bull Inn 0.13 mile
Old Mariner 0.14 mile
King's Head 0.19 mile
Angel 0.21 mileHistorical interest
The Crown is shown on this OS town plan from 1881 (larger map).
Owner/operator: free
C16th coaching inn, now an upmarket hotel. Satellite TV in annex of the bar.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; SCo Courage Best BitterCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, 19 & 26 Nov 1726***, to the Crown Tavern in Woodbridge
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, 13 & 20 Jan 1728***, to Mr Edward Munday at the Crown in Woodbridge (note that an Edward Munday is at the Bull in Woodbridge by 1739)
At the Town Hall in Woodbridge will be a Consort of Musick, Tickets to be had of Mr Munday at the Crown.Ipswich Journal, 22 April 1732***
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, 1 Sep 1739***, to Edward Mundy at the Crown, Woodbridge.…
Landlords
Footnote
The crown is a simple sign to show loyalty to the reigning monarch and apart from the commonwealth era (1648-60) has been a pub sign for over 600 years.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(extracts from a town pub booklet written by David Hague which also includes extracts from Booth's Almanac of 1899)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
