android appWoolpit Swan
opening hours
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Sat: 1200-1500, 1800-2300
- Sun: closed
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Woolpit is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jul 30th, 2021.
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Woolpit Swan
Takeaways available Friday & Saturday evenings. See the pub website for menus.
The Swan Inn building is closed as we cannot comply safely with the government's social distancing recommendations. The Swan is an ancient building with many narrow passageways and was never designed to allow for social distancing.However, we offer fine hot and cold restaurant food to take away.
We take bookings for "The Window at the Swan" on the release of our menu every Tuesday. We give every customer a safe, five-minute take away slot to collect food on Friday and Saturday evenings. For further information please check out our website www.woolpitswan.co.uk, call us on 01359 240482 or email us at info@woolpitswan.co.uk.
Real Ale is understood not to be sold here.
The Street, IP30 9QN
grid reference TL 973 624
Parts of the pub date from the 15th century with a carriage arch providing a reminder of earlier (coaching) times. Further extensions & renovations were carried out in 1826 & the present brick front (Woolpit red bricks) was added about then. Occasionally open on Sunday eve for quiz nights.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Parking
Real fire
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.9 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Elmswell: 1.9 miles (3.1km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Bull 0.08 mile
Railway Tavern 1.24 miles
Gardners' Arms 1.36 miles
Fox 1.43 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Simon Boldero, from the Swan Inn, has now taken the Ship Inn in Woolpit.Ipswich Journal, 29 Oct 1774***
Simon Heaselwood, late Servant to the Rev. Mr. Ray of Tostock, has taken the Swan Inn, in Woolpit.Ipswich Journal, 19 Nov 1774***
Woolpit horse fair – will be held on Tues 16, Wed 17 and Thur 18th inst. The peddling fair and fair for scotch beasts on Fri 19th and Sat 20th … A petty sessions also being held… Proper accommodation will be provided at the inns… Simon Hazellwood at the Ship, William Sparke at the Swan and Ambrose Taylor at the Crown.Ipswich Journal, 13 Sep 1783
On Mon 9 inst a match of cricket will be played on Woolpit green between gentlemen of Needham and gentlemen of Woolpit for a considerable bet…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
