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Battisford Punch Bowl
Battisford Punch Bowl
South West, 52.14988,0.95722
Cask Ale is sold here.
Straight Rd, Battisford Tye, IP14 2LQ
grid reference TM 024 542
opened 16th century?
owner/operator: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns) / local community
A timber framed pub with quarry-tiled floors throughout. There's a small "L" shaped public bar and a separate restaurant.
The bar features a wood-burner and a real fire.
There are regular themed food nights andegular music nights including Jazz on the first Sunday of every month and unplugged acoustic sessions every third Tuesday of the month.
Quiz nights are held on the second Tuesday of the month.
There's a beer festival in August.
There are plans plans to add a shop and other facilities.
The pub is at the far-western edge of the village, almost in Little Finborough. It was historically listed as being in Upper town, i.e. Combs. and is technically in that parish, as the boundary between Combs & Battisford runs through the car park in front of the pub. IT IS ADVISABLE TO BOOK FOR FOOD IN ADVANCE.
The pub is run by a community-interest company on behalf of the village.
The pub is at the far-western edge of the village, almost in Little Finborough. It was historically listed as being in Upper Town, ie Combs (the parish boundary is so complex here that the pub is almost surrounded by Combs).
The pub's name shows it to have been a haunt of Whigs during the 17th century, as punch was their preferred drink. Their rival Tories preferred old-fashioned wines.
Facilities
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Dogs welcome
- Evening meals
- Family friendly
- Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
- Parking
- Real fire
- Traditional pub games available: darts
- WiFi available
Railway station about 4.1 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1901 (interactive map)
[Listed as being in Combs]
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Two heavily beamed bars, in the midst of refurbishment at the time of survey. The pub stands on the parish boundary with neighbouring Battisford.
Beers: Ind Coop Friary Meux BB; Tetley Bitter; Tolly MildCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
It's listed in 1891 as being in Combs (Hadleigh Rd).
In the 1861 census the pub is listed at Little Finborough, situated between Cockrells Farm and Moat Farm, "The Punch Bowl" was occupied by Sarah Makens aged 55 and unmarried her occupation was listed as an "Innkeeper at The Punch Bowl". Sarah was born in Combs. (information supplied by Malcolm Fairley)
The 1840 Pigot's Directory lists the Punch Bowl in Combs under its Stowmarket heading.…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA members since 1978)