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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

Contact:telephone(01449) 771646telephonewebsiteWebsite

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.

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Landlords

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(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)

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