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opening hours
- Mon-Fri: 1100-2300
- Sat: 1100-2400
- Sun: 1000-2400
food times
- Mon-Fri: 1200-1430, 1800-2030
- Sat: 1200-2100
- Sun: 1200-2000
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: Local
Local licensing authority for Beccles is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Beccles Wine Vaults
formerly Vovo, Old Wine Vaults, Harvey's Bar
North East, 52.4568,1.56408
Cask Ale is sold here.
2a Blyburgate, NR34 9TA
grid reference TM 422 902
wine bar, opened after 1809, before 1932
Under new management as of 07/11/22 following the retirement of Jola and David. This popular town centre restaurant and bar is on three levels. The bar is on street level and there are three small areas containing different seating styles. The smaller area upstairs is laid out as a restaurant and the downstairs vault is used as a restaurant and for functions. To the rear is a small courtyard garden for smokers and visitors with dogs.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: small terrace at rear
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome: rear courtyard area only
Evening meals
Function room available to hire: In cellar
Live music: see pub website
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Smoking area: small terrace at rear
Special events: see pub website
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Beccles: 528 yards (482m)
King's Head Hotel 0.07 mile
Graze at the White Horse 0.11 mile
Bear & Bells 0.20 mile
Oakfired at Royal Oak 0.30 mile
Ingate 0.43 mileHistorical interest
[Old Wine Vaults]
Owner/operator: free
No real ale.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The bar reverted to its old Wine Vaults name in 2010, with the re-introduction of Real Ale.
First mentioned in records of 1832. It isn't mentioned in 1809, so probably opened between those dates.
According to A Smith's paper "Inns of Beccles in 1929" (kindly supplied by Daryl Ling) "[on Hungate] on the left before reaching the congregational church were the Wine Vaults which closed in 1919". This suggests not only that this was previously a larger establishment but wasn't continuously open. Or perhaps the name was re-established on the Blyburgate side of the junction in a different building?
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Some information from records transcribed by Foxearth & District Local History Society.
