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Carlton Colville Crown
Carlton Colville Crown
North East, 52.4556,1.68499
Cask Ale is sold here.
417 Beccles Rd, NR33 8HL
grid reference TM 504 905
owner/operator: Wellington
Large pub on the main road between Beccles and Oulton Broad. There is seating in the main bar and in the lounge to the side with a paved garden to the rear. The pub hosts regular live music events and poker nights.
Facilities
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area: patio garden at rear
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Family friendly
- Live music
- Parking
- Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1936 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Phoenix Inns
Comfortable lounge bar, with quieter annex.
Beer: Adnams Bitter; Webster's Yorkshire Bitter; guest beer (independents).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
William Bird, landlord of the Crown beer-house in Carlton Colville was found guilty of selling spirits without a license, he was informed that he had rendered himself liable to a fine of £50, but the Magistrates reduced this to £12 10s. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1865**
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)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)