grid reference TL 769 452
opened 1415
owner Hawthorn Leisure
Data from the Food Standards Agency live feed.
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opening hours:
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-1800
food times:
- Mon-Thu 1200-1430; 1800-2030
- Fri 1200-1430; 1800-2100
- Sat 1200-2100
- Sun 1200-1600
regular real ales
GK range
listed building grade II*
Local licensing authority for Clare is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated 21/01/2020
Clare Swan
previously known as: Le Swan, Quylters
Real Ale is available here
4 High St, CO10 8NY
01787 278280
A historic inn with an old carved sign (possibly dating from 1415) which may be the oldest in England; it's depicted on the town sign. The building itself may date back as far as 1361 when it was known as Quilters.
The bar to right with an inglenook fireplace is now a restaurant. The bar is to the left, with beamed ceiling. There's a mix of seating: bar stools, wooden tables & chairs, comfy armchairs and a choir pew in the fireplace
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Evening meals
Separate public bar
Traditional pub games available
Real fire
Accommodation available
Bus stop nearby (see public transport tab for details)
parking
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(historical detail found in Clare Book II streets)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)