android appCowlinge Three Ways
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Thu: 1700-2200
- Fri-Sat: 1700-2300
- Sun: 1200-1800
food times
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1800-2100
- Sun: 1200-1500
guest beers
This pub serves 5 guest ales.
source: Regional
Local licensing authority for Cowlinge is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Cowlinge Three Ways
formerly Three Tuns, Three Tups
South East, 52.15956,0.50502
Cask Ale is sold here.
Queens St (off A143), CB8 9QD
grid reference TL 714 542
opened 17th century
The Three Ways is a traditional country free house dating back to 1643. Not easy to find, this historic gem is worth seeking out. Welcoming fires with inglenook fireplaces warming the beamed bar make this pub a pleasure to visit. Fine garden for summer drinking. Up to five beers, three on gravity dispense, are on tap mainly sourced from independent breweries. A beer festival is held in June, live music & quiz nights also feature along with other events.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer festivals
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Live music
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Special events
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Newmarket: 8.4 miles (13.5km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Cherry Tree 1.57 miles
Greyhound 2.1 miles
Star 2.3 miles
Fox 3.8 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1901 (interactive map)
[Three Tuns]
Owner/operator: free
Timbered C17th building with low ceilings.
Beers: Greene King IPA, Abbot; Tolly OriginalCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Originally thatched, but the thatch was lost in a 1906 fire according to the Suffolk Free Press** on January 3rd 1906 :
A serious fire occurred at the Three Tuns, Cowlinge on Wednesday morning, the fire was seen in the thatched roof and in a short time the whole building was alight, the Westgate Fire Brigade was not summoned before 3 o' clock, the building was entirely gutted, the owners Messrs Greene, King and Sons were not insured."
The name changed from the Three Tuns to the Three Ways approximately 2014/2015.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** report reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
