Dalham Affleck Arms
opening hours
- Mon-Wed: closed
- Thu-Fri: 1500-2300
- Sat-Sun: 1200-2230
guest beers
This pub serves 4 guest ales.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Dalham is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Dalham Affleck Arms
East, 52.22656,0.52034
Cask Ale is sold here.
1 Brookside, CB8 8TG
grid reference TL 722 616
opened about 1590
A picturesque Elizabethan thatched pub nestling in among a couch of thatched cottages. With four, constantly rotating, well-kept and very reasonably priced beers (all at one price) The Affleck Arms has a welcoming atmosphere that encourages conversation. A rear garden patio and a front garden on the river Kennet also provide space for outdoor drinking on sunny days. Open all day on bank holidays. The landlord operates a token system for purchasing the beers, which if bought in a batch of ten offers a further discount on the already competitive pricing.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Live music
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 4.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Kennett: 4.4 miles (7.1km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Chequers 1.48 miles
Fox 2.2 miles
Packhorse Inn 2.4 miles
Star 2.4 miles
Three Horseshoes 2.8 miles
Weeping Willow 3.0 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1901 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Pretty Elizabethan thatched pub on the bank of the River Kennett. Well patronised by walkers on summer weekends. Consistently high quality food and beer have deservedly earned this pub many GBG entries.
Beers: Greene King IPA, AbbotCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
In 1968, Dalham suffered flooding so severe that the level of the River Kennett rose as high as the pub's bar. The landlord had to be rescued from upstairs.
My great-great-great-grandfather, Joseph Onion** was once the landlord of the Affleck Arms in Dalham. Joseph Onion lived from about 1820 to 1896…
Landlords
Footnote
Sir Robert Affleck, Bart., was formerly lord of the manor, and resided at Dalham Hall, once the seat of the Stuteville family until his death in Oct 1882.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** information about Joseph Onion from Cherish Hudson)
(*** some historical information from village website - see http://www.dalham.com/affleck_arms.htm)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
