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Dennington Queen
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1500, 1800-2300
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1400, 1800-2100
regular real ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Black Sheep Best Bitter
- Earl Soham --varies--
- Timothy Taylor Landlord
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Dennington is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Feb 18th, 2021.
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Dennington Queen
formerly Queen's Head
Take away meals served Friday & Saturday evenings - 5pm to 7.30pm & Sunday lunch from 12pm to 3pm. Orders to be placed by 3pm Friday & Saturday & 11am on Sunday.
See the pub's website for details and menus.
Real Ale is sold here.
B1116, IP13 8AB
grid reference TM 281 670
Large timber framed building set back from road & close to church. Spacious dining areas & a small retained drinking area.
According to the Listed Buildings Register, parts of the building date from the early 16th century, others from the early 17th. However, according to A Survey of Suffolk Parish Histories, records of the pub date as far back as 1483.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals: incl childrens menu
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks): incl childrens menu
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Special events: see website for details.
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Saxmundham: 8 miles (12.9km)
White Horse 1.63 miles
Castle Inn 2.2 miles
Crown Hotel 2.3 miles
Old Mill House 2.3 miles
Railway 2.3 miles
Station Hotel 2.5 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal*** on April 19th 1735 to a Maine of Cocks at Mr Henry Folkard's at the Queen's Head, Dennington.
Cocking at Daniel Bird's, the Queen's Head, Dennington.Ipswich Journal, March 2nd 1751***
Cocking at Daniel Bird's, the Queen's Head, Dennington.Ipswich Journal, March 28th 1752***
Cocking for six Silver Spoons at Daniel Bird's, the Queen's Head, Dennington.Ipswich Journal, February 24th 1753***
To be shown for sale at the Queen’s Head Inn, Dennington, on the 16th September 1830, 200 Galloway Scots by Thomas Capon junior. Ipswich Journal, Sep 1830**
In 1912 the inn was offering accommodation for tourists & cyclists.…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** 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)
