Elmswell Elmswell Tavern
opening hours
- Mon: 1200-2200
- Tue-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2200
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1500, 1700-2100
regular cask ales
- Greene King Abbot [H]
- Greene King IPA [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Drinkstone Uncle Percy's Solar Powered Pale Ale
- Woodforde's Wherry
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Elmswell is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Oct 3rd, 2025.
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Elmswell Elmswell Tavern
formerly Railway Tavern
North, 52.237,0.90945
Cask Ale is sold here.
School Road, IP30 9EE
grid reference TL 987 638
owner/operator: Elmswell Parish Council / Elmswell Parish Council
Re-opened in April 2026. Originally a Greene King pub, purchased by the Parish Council, the Tavern is now a managed, community-owned pub. Located next to the Parish owned café – The Wesley. Planning to have a changing range of local ales and one or two Greene King beers. Lagers, wines and spirits also available.
Home cooked food available at lunch and dinners times. Family friendly with large garden. Dogs welcome in the front bar area.
Currently closed up with work ongoing.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Family friendly
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Elmswell: 352 yards (321m)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Fox 0.20 mile
Bull 1.25 miles
Gardener's Arms 1.98 miles
Dog 2.2 miles
King's Arms 2.6 miles
Five Bells 3.1 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Three bar pub with a lively young clientele. Despite its name the pub is actually further away from the railway station than the Fox!
Beers: Greene King XX Mild, IPA, seasonal ale, AbbotCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Baker testified that George King was drinking in his inn on the night that money and packages were stolen from Elmswell station…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
