Felixstowe Fludyers Hotel (Fludyer's Arms)
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1100-2300
- Sun: 1200-2230
regular cask ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
- Woodforde's Wherry [H]
Local licensing authority for Felixstowe is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 23rd, 2022.
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Felixstowe Fludyers Hotel (Fludyer's Arms)
formerly Fludyer's Arms, Fludyer Arms
South, 51.96361,1.36527
Cask Ale is sold here.
Undercliff Rd East, IP11 7LU
grid reference TM 312 348
bar / diner, opened 1833 (built) 1903 (rebuilt in brick)
owner/operator: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Much-extended to incorporate a "boutique" hotel, but still retaining a Real Ale bar open to the public.
There's a modern outside terrace with fantastic sea views!
Regular Sunday evening (free) Jazz nights feature top names such as Gilad Atzmon, Toni Kofi and Jim Mullen. See Jazz East for gig listings.
The current building dates from 1903 (see history).
Curiously, the 1910 Felixstowe Rate Book lists the Fludyers as a restaurant, not a pub or hotel.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available: free, ask at the bar for code.
Railway station about 0.9 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Felixstowe: 0.9 miles (1.4km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
White Horse 0.51 mile
Grosvenor 0.53 mile
White Seahorse 0.64 mile
Cork 0.65 mile
One 29 0.66 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from 18792 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Large, airy two bar pub with splendid sea views from the lounge bar. Patio beer garden and fully equipped children's room.
Beers: Tetley Bitter, Imperial; Whitbread Flowers IPA; guest beer (Pubmaster list).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
To be sold by Auction on 10th June, 1811, All those delightful Premises, the Property & Residence of Sir Samuel FLUDYER, BART, situate on the Sea Shore of Felixstowe...(Property description)...NOTE: no reference to an inn, but could this be the same location as the Fludyer's Arms?Ipswich Journal, 29 May 1811**
An earlier building of a wooden structure also called the Fludyers inn and dating back to 1833 previously stood just to the left of the current building…
Landlords
Footnote
Sir Samuel Brudenell FLUDYER, BART died on 17 Feb 1833 aged 73 and is buried in Nacton.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper & book information from Bob Mitchell)
