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Walton is part of the Felixstowe parish.
last updated Dec 25th, 2023.
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Walton Half Moon
also traded as Tap & Spile
North East, 51.97309,1.33672
Closed:
For sale with a guide price of £375k, potential for redevelopment advertised.
opened 18th century
last owner/operator: Adnams
303 High St, IP11 9QL
grid reference TM 292 357
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
An excellent traditional, two bar community pub with quiz nights, darts, a selection of books for customers to read. It is a meeting place for local groups of all kinds. There are no gaming machines or music.
Recently improvements to the garden have included demolishing the long disused outside toilets and store to provide space for a new pagoda. Food is now available lunchtimes with four Adnams beers plus a guest ale.
Gallery
Falcon 0.12 mile
Owl & Pussycat 0.67 mile
Queen's Head 0.96 mile
Grosvenor 1.03 miles
Cork 1.09 miles
One 29 1.09 milesHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
[Tap & Spile]
Two bar pub, formerly the Half Moon. Refitted in traditional bare boards and breweriana theme that is the trade mark of Tap & Spile. Annual spring beer festival in addition to six regularly rotating guest ales.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; Nethergate Bitter; guest beers (independents & micros).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
One landlord late in the 20th century revelled in the name Felix Stowe. Apparently this caused him considerable problems with the police.
To be lett and enter'd upon at Michaelmas next, the Half-Moon at Walton, an old accustom'd Inn…
Landlords
Footnote
Tap & Spile was created as a national chain of themed and heavily branded pubs - created from existing selected pubs usually owned by the former Pubmaster pub group. Initially these pubs were very popular and able to offer a very wide range of real ales though in later years the beer range was increasingly restricted. In Suffolk there were just 3 pubs - in Ipswich, Felixstowe (Walton) and Woodbridge.
(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 information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
