android appAldeburgh Brudenell Hotel
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2300
regular real ales
- Greene King IPA [H]
Local licensing authority for Aldeburgh is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 27th, 2020.
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Aldeburgh Brudenell Hotel
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Brudenell St, IP15 5BU
grid reference TM 464 560
hotel, opened 1868 (Aug)
A fine Victorian hotel over-looking the sea towards the southern end of town.
Formerly the seaside residence of Lord Cardigan, whose family name was Brudenell.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Restaurant or separate dining area
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Saxmundham: 7.4 miles (11.9km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
White Hart 0.13 mile
DP's Bar 0.35 mile
Cross Keys 0.36 mile
Mill Inn 0.48 mile
Railway Inn 0.72 mileHistorical interest
The hotel can be seen on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map).
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Brudenell's license was issued in 1868. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable.
In 1969, the Brudenell, was a Trust House. It was originally a house forming part of Brudenell Terrace and the property of Mr Newson Garrett, and on 29th August, 1868, the first licence was granted to Robert Guy, who had managed an hotel in Harwich. On 26th September, 1874, the licence was transferred to Henry Tilbery. By 1883, it had become the "Brudenell family hotel and boarding house & posting house" in the proprietorship of Edward Jay, who was succeeded by Edward Crisp…
Landlords
Footnote
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, led the disastrous charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854.
(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 book information from Bob Mitchell)
