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Fornham St Martin Woolpack
Fornham St Martin Woolpack
North East, 52.26999,0.71329
Cask Ale is sold here.
The St (A134), IP31 1SW
grid reference TL 852 670
owner/operator: Greene King
A traditional 18th-century pub with two bars at front of house, a sports bar to the rear with pool table and a large dining/function room leading off the left-hand bar. Outside in the large garden there are 4 beach huts which can be prebooked.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Evening meals
Family friendly
Function room available to hire
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Smoking area: Outside
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
Village shop or similar facility on-site
WiFi available
Railway station about 1.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Large white brick building with two inter-linked bars, function room and non-smoking dining room - no food Wed. eve.
Beers: Greene King IPA, seasonal ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Woolpack in Fornham: William Golding of Finningham begs leave to acquaint the public in general that he has taken the above inn… and most humbly solicits the favours of his friends and the continuance of former customers and the public in general which he hopes to merit by constant attention. Ipswich Journal, 29 Nov 1794
A brewery was here in Victorian times.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
