android appGislingham Six Bells
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1700-2230
- Fri: 1700-2300
- Sat: 1200-1430, 1800-2300
- Sun: 1200-1430, 1900-2230
regular real ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
- Adnams Broadside [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
Local licensing authority for Gislingham is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Jun 6th, 2020.
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Gislingham Six Bells
Real Ale is sold here.
High Street, IP23 8JD
grid reference TM 075 714
opened Victorian
Large, high ceilinged Victorian pub , recently renovated. A single bar with several area and a 10m deep well in the floor. Run as a proper village pub catering for drinkers. No food but does serve rolls and sandwiches. Hoping to have tea room up and running soon. No children or dogs in the bar. Occasional guest beer.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Newspapers available
Parking
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Diss: 7.5 miles (12.1km)
White Horse 1.54 miles
Four Horseshoes 1.85 miles
White Horse 2.3 miles
Railway Tavern 2.5 miles
Trowel & Hammer 2.5 miles
Bull 3.2 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
The death was announced of Frederick Self former landlord of the Eye Cherry Tree Inn (1877 to 1889), he died on the 25th February at Gislingham Bells Inn aged 51. Self had taken on the Bells at the previous Michaelmas, he had been for a long time an esteemed member of the Forester’s Court “Pride of the Forrest” at Eye…
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)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(**** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
