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opening hours
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Fri: 1000-1430, 1700-2200
- Sat: 1000-2200
- Sun: 1000-1600
food times
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Sat: 1145-1345, 1730-2030
- Sun: 1200-1430
guest beers
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
source: National
up to 3 ales
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Beccles is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Dec 30th, 2021.
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Beccles Bear & Bells
formerly Bear
South, 52.45967,1.56326
Real Ale is sold here.
The pub is adjacent to bus station, close to town centre and near to the river Waveney, so it is handy for visitors to the Broads. It was refurbished internally prior to re-opening in October 2020 under new management. There is a central bar area and a side room and a separate dining area, which doubles as a function room. A paved garden is at the rear and tables are set out in front of the pub in summer months.
This 17th century pub stands on a site which has supported licensed premises since 1620.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: rear terrace
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome: on leads
Evening meals
Family friendly
Function room available to hire: restaurant doubles as small function room
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Restaurant or separate dining area: bookings required for larger groups of diners
Separate bar
Smoking area: in garden and on patio in front of pub
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Beccles: 528 yards (482m)
Caxton Arms 0.04 mile
Oakfired at Royal Oak 0.11 mile
King's Head Hotel 0.11 mile
Graze at the White Horse 0.14 mile
Wine Vaults 0.20 mile
Ingate 0.60 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
The Beccles Brewery was sold with a house, gardens, building plots, a hotel [Kings Head] and 32 public houses previously owned by Frederick William Farr, at the Kings Head in Beccles on 28 Apr 1852. See Suffolk Archives Ref: 559/1 - This sale included the Bear and Bells, Old Market Place, Beccles [landlord John Lay]
Called the Bear in 1865.
Landlords
Footnote
The odd name may indicate that there were originally two pubs on this site, one called the Bear, the other the Bell or Bells.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
