android appHomersfield Black Swan
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1200-1430, 1800-2300
- Fri-Sat: 1200-1430, 1800-2400
- Sun: 1200-1530, 1900-2230
food times
- Mon-Thu: 1200-1400, 1900-2100
- Fri-Sat: 1200-1400, 1800-2200
- Sun: 1200-1400, 1900-2100
regular cask ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
- Greene King IPA [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Greene King --varies--
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
Local licensing authority for Homersfield is East Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Sep 27th, 2021.
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Homersfield Black Swan
formerly Swan
South West, 52.42093,1.3577
Cask Ale is sold here.
Church Lane, IP20 0ET
grid reference TM 284 856
Attractive, large pub with several drinking areas. The wood panelled lounge has a large fireplace & many photos or local interest. Located close to the listed bridge over the Waveney which forms the county border with Norfolk.
According to Alfred Hedges' 1976 book, "Inns and Inn Signs of Norfolk and Suffolk", the Black Swan is "invariably known as the Mucky Duck". Whether it's still known locally by that name, we don't know.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Camping or caravan site nearby: (close to the pub)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Smoking area
WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Halesworth: 9.1 miles (14.6km)
Sir Alfred Munnings 1.85 miles
Buck Inn 2.0 miles
Fleece Inn 4.1 miles
Green Dragon 4.1 miles
Three Tuns 4.1 miles
Chequers 4.2 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
Attractive large pub, with a variety of drinking areas. Wood panelled lounge with large fireplace and many photos of the nearby bridge and former hall. Good beer.
Beers: Adnams Mild, Bitter; guest beer (micros).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
At the Bungay Petty Sessions held in Oct 1865, the license for the Swan Inn, was transferred from Elizabeth Church to John Borrett, of Southelmham Cross. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1865**
Landlords
Footnote
The Roman satirist, Juvenal, jokingly refered to a black swan as a "rara avis" (rare bird) - it first appears as an inn sign in the 16th cent. Today it is also the emblem of Western Australia.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
