Honington Fox
opening hours
- Mon: 1600-2200
- Tue: closed
- Wed-Thu: 1600-2200
- Fri-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-1700
regular cask ales
- Old Cannon Blonde Bombshell [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Old Cannon Best Bitter
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Honington is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jan 9th, 2026.
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Honington Fox
North West, 52.3356,0.80387
Cask Ale is sold here.
Troston Rd, IP31 1RD
grid reference TL 911 745
opened pre-1794
A 1930's pub that's popular with personnel from nearby RAF base. Large open-plan bar area. Cask ale from the Old Cannon Brewery is available.
According to A Survey of Suffolk Parish History, the pub was referred to in a murder trial in 1794. Old OS maps clearly show it as a different building to the current one.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers: Accessible with only door thresholds to negotiate
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Newspapers available
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Special events: Quiz every 3rd Thursday of the month
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Thurston: 6.8 miles (10.9km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Bull 1.70 miles
Grumpy Goat 1.96 miles
Dun Cow 2.0 miles
Six Bells 2.3 miles
Greyhound 2.8 miles
Pykkerell 2.9 milesHistorical interest
The original pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Tidy 1930's pub, popular with personnel from the nearby RAF base.
Beers: hitbread Boddington's Bitter; guest beer (Pubmaster list).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Died at Hopton, on the 5th September 1855, aged 78; Ann, widow of Mr Joseph Woollard, of the Fox Inn, Honington.Ipswich Journal, September 1855**
At the Ixworth Petty Sessions held on the 10 May 1875, an extension of time in Whitsun week was granted to John Catchpool of the Fox Inn, Honnington.Ipswich Journal, May 1875**
At the Ixworth Petty Sessions of December 1884 the license for the Fox at Honington was transferred from Susan Catchpole to her husband, William Fowler.Ipswich Journal, January 1885**
Landlords
(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)
