android appBeccles King's Head Hotel
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 0700-2400
- Fri-Sat: 0700-0100
- Sun: 0700-2400
food times
- Mon-Sun: 0700-2300
regular real ales
- Greene King Abbot [H]
- Ruddles Best Bitter [H]
- Sharp's Doom Bar [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 9 guest ales.
Up to 9 available, but frequently less
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 King's Head Hotel
South West, 52.45802,1.56358
Real Ale is sold here.
New Market, NR34 9HA
grid reference TM 421 904
hotel, opened 15th century
owner/operator: Wetherspoon / Wetherspoon
Historic town centre hotel situated in the New Market area of Beccles. The pub was renovated & re-opened February 26th 2013 by JD Wetherspoon with two banks of six hand pumps each, although some beers are duplicated on both banks. The pub has several smaller dining and drinking areas as well as the main bar and can be accessed on three sides from the two main entrances and the rear terrace, which has an outdoor seating area. Part of the rear terrace was converted in May 2019 to increase the indoor space.
Facilities
Accepts CAMRA discount vouchers
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available
Beer festivals
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: terraces at rear and side of pub
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome: only in outdoor seating area at front of pub
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking: very small car park for residents
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Smoking area: on terraces
Sport TV: mainly for major events
WiFi available: Free
Railway station about 0.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Beccles: 528 yards (482m)
Graze at the White Horse 0.07 mile
Wine Vaults 0.09 mile
Bear & Bells 0.11 mile
Caxton Arms 0.13 mile
Oakfired at Royal Oak 0.22 mile
Ingate 0.51 mileHistorical interest
The hotel is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Historically listed as an Inn and Posting House.
The King's-Head in Beccles, lately kept by Paul Henrickson, deceased, is now enter'd on by Robert Brook, from Bury St Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, June 25th 1748***
Lost on Tue afternoon the 4th inst. In the Kings Head yard in Beccles.. a plain gold watch makers name Henry Massey London No. 1608, Whoever has found same, bring to Mr Hines at the Kings Head.. shall receive a two guineas reward. Ipswich Journal, 8 Feb 1783
Shaves coaches, from the Kings head in Beccles on 25th inst. at 5 o clock, presents and parcels collected at Dog Brampton, Angel Halesworth, Tuns Yoxford, Bell Saxmundham, White Hart Wickham, and Crown in Woodbrifge…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
