Ipswich Black Horse
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: 1800-2300
- Wed-Thu: closed
- Fri: 1700-0100
- Sat: 1400-0100
- Sun: closed
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Ipswich is Ipswich Borough Council
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Nov 21st, 2023.
Something we've got wrong about this establishment? Something more you think we should know about it? Please email us
Ipswich Black Horse
West, 52.05734,1.14961
Cask Ale is understood not to be sold here.
29 Black Horse Ln, IP1 2EF
grid reference TM 160 445
opened approx. 1689
owner/operator: Stonegate
A traditional historic pub with a real fire, sofas, board games and in the rear a pool table and dartboard. It is popular for regular live music.
Openign hours may vary from time to time and visitors may wish to confirm them with the pub. In addition, the pub is open for midweek Ipswich Town home games.
The pub offers various seating areas including an outside patio and garden.
Although the building has been a pub "only" since about 1689, it was standing for some time before that; local historians believe that Thomas Wolsey was born here, or close to here, in approximately 1473. It is believed to be the oldest pub of this name in East Anglia.
NOTE: before 1867 Black Horse lane was called Burstall lane*****
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Live music: regular - see website or Facebook page
Special events: regular karaoke - see website for current details
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.6 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Ipswich: 0.6 miles (1.0km)
Arcade Street Tavern 0.09 mile
Manning's 0.12 mile
Hopsters 0.17 mile
Crafty Fox 0.17 mile
Bar Twenty One 0.17 mile
Three Wise Monkeys 0.18 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
Owner/operator: Scottish Courage
C16th pub, which has recently undergone a major facelift. Pleasant outdoor drinking area.
Beers: ScotCo Courage Directors; ScotCo Theakston Best Bitter; ScotCo Webster's Yorkshire Bitter; guest beer.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Originally a 16th century merchant's house. It must have converted to a public house after 1689 when only two licensed premises were recorded in St Matthew's parish - the White Lion (later called the Golden Lion) and the Crown. A Tudor doorway remains within the building, with Jacobean workmanship. The pub also enjoyed a good reputation for the quality of its beers due in part to the perfectly balanced temperature of the cellar…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(detailed information from Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson)
(information from Dudley Diaper)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(**** information supplied by Neil Langridge)
(***** information about Burstall lane from http://www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk/streetnames.html)
