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Ipswich Gardener's Arms
Ipswich Gardener's Arms
formerly New Gardeners Arms, Bentleys, 77
South, 52.05134,1.16788
Cask Ale is sold here.
77 Fore Hamlet, IP3 8AB
grid reference TM 173 439
A sports bar with many large screens around the single room. Pool table. Regular live music.
The pub is owned by same company which also owns Isaac's and the Briarbank brewery and tap.
Facilities
Beer served direct from the barrel by gravity
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Live music
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Sport TV
Railway station about 0.7 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
Re-opened February 2010 after many years as a restaurant (under various names) and an off-license.
The fact that this pub is listed from 1881 as the "New Gardeners' Arms" suggests that the building dates from about that time, replacing a different building of the same name located somewhere nearby (probably on the other side of road), which closed in 1880. It was also still known as the New Gardeners Arms as late as 1928. It closed as the Gardeners Arms in 1994, when the building became an off-license warehouse.
In the 1970s it had a reputation as a bikers' pub
In the mid 1990s after closure it was used as an off-licence warehouse for several years and was called Mr Wines & Beers…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(detailed information by Chris Stanton)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA members since 1978)
