android appIpswich Duke (Duke of York)
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1500-2300
- Fri-Sat: 1200-2400
- Sun: closed
guest beers
This pub serves 6 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Ipswich is Ipswich Borough Council
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Apr 12th, 2024.
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Ipswich Duke (Duke of York)
formerly Grand Old Duke of York
North West, 52.05952,1.16925
Cask Ale is sold here.
212 Woodbridge Rd, IP4 2QP
grid reference TM 173 448
This is a single L shaped bar with pool table and various seating areas including a small outside patio to side and a large new patio to rear of the parking area. This pub has a good selection of real ales from small local brewers including three mystery house beers. Also some bottled beers and draught craft beer.
Regular live music sessions at weekends. Live music on Friday evenings and occasionally other days. Please either call in the pub or look at the social media sites.
Opening hours are
Mon-Wed: 1500-2300
Thu: 1200-2300
Fri-Sun: 1200-"late"
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Live music: Every Friday and Saturday & sometimes Sunday. Please ring for details
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Smoking area
Special events: See the main notes.
Traditional pub games available: Darts
WiFi available: Free
Railway station about 1.1 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Derby Road: 1.1 miles (1.8km)
Waterlily 0.28 mile
Case is Altered 0.28 mile
Dove Street Inn 0.31 mile
Hank's Dirty 0.32 mile
County 0.37 mile
Woolpack 0.43 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
Owner/operator: Adnams
[Grand Old Duke of York]
The Duke reputedly slept and took wine here while local buildings were being used to billet his soldiers. Pleasant refurbishment adding a good patio area to the pub, which is now a single bar area. Good quality beer and food (no food Sun. eve). Disabled toilet facilities and access via the back.
Beers: Adnams Bitter, Old, Broadside; Whitbread Boddington's Bitter; guest beer.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed at Albion hill.
It's claimed that the Duke slept here and took wine whilst his men were billeted locally. …
Landlords
Footnote
There have been many Dukes of York - the song (Grand Old D of Y) usually refers to Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), second son of George III. He commanded the English army in Flanders in 1794-95. But the song misrepresents the facts as he was only 31, had 30,000 men and had no hills close to where he was fighting. Some claim it could be a reference to Woodbridge Rd in Ipswich, though there are undoubtedly many other places where the same claim is made.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
