android appIpswich Station Hotel
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2000
- Sun: closed
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2000
- Sun: closed
regular real ales
- Greene King IPA [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Ipswich is Ipswich Borough Council
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Aug 16th, 2021.
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Ipswich Station Hotel
formerly Riverside Hotel, Railway Station hotel, Railway hotel
South West, 52.05091,1.14516
Real Ale is sold here.
Burrell Rd, IP2 8AJ
grid reference TM 157 438
hotel, opened victorian
owner/operator: Greene King
A large hotel bar located opposite to the main railway station and backing onto the River Gipping. Retaining a comfortable public bar and function room. Now much improved and renovated. it was taken over by Eddie Roberts, who previously ran Uncle Tom's Cabin (since closed).
Beers are by Greene King; it's understood that the "house" beers are re-badged GK ales. Real ale is available here only very occasionally.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.0 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Ipswich: 46 yards (42m)
Thomas Wolsey 0.42 mile
Silver Star 0.42 mile
Black Horse 0.48 mile
Falcon 0.49 mile
Arcade Street Tavern 0.53 mile
Swan & Hedgehog 0.53 mileHistorical interest
The hotel is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
At a Petty Sessions hearing on 29 September 1860 the 'Station Hotel opposite the new railway station' was refused a new spirit licence. Out of the twenty four applications only three establishments were granted licences.
An extension of one hour on Friday evening was granted to Mr Dixon at the Station Hotel on the occasion of the Railway employees' dinner.Ipswich Journal, January 1880**
It was renamed the Riverside Hotel in November 2011, but reverted to the Station Hotel name in June 2015.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(census information from Dudley Diaper)
Petty Sessions info from Ipswich Journal (Kim Jennings).
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
