Lakenheath Plough
last updated Oct 19th, 2024.
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Lakenheath Plough
also traded as Wok n Rock
South West, 52.41486,0.52101
closed 2023
opened 19th century
2 Mill Rd, IP27 9DT
grid reference TL 715 826
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Historically the Plough, though in later years it ran as "Wok 'n' Rock", a restaurant with a bar. It finally closed in 2023 and was converted into an Italian restaurant in 2024.
Gallery
Brewer's Tap 0.15 mile
Chequers 2.8 miles
King's Head 3.5 miles
Flintknappers 4.9 miles
Ram 5.0 miles
Great Eastern Hotel 5.1 milesHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Greene King
Spacious C19th flint clad pub. Drinkers of all ages enjoy the well kept ale, which has deservedly earned the pub several GBG entries. Bank holiday barbecues and occasional Folk/Country nights.
Beers: Greene King IPA, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
It may also be reported historically as being in the High Street or "near Plough Lane" (probably now called Mill Lane).
Reopened October 2013 after two years of closure.
Paul Bangs tells us that a Thomas Bangs, his great-great-grandfather (and son of a landlord of the Harp) was the landlord of The Plough when he died young in 1835. An Enclosure document from 1833 shows that he was the landlord then (documents are in the Suffolk Record Office)…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
