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Long Melford Swan
Long Melford Swan
South East, 52.07972,0.719
Cask Ale is sold here.
Hall St, CO10 9JQ
grid reference TL 864 458
bar / diner, opened 1760
owner/operator: Greene King
Popular two roomed pub which offers good food. Large beer garden. Recently undergone a stylish & contemporary refurbishment. Passionate about fresh ingredients & source produce locally wherever possible. Also have a rear courtyard dining area beautiful lawns, check out our website for pictures & up to date menu's.
Watch out for "Kentwellians" during the Tudor recreations at Kentwell Hall who can often be found in the back bar on summer evenings.
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
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 3.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Popular local with keen darts team. Value for money food in the rear lounge/diner.
Beers: Greene King IPA, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Once a brew-pub; and former posting house.
Built about 1760 when a report in the Ipswich Journal states :
October 11th 1760:To be sold at Long Melford, Suffolk---The Swan Inn, a convenient good accustomed house, the greater part newly built…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(****report reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
