android appLowestoft Blues Bar
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 0900-2400
- Sun: 1000-2400
Local licensing authority for Lowestoft is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jul 26th, 2021.
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Lowestoft Blues Bar
formerly Windsor Castle, Blues & Bloater
South East, 52.47015,1.74558
Cask Ale is understood not to be sold here.
6 Mill Rd, NR33 0PW
grid reference TM 544 923
music bar
A busy music-oriented street corner pub in the southern part of town. The walls are adorned with a variety of objects that include guitars and other musical instruments. Real ale is not always available.
Facilities
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Live music
Real fire
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Lowestoft: 704 yards (643m)
Spring Tide 0.12 mile
Sir Toby's Beers 0.19 mile
Royal Oak 0.19 mile
Notley's 0.19 mile
Harbour Inn 0.21 mile
Plough & Sail 0.24 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Scott's
[Blues & Bloater]
Formerly the ghastly, fizzy Windsor Castle. Now a much improved "bare boards" alehouse run by Scott's, and serving their excellent ales. A nice touch are the large barrels filled with free monkey nuts.
Beers: Scott's Golden Best Bitter, Blues & Bloater, EPA, William French, Strong Mild; guest beer.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
John Foreman, landlord of the Windsor Castle beer house, was fined £1 for keeping his house open illegally on Sunday morning, the 26th June 1870. Ipswich Journal, July 1870**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
