Lowestoft Carousel
last updated Jan 11th, 2026.
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Lowestoft Carousel
also traded as Wheatsheaf, Spread Eagle
West, 52.47927,1.7556
Closed: 21st century
09/01/26 - licence revoked
108 High St, NR32 1XW
grid reference TM 551 934
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from 1884 (larger map).
Street corner Grade II listed local on the High Street reopened under a previous name on 16/12/2023.
License withdrawn in January 2025 after police found the premises to be involved in the supply of drugs, noise and non-compliance with license conditions.
Gallery
Welcome 0.03 mile
Rudy's Cafe Bar & Grill 0.04 mile
Volunteer 0.07 mile
Triangle Tavern 0.10 mile
Old Blue Anchor 0.14 mile
Slounge 0.15 mileHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Whitbread
[Wheatsheaf]
A window depicting the rising sun faces eastwards towards the sea. Mainly a young person's pub. No food Sun eve.
Beers: Tolly Original; Whitbread Boddington's Bitter.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
This was probably called the Fisheries Hotel until at least 1892.
In 1912 & 1922 it was listed as the Spread Eagle hotel. The 1910 Lowestoft rate book lists it as the Spread Eagle, owned by Youngman & Preston.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
