Pakefield Tramway Hotel
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: 1200-2200
- Wed-Sat: 1100-2200
- Sun: 1200-2200
food times
- Mon-Wed: closed
- Thu-Sun: 1200-1430
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: National
up to two
Pakefield is part of the Lowestoft parish.
Local licensing authority for Pakefield is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 23rd, 2024.
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Pakefield Tramway Hotel
North West, 52.45385,1.73098
Cask Ale is sold here.
1 London Rd South, NR33 7AA
grid reference TM 535 905
restaurant & bar, opened Victorian
owner/operator: Stonegate
Renovated in early 2026, this family run business has two separate bars with a steep step between them. Coffee is available all day. The pub and hotel takes its name from a tram terminal that once stood opposite.
Saved from conversion to yet another Tesco store in 2016 after a major public outcry.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers: Main entrance has a small step then through another door to the main bar. The second bar and toilets are accessed via a steep step down, but this bar has a separate entrance which has 1 step and a door. No accessible toilet.
Accommodation available: 3 rooms
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Family friendly
Live music
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Special events
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.6 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Lowestoft: 1.6 miles (2.6km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Oddfellows 0.20 mile
Carlton 0.22 mile
Trowel & Hammer 0.23 mile
Ship Inn 0.24 mile
Jolly Sailors 0.36 mileHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Whitbread
Prominent pub, taking its name from the tram terminal which used to stand opposite. Eve meals Fri. & Sat. only. B&B.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; Whitbread Boddington's Bitter.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The Crown & Anchor may have been an earlier name for the Tramway.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
