android appMelton Wilford Bridge
opening hours
- Mon-Fri: 1200-2100
- Sat-Sun: 0900-2100
Local licensing authority for Melton is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 7th, 2020.
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Melton Wilford Bridge
formerly Railway Tavern
South West, 52.10311,1.34262
Cask Ale is sold here.
Wilford Bridge Rd, IP12 2PA
grid reference TM 290 502
riverside bar / diner
owner/operator: Wellington / Deben Inns
A pub with a good reputation for food, close to the River Deben.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Melton: 352 yards (321m)
Coach & Horses 0.59 mile
Red Lion 1.09 miles
White Lion 1.23 miles
Old Mariner 1.23 miles
Hopsters / Burnt Mill Tap Room 1.28 miles
Olde Bell & Steelyard 1.31 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown (as the Railway Tavern) on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
Pleasant location close to the bank of the River Deben. Noted for its food.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; ScotCo Webster's Yorkshire Bitter.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
On June 1st 1859 the East Suffolk Railway Line was opened from Ipswich to Great Yarmouth, though the pub dates from before that time. According to the 1904 Woodbridge licensing records its license was issued in 1840 (this was a full license, so it may even have been trading earlier as a beerhouse). It must have had an earlier name and been renamed the Railway Tavern to take advantage of the new line.
The Railway Tavern, Melton, Nr Woodbridge to be sold by auction on 4th Apr 1887 with the effects of Mr H…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
