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Naughton Wheelhouse
Naughton Wheelhouse
formerly Wheeler's Inn, Wheel inn
North West, 52.10322,0.9543
Cask Ale is sold here.
Whatfield Rd, IP7 7BS
grid reference TM 024 491
Traditional pub, opened 17th/18th century?
Please mind your head upon entering this delightful, friendly but small rural, thatched pub with very low beams in the main bar. In fact the traditionally tiled floor is actually now much lower (by about a foot) than it once was & is now below ground-level. A more spacious public bar can be noisier & also leads to a games room with pool table & darts. There is always an interesting selection of ever changing ales available & a garden to the rear of the pub offers a nice place to relax on sunny days. The bus stop is on the main road between Offton and Bildeston.
It has been suggested that this pub dates back to the 12th century, however the Listed Buildings Register says it probably dates from the 17th or 18th century.
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
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available: pool and darts
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: Pubmaster
[Wheeler's Arms]
Thatched and very low ceilings - you have been warned! Parts of this character pub may date from the C12th, making it one of the oldest in the county. Good mild outlet. Sun. lunch roasts are available given 24 hours notice. No meals Sun., Mon. or Tues. eve.
Beers: Whitbread Flowers IPA, Original; guest beers (Pubmaster list).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Formerly called the Wheelers Arms…
Landlords
Footnote
Historic picture (1910) in gallery shows a tree stump which has now disappeared as as the large wooden shed. To left end of the building a small, pitched roofed lean-to shed can be seen which was still there in 1975 but has been demolished since - picture supplied by Nancy Gibbon (landlady)
(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)
