Occold Beaconsfield Arms
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-1800
food times
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1200-1430, 1800-2030
- Sun: 1200-1500
regular cask ales
- Earl Soham Victoria Bitter [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Nethergate Green and Pleasant Land
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Occold is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated May 11th, 2022.
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Occold Beaconsfield Arms
North West, 52.292,1.16105
Cask Ale is sold here.
Mill Rd, IP23 7PN
grid reference TM 156 706
Characterful multi-roomed pub with low ceilings & friendly atmosphere. Small outdoor drinking area to front and rear of pub.
The pub is known locally as the Beaky.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers: Being arranged
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Live music: Occasionally
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Smoking area
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available: Free
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Diss: 6.5 miles (10.5km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Black Horse 1.31 miles
Queen's Head 2.1 miles
White Horse 2.7 miles
Walnut Tree 2.9 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
Re-opened after closure as we went to press.
Beers: 9 real ales.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Re-opened June 2010 after 18 months closed.
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Originally only a beerhouse, the Beaconsfield Arms finally got a full license in February 1956, when the Bottles closed.
Landlords
Footnote
The first Earl of Beaconsfield (from 1876) was Benjamin Disraelin who was a British literary and social figure and also a Conservative MP and the UK's first and so far only Jewish born Prime Minister (in office from 1874-80).
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
