android appSaxmundham Bell
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2100
- Sun: 1200-1600
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2100
- Sun: 1200-1600
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Saxmundham is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Mar 28th, 2023.
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Saxmundham Bell
East, 52.2149,1.49229
Cask Ale is sold here.
31 High St, IP17 1AF
grid reference TM 386 631
hotel, opened roughly 1730s
A prominent Georgian 4 star hotel with a comfortable main lounge bar. The entire hotel was extensively renovated in 2022.
The inn dates back to at least 1783, when the Norfolk Chronicle reported a meeting there.
Bar is open to non residents.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.1 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Saxmundham: 176 yards (160m)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Queen's Head 0.03 mile
Poacher's Pocket 1.07 miles
Old Chequers 2.4 miles
White Horse 2.5 milesHistorical interest
The hotel is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
Prominent Georgian hotel with comfortable lounge at front and basic public bar at rear.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; guest beerCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The Bell is historically listed as a family & commercial hotel & Posting House & Excise Office.
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, February 24th 1733*** to the Bell-Inn, Saxmundham.
to be sold, the Bell Inn, being a new Brick building and well accustomed…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
