android appSnape Crown
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1200-1500, 1800-2300
- Sun: 1200-2230
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1430, 1800-2100
regular real ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
source: Regional
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Snape is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Dec 6th, 2021.
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Snape Crown
North, 52.16877,1.49956
Real Ale is sold here.
Bridge Rd, IP17 1SL
grid reference TM 394 580
bar / diner, opened 15th century
owner/operator: Adnams
This 15th century timber framed pub is well known for its cuisine. The bar contains some fine high backed settles. There are two bedrooms (b&b). It's situated just a mile from the famous Maltings which is a popular local concert venue.
Most of the meat on the menu is reared on-site and a lot of the vegetables are grown by the landlady on her allotment.
Steak nights once a month and folk nights last Thursday each month. Darts & cards available.
At the time of writing (March 2020) a change of management is expected shortly.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available
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
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available: Free
Railway station about 3.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Saxmundham: 3.5 miles (5.6km)
Golden Key 0.05 mile
Plough & Sail 0.34 mile
Old Chequers 1.75 miles
Ship 1.82 miles
Green Man 2.9 miles
Butcher's Arms 3.1 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
A reference to the Crown appears in the Ipswich Journal, June 26th and July 3rd 1725***.
A reference to Robert Goss at the Crown in Snape appears in the Ipswich Journal, July 13th to 20th 1728***.
To be lett and enter'd upon at Michaelmas next, the Crown Inn, Snape Street, being a large, well accustom'd House with two good Stables, Backhouse, Dairy, two good Cellars, and a Piece of good Land adjoining thereto…
Landlords
Footnote
The crown is a simple sign to show loyalty to the reigning monarch and apart from the commonwealth era (1648-60) has been a pub sign for over 600 years.
Dunningworth Hall is just before Snape Bridge on the B1069 coming from Tunstall
(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)
