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Somerleyton Duke's Head
Somerleyton Duke's Head
Real Ale is sold here.
Slugs Ln, NR32 5QR
grid reference TM 478 971
This pub overlooks the marshes & River Waveney. Convenient for river users, railway travellers & ramblers. The comfortable lounge & dining area leads though to the garden room restaurant which has a good reputation & uses local produce (booking advised). An open fireplace separates the lounge & public bar. A converted barn in the attractive grounds is used for regular musical events featuring local artistes & occasional beer festivals. Guest beers are sourced from local micros.
Facilities
Beer festivals: occasional
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Cask Marque accredited
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Function room available to hire: in refurbished barn
Live music: occasional
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.8 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
A report in the Ipswich Journal** on 21 Jul in 1860 states that :
Benjamin Horn, since absconded, was charged by Mr John ROLL, of the Duke's Head Inn, Somerleyton, with the use of profane language. Fined £2 10s or 6 weeks imprisonment.Ipswich Journal, July 21st 1860**
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 Bob Mitchell)
