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Brandon Five Bells
Local licensing authority for Brandon is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jun 4th, 2020.
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Brandon Five Bells
Currently closed - may reopen?
Market Hill, IP27 0AA
grid reference TL 784 864
owner/operator: The Five Bells Public House (Brandon) Ltd
Flint faced exterior. It has lots of fish tanks and bubble columns with fake fish in. Lots of alcopop style fonts on bar. Video screens on every wall..
The pub occupies a prominent position on the market square.
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Flintknappers 0.03 mile
Ram 0.34 mile
Great Eastern Hotel 0.44 mile
Elveden Inn 4.6 miles
Plough 4.9 milesHistorical interest
Historically listed as a commercial hotel.
Mr Edward GREENE is auctioning this public-house, he having determined to have no tied custom: The Five Bells, Brandon, occupied by Mr Robert SNARE.Ipswich Journal, May 25th 1855**
Reopened on Sunday 18 May 2014 after two years being vacant. It has a house ale, and a promises a weekly guest ale too.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1872 BSE Record Office details & Slater's Royal National and Commercial Directory 1850 from Ken Griffin)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
