Southwold Blyth
last updated Jan 5th, 2026.
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Southwold Blyth
also traded as Pier Avenue, Station Hotel, Avenue Hotel
West, 52.33066,1.67531
Closed: 21st century
12/10/25: new owners seeking change of use to accommodation
opened 1901
Station Rd, IP18 6AY
grid reference TM 505 766
It's shown (as the Station Hotel) on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Closed in 2025, with the owners seeking change of use to residential.
Gallery
Crown 0.32 mile
Sole Bay Inn 0.34 mile
Swan 0.35 mile
Lord Nelson 0.43 mile
Red Lion 0.43 mile
Boardwalk 0.43 mileHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Adnams
[Pier Avenue Hotel]
Quiet, comfortable hotel on the edge of Southwold. Lounge has a Sherlock Holmes theme, whilst the restaurant is known as “Watson’s’.
Beers: Adnams Bitter, Mild or Broadside (summer)CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Landlords
1901: Louis J Plainbock ((Licensed Victualler, Station Hotel, Head/Single/34y/born Marylebone, London))
1901: + Catherine Plainbock ((Housekeeper, Station Hotel, Mother/Widow/67y/born Marylebone, London))
1901: + Lily H Plainbock ((Housekeeper, Station Hotel, Sister/Single/33/born Marylebone, London))
1910: Miss Hatton (Owner at the time was Adnam's.)
1911: Sarah Hatton ((Hotel Keeper, Station Hotel, Head/Single/55y/born Todenham, Gloucestershire))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
