android appSouthwold Crown
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1100-2300
- Sun: 1200-2230
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-1500, 1800-2100
- Sun: 1200-2000
regular cask ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
source: Local
Occasional Adnams seasonal
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Southwold is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Dec 6th, 2021.
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Southwold Crown
formerly New Swan, Nag's Head, New White Swan?
South West, 52.32659,1.67868
Cask Ale is sold here.
High St, IP18 6DP
grid reference TM 507 762
hotel
owner/operator: Adnams
This hotel is situated in Southwold High St, but is still close to the seafront. It has 14 bedrooms and a restaurant and bar that is mainly used for dining whilst a small friendly, public bar is located to the rear.
The building dates from about 1740.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome: in back bar only
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Brampton: 8.2 miles (13.2km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Swan 0.04 mile
Sole Bay Inn 0.11 mile
Red Lion 0.11 mile
Lord Nelson 0.12 mile
Blyth 0.32 mile
Boardwalk 0.40 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Adnams
Impressively grand main street hotel. Mainly residential and dining trade but the tiny, interesting back bar, (access via the rear courtyard), is reserved for the discerning drinker.
Beers: Adnams Bitter, Old, seasonal ale, BroadsideCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
To be sold by auction, by Mr Cana, at the New Swan Inn, Southwold, Lot 1., the freehold New Swan Inn, a substantially brick built house, in excellent repair, possessing every convenience for carrying on extensive trade, and is subject to trifling outgoings…
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.
(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 book information from Bob Mitchell)
