Southwold Harbour Inn
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1100-2100
- Fri-Sat: 1100-2300
- Sun: 1100-2100
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-2100
regular cask ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
source: Local
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Southwold is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 7th, 2020.
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Southwold Harbour Inn
formerly Harbour of Refuge, Ship, Fishing Buss
South West, 52.32135,1.66189
Cask Ale is sold here.
Black Shore, IP18 6TA
grid reference TM 496 755
bar / diner
owner/operator: Adnams
This riverside pub is about a mile south of the town centre. Its location means that flooding can be an issue in winter months. A mark on the wall shows the level reached by flood waters in 1953. The split level interior is often dominated by diners during busy periods & a separate restaurant extension has helped to make the venue even more popular during weekends. Nearby, a foot ferry & footbridge provide access to Walberswick.
A large caravan and camp site located nearby is popular during the summer months.
The present building is thought to date from 1840, when the pub was rebuilt.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: terrace in front and rear + large garden
Dogs welcome: Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the bars
Evening meals
Family friendly
Function room available to hire
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Brampton: 8.9 miles (14.3km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Bell Inn 0.52 mile
Anchor 0.56 mile
Sail Loft 0.64 mile
Red Lion 0.80 mile
Crown 0.80 mile
Swan 0.81 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Adnams
Riverside pub; a twenty minute walk from the town. A mark on the outside wall shows the level reached by the flood o 1953. Interior is split level, with the bar to the rear. Famous for the fish and chip shop attached to the pub. Meals weekends only during winter. Good beer.
Beers: Adnams Bitter, Old, BroadsideCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The pub is listed as the Fishing Buss at Blackshore Quay between 1823 and 1874. It's also listed as the Harbour of Refuge in Black Lane between 1891 and 1900.
The late Jock Peasant ran this pub in the 1950s, with his wife, Bobbie…
Landlords
Footnote
A buss was a type of sea-going fishing vessel, typically used by Dutch herring fishermen in the 15th to early 19th centuries.
A Half-and-Halfer, was a type of fishing boat where the proceeds were shared between owner & crew.
(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)
(**** Reference to pub seen in Southwold Diary of James Maggs (1818-1876) published by Suffolk Records Society in 2007)
