android appStowmarket Queen's Head
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1100-2330
- Sun: 1200-2230
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1400
regular real ales
- Greene King IPA [H]
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Stowmarket is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 7th, 2020.
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Stowmarket Queen's Head
formerly Capones
Real Ale is sold here.
2 Station Rd, IP14 1EF
grid reference TM 048 586
opened about 1850
A busy town centre pub with a late license and a young clientèle.
There is a restaurant (open 12-2) and outdoor seating. There's occasional Live Music.
Customers have said that they are offered a choice of mug or glass without asking.
The pub was called Capone's between 2000 & 2005.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Live music
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Restaurant or separate dining area
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Stowmarket: 352 yards (321m)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Stag 0.10 mile
Oak 0.15 mile
Mill Bar & Grill 0.15 mile
Royal William 0.15 mile
Pickerel 0.18 mile
Walnut 0.21 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
To be Lett, the Queen's Head Inn in Stowmarket, being a large commodious and well accustom'd House. Enquire of Mr Martin Webster of Stowmarket aforesaid.Ipswich Journal, November 3rd 1733***
Thomas Flood, Taylor and Salesman, has now taken over the Queen's Head in Stowmarket.Ipswich Journal, November 22nd 1766***
The pub is also listed as being in Stowupland Street (Before the arrival of the railway).
Died on the 21st Elizabeth Westron, aged 27, the fourth daughter of William and Elizabeth Game of the Queen's Head.Ipswich Journal, November 1880**
A report in the Bury & Norfolk Post & Suffolk Herald, February 3rd 1885** makes reference to Mr THURSTON providing the annual tradesmen's Dinner at the Queen's Head, Stowmarket.…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(detailed information from Neil Langridge - and also Brian Southgate - see their book "Stowmarket, Combs and Stowupland Pubs" published by Polstead Press in 2009)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
