Stowmarket Pickerel
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1730-2300
- Fri: 1530-0100
- Sat: 1700-0100
- Sun: 1800-2300
regular cask ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
- Greene King IPA [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Stowmarket is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jan 9th, 2022.
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Stowmarket Pickerel
South East, 52.19038,0.9984
Cask Ale is sold here.
65 Stowupland St, IP14 1EQ
grid reference TM 050 589
opened before 1565
owner/operator: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
This timbered pub has two bars and a separate restaurant. There's a small riverside garden. The pub hosts live music on Friday and Saturday evenings [see Facebook].
Historically listed as being located in Stowupland.
The building dates from the early 18th century.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Live music
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.1 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Stowmarket: 176 yards (160m)
Royal William 0.07 mile
Little Wellington 0.11 mile
Stag 0.15 mile
Queen's Head 0.18 mile
Fred's Bar & Vinyl 0.23 mile
Royal Oak 0.26 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Timbered C16th pub with two bars and a separate restaurant. Small riverside garden area.
Beers: Tolly Bitter; Whitbread Flowers IPA; guest beer (Pubmaster list)CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The Pickerel is listed historically in Stowupland but is now in Stowmarket since the boundary changed.
Thursday se'nnight died, Mr Thomas Thing, of the Pickerel Inn, Stowmarket.Ipswich Journal, July 1800**
An advert in the The Bury and Norwich Post on Tuesday March 13th 1866*** lists this pub as part of the sale of Stonham Brewery together with 26 other premises.…
Landlords
(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)
(*** historical details supplied by Neil Langridge)
