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Stowmarket Royal William
Stowmarket Royal William
South West, 52.19054,0.99685
Cask Ale is sold here.
53 Union St East, IP14 1HP
grid reference TM 049 589
opened about 1837
A rare example of a back-street pub that is a former beer house and has only had a full license since 1962.
Tucked away, but located quite close to the nearby railway station with its magnificent early Victorian façade.
All beer is served on gravity from a small temperature controlled room behind the bar. Up to twelve beers are available, see slates hanging over bar. Also up to ten ciders are available during the summer months (ask for more details).
Hot and cold snacks are always available. The pub has two darts teams and a cribbage team.
Friendly locals and good conversation are the order of the day. Treasure it, there are few left like it.
Facilities
- Accessible to disabled customers
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area
- Beer served direct from the barrel by gravity
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Cider (real draught, not keg) available: summer only
- Dogs welcome
- Evening meals: Snacks, pork pies etc
- Family friendly
- Lunchtime meals (not just snacks): Snacks, pork pies etc
- Pub sells beer from local brewers
- Separate bar
- Sport TV
- Traditional pub games available
- WiFi available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
Owner/operator: Greene King
The premises only had a full license granted in 1966, having previously held only an ale licence. In truth not much else about this tiny back street hostelry has changed during intervening years: facilities comprise of darts, cards, shove ha’penny and wonderfully kept beer fetched from the cellar room. A GBG stalwart.
Beers: Greene King XX Mild, [PA, Seasonal Ale, AbbotCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Owner/operator: Greene KingThe premises only had a full license granted in 1966, having previously held only an ale licence. In truth not much else
Beers: about this tiny back street hostelry has changed during intervening years: facilities comprise of darts, cards, shove ha’penny and wonderfully kept beer fetched from the cellar room…
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)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)