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Stutton Gardeners Arms
Stutton Gardeners Arms
North, 51.96807,1.11412
Real Ale is sold here.
Manningtree Rd, IP9 2TG
grid reference TM 140 345
opened victorian
A cosy two bar pub set on the edge of this small village, very close to the river Stour and just 6km from the historic Flatford Mill. An interesting collection of bric-a-brac adorns the walls including musical instruments, various framed posters and a huge set of bellows from a former nearby blacksmith's shop.
An interesting and varied menu is available, with most food prepared on the premises. Crib played in the pub. Well behaved children are welcome in the pub and there is a large patio garden area to the rear of the building.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Smoking area
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 3.8 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Originally a beerhouse; the Gardener's Arms got its full license on April 22nd 1960.
Policeman Balls visited Frederick Balls beer house in Stutton at 4pm on a Sunday and found two men drinking one was from Stutton but the other was a stranger. The landlord said he had kept the house for 13 years, and he did not know what he was doing wrong by drawing beer for a stranger. The charge was dismissed upon payment of the expenses, 8s 6d. Ipswich Journal, Aug 1860**
In 1937 the pub was listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
