Thelnetham White Horse
opening hours
- Mon: 1200-1700
- Tue: 1200-2200
- Wed: closed
- Thu: 1700-2200
- Fri-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2000
food times
- Mon-Sun: closed
regular cask ales
- Earl Soham --varies-- [G]
guest beers
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Thelnetham is West Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Dec 22nd, 2023.
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Thelnetham White Horse
South, 52.3655,0.95797
Cask Ale is sold here.
Hopton Road, IP22 1JN
grid reference TM 014 782
opened 17th century
Characterful 1800s built pub, in a remote location near the windmill at Thelnetham, the pub is operated by iFarm and was re-opened after obtaining a £300,000 grant from the governments Community Ownership Fund topped up by generous donations from the local community. Volunteers run the pub and it has four hand pumps dispensing cask beers from local and national breweries and occasionally one from the owners Bartram Brewery.
Plans include a new kitchen (food not currently served), installing a small brewery and providing accommodation as the pub is near local fens and there are many good walks in the locality.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Cider (real draught, not keg) available: In summer generally
Dogs welcome
Evening meals: See Facebook for details
Family friendly
Live music: open mic nights, local folk musicians
Newspapers available
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Smoking area
Special events
WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Diss: 8 miles (12.9km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Vine 1.39 miles
Cross Keys 1.86 miles
Bell 2.5 miles
Greyhound 2.5 miles
Royal George 3.0 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
Popular C17th freehouse with extensive menu. Good range of beer but beware keg Scrumpy Jack on fake hand-pump; drink the Kingfisher instead!
Beers: Adnams Bitter; Old; Greene King IPA; Old Chimneys Great Raft; Ruddles CountyCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed in High Street.
The pub reopened late December 2012 after having been closed for a couple of years.
In the January 1981 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the White Horse was reopened in July 1979 after a closure of 5 years, by a new landlord, Malcolm. This free house was previously owned by Lacons and later Whitbread.
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)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
