Thwaite Walnut Tree
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Fri: 1030-1530, 1730-2200
- Sat: 1030-1530, 1700-2200
- Sun: 1030-1630
food times
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Fri: 1030-1430, 1730-2030
- Sat: 1030-1430, 1730-2100
- Sun: 1030-1430
regular cask ales
- Greene King IPA [H]
- Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Thwaite is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Oct 19th, 2021.
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Thwaite Walnut Tree
formerly Buck's Head
West, 52.27084,1.10086
Cask Ale is sold here.
A140, IP23 7ED
grid reference TM 116 681
opened 18th century
An 18th century roadside inn, with parts dating back to the 16h century. Re-opened 1st March 2017. Formerly the Bucks Head, this reopened on 1 March 2017 as a 'veggie pub'. It has been freshened up inside but is still very much traditional pub ambience with real ales, and having a drink at the bar without eating is no problem. The vegetarian (& vegan) menu was transferred and adapted from the owners' previous place The Red Lion ('Veggie Red Lion') at Great Bricett near Wattisham (about 6m south of Stowmarket).
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Restaurant or separate dining area: Vegatarian (and vegan)
WiFi available: Free
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Diss: 7.8 miles (12.6km)
King's Head 1.60 miles
Black Horse 1.64 miles
White Horse 1.74 miles
Four Horseshoes 1.77 miles
Beaconsfield Arms 2.9 miles
Trowel & Hammer 3.1 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
C18th roadside inn. Meals available all day Sun.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; Greene King Abbot; Marston’s Pedigree; Whitbread Boddingtons BitterCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
A report in the Ipswich Journal, 10 April 10th 1736*** refers to a "Main of Cocks" at the Buck's Head in Mendlesham (we have assumed they actually meant Thwaite?)
To be lett, the Buck's Head at Thwaite…
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)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
