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Trimley St Mary Mariners Free House
Trimley St Mary Mariners Free House
formerly Mariners Inn, New Inn, Three Mariners
Mariners Takeaway to resume Friday 8th January. Please preorder 5 days in advance as we are creating freshly cooked themed takeaways which will not go ahead if we haven’t the support.
See the pub's website for menus and further details.
Real Ale is sold here.
193 High Rd, IP11 0TN
grid reference TM 276 369
The pub was damaged by fire during the afternoon of September 25th. It had to close temporarily, but will reopen on Friday October 9th.
The building dates from the late 18th century. The pub was originally a wooden hut on another site (possibly Gaymer's Lane). The name was changed from the New Inn to remember Thomas Cavendish, who was born in Trimley St Martin and was the first man to command a ship that deliberately circumnavigated the world (previous circumnavigators had done so accidentally). It was apparently renamed to celebrate his return to Trimley from his circumnavigation.
It was renamed from the Three Mariners to the Mariners Free House in September 2015, when it passed into new ownership.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly: Until 20:00
Live music: Contact pub or see website for details
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available: Pub quizes. Contact pub for details.
WiFi available: Free
Railway station about 0.7 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
A reference apears in the Ipswich Journal, September 7th 1728*** to Hunter? Cooper at the Three Mariners in Trimly
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Three Mariners' full license was issued in 1853. Prior to that it was probably just a beerhouse.
Apparently the current building isn't the original one; it's thought that it used to stand "on the High Road near Station Road". The license probably moved after the original building was burned down.
Up until the Second World War, the pub's sign was a lifebelt hanging from a jacket.
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 Bob Mitchell)
