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Walberswick Bell Inn
Walberswick Bell Inn
The pub will reopen as soon as outdoors service is permitted.
Real Ale is sold here.
Ferry Rd, IP18 6TN
grid reference TM 499 747
The 600 year old Inn is situated in the heart of the settlement, near to the village green & just a stone's throw from the sea. Internally it has many seating areas & historic features. It can be very busy for food at weekends in summer. Smugglers' tunnels between the Bell & the beach have been uncovered, though apparently they have since collapsed. Walberswick can be accessed from Southwold via a footbridge.
There's a toilet for disabled customers.
Smugglers' tunnels between the Bell and the beach have been uncovered, though apparently they have since collapsed.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: large garden at rear
Beer served through handpumps
Dogs welcome: Well-behaved dogs
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
At the Halesworth Petty Sessions held in July 1885 a license was granted to Lydia Cleveland, executrix of William Cleveland, late of the bell, walberswick. Ipswich Journal, Aug 1885**
At the Halesworth Petty sessions held in November 1885, the license for the Bell, Walberswick, was transferred from Lydia Cleveland to Arthur Vessey. Ipswich Journal, Nov 1885**
A picture of past times is painted by a letter written by the landlady to the licensing authorities on 13th October 1955:
Dear Sir,I hereby give you notice that I wish to apply for a music license at Southwold court on Monday November 21st…
Landlords
Footnote
NOTE: A messuage equates to a dwelling-house and may include outbuildings, orchard, curtilage or court-yard and garden - this may have been an earlier structure to the current property.
(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)
