android appWalberswick Bell Inn
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2300
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1430, 1800-2030
regular cask ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
source: Local
Adnams seasonal
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Walberswick is East Suffolk
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Feb 15th, 2021.
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Walberswick Bell Inn
North West, 52.3142,1.66552
Cask Ale is sold here.
Ferry Rd, IP18 6TN
grid reference TM 499 747
bar / diner, opened 14th century
owner/operator: Adnams
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
Darsham: 7.5 miles (12.1km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Anchor 0.15 mile
Harbour Inn 0.52 mile
Sail Loft 0.60 mile
Red Lion 0.96 mile
Swan 1.02 miles
Crown 1.02 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Adnams
C14th pub of tremendous character, beloved of fishermen and tourists alike. Inside the worn flagstone floors, wooden settles and tables and exposed brickwork impart a serenity matched only by the outlook onto the estuary of the Blyth. A recent change of tenancy now sees the pub in the hands of a respected local publican, who will surely add to the already impressive list of GBG entries. Excellent meals.
Beers: Adnams Bitter, Old, Extra, Broadside, Seasonal AleCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
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**
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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)
