android appWalsham le Willows Six Bells
opening hours
- Mon-Fri: 1130-1430, 1730-2300
- Sat: 1130-1430, 1830-2300
- Sun: 1200-1400, 1900-2230
regular real ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Greene King IPA [H]
- Old Chimneys --seasonal-- [H]
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Walsham le Willows is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated May 30th, 2023.
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Walsham le Willows Six Bells
South West, 52.30246,0.93106
Real Ale is sold here.
Summer Road, IP31 3AH
grid reference TL 999 711
opened 16th century
owner/operator: Hawthorn Leisure
Former wool merchant's house at the very centre of this pretty village. A substantial, thatched 16th century building that features heavily carved timbers in the bar. The six rooms & two bars offer a great variety. The use of open stud-work allows some rooms to be light & airy, while huge fireplaces & dark timbers create a cosy atmosphere. Pub games played. No Food.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Dogs welcome
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Elmswell: 5.4 miles (8.7km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Blue Boar 0.04 mile
White Horse 1.38 miles
Cock 2.4 miles
Bull 4.0 miles
Bell 4.1 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
At the Ixworth Petty Sessions held on the 10th May 1875, an extension of time in Whitsun week was granted to Joseph Balls of the Six Bells, Walsham.Ipswich Journal, May 1875**
Joseph CARPENTER of the Boar Inn & Jacob CASH of the Six Bells Inn, Walsham Le Willows were both granted extensions for the Foresters Fete 2nd July, till 12 o'clock.Bury & Norfolk Post & Suffolk Herald, June 19th 1883**
The pub is listed in Church Street (or High Street) in 1891.
It's also listed as an old established commercial inn & posting house (with good stabling) in 1900 & 1912.
In the November/December 1981 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that Gordon & Pat were now at the Six Bells (from Cumbria) which was their first pub.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
