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Wenham Magna Queen's Head (Wenham Queen)
opening hours
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Sat: 1200-1400, 1800-2300
- Sun: 1200-1500
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
Local licensing authority for Wenham Magna is Babergh
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 7th, 2020.
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Wenham Magna Queen's Head (Wenham Queen)
The pub has reopened.
Real Ale is sold here.
Capel St Mary Rd, CO7 6PU
grid reference TM 072 386
bar / diner, opened victorian
A remotely located Victorian cottage-style pub with a large separate restaurant. Home made curries created to authentic recipes have been a house speciality for many years, with over 30 styles on menu. Other cuisine is also available; the ploughman's lunch is well-thought of. In recent years, the pub has been stocking a selection of bottled Belgian beers.
There is a small enclosed garden to rear. There is a toilet accessible to disabled customers.
Dogs are welcome, but only on the forecourt.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Manningtree: 6.7 miles (10.8km)
White Horse 1.61 miles
Carrier's Arms 2.0 miles
Hare & Hounds 2.0 miles
Marquis 2.4 miles
Case is Altered 2.4 miles
Red Lion 2.5 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
A report in the Ipswich Journal** on 02 Oct in 1883 states that :
Robert DEATH, Queen's Head, Great Wenham, was sued for £8 for selling a stolen pony but this was later settled by the Dealer, Mr Sexton of Hadleigh.Ipswich Journal, October 2nd 1883**
The pub was reported in Last Orders in January 1981 as a Tolly Cobbold tied house selling mild, Bitter & Original.
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)
