Woodbridge Crown
Real Ale
2 Thoroughfare, IP12 1AD
01394 384242
grid reference TM 272 489
opened 1540
owner Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels
hotel
(details under review)
listed building grade II
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Local licensing authority for Woodbridge is Suffolk Coastal
last updated 20/01/2015
Former 16th cent. coaching inn now tastefully furnished throughout (21 rooms). Separate restaurant and bar areas.
The building dates from the 17th century, with an 18th century façade.
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Evening meals
Traditional separate public bar
Traditional pub games available
Real coal or log fire
Children are welcome
Accommodation available
Railway station within about a mile (see public transport tab for details)
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Car park
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(extracts from a town pub booklet written by David Hague which also includes extracts from Booth's Almanac of 1899)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Note
The crown is a simple sign to show loyalty to the reigning monarch and apart from the commonwealth era (1648-60) has been a pub sign for over 600 years.