

grid reference TM 392 790
opened pre-1874
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- Tue-Sat: 1200-1430, 1730-2300
- Sun: 1200-1700
food times:
- Tue-Sat: 1200-1430, 1800-2030
- Sun: 1200-1430 (Carvery)
regular real ales
Adnams Southwold, Woodforde's Wherry
guest beers
2 changing guests
Local licensing authority for Halesworth is Waveney district
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated 01/10/2018
A friendly privately owned ex-Lacons free house and restaurant on the northern outskirts of the town, which has been under new ownership since July 2015. A popular carvery is served each Sunday lunch. On the walls can be found memorabilia of Zemke's Wolfpack (a US fighter pilot apparently based at RAF Halesworth during WWII).
In the December 1984 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the pub name relates to a tale of a lawyer, a parson and a doctor gathered around a dying man. The lawyer pleas for the man's money, the parson for his soul and the doctor for his body. Behind the scene is the devil armed with his trident (or pitch-fork) patiently waiting for the result or the debate as he intends to collect whatever the result (and probably find a use for the fork!) This story may be found depicted in a picture inside the pub. [It also appears today on the pub sign.]
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Evening meals
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate public bar
Real fire
Dog friendly
Family friendly
Bus stop nearby (see public transport tab for details)
Railway station about 0.8 mile away (see public transport tab for details)
live music
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
parking
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)