This characterful thatched pub has two main drinking rooms & various outside seating areas. Unusually the pub does not face the road junction but instead overlooks a small access road & a large garden. Parts of the pub date from the mid-16th century, possibly earlier.
The Swan re-opened 10 Sep 2022 after seven years derelict. It has been renovated by the new owners and looks to have a bright future.
Historic Interest
A report in the Ipswich Journal** in July 1880 states that : Mr G Pattle applied for an extension of time for the Swan on the occasion of the Horse & Colt Show & Ploughing match, the application was granted. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/1047
A thatched mainly 19th century pub with some parts dating back to the 16th century band which now consists of two quarry tiled bars. The left hand bar with a '1' on the inside of the door was originally two separate rooms. To the left is an imposing brick fireplace and dado panelling attached to the front wall. The bar counter on the right side of the room looks at least 40 years old and some bare benches are attached to dado panelling. The right hand bar has another old brick fireplace and a counter at least 40 years old. Adnams Bitter is sold from casks on individual wooden spillages on castors behind the bar, where some of the shelving looks old. Outside gents'. It is popular with local owners of horses and carts, particularly on Sunday afternoons in summer. A dining room opened recently in the half timbered room on the far left with another large brick fireplace.
A thatched mainly 19th century pub with some parts dating back to the 16th century band which now consists of two quarry tiled bars. The left hand bar with a '1' on the inside of the door was originally two separate rooms. To the left is an imposing brick fireplace and dado panelling attached to the front wall. The bar counter on the right side of the room looks at least 40 years old and some bare benches are attached to dado panelling. The right hand bar has another old brick fireplace and a counter at least 40 years old. Adnams Bitter is sold from casks on individual wooden spillages on castors behind the bar, where some of the shelving looks old. Outside gents'. It is popular with local owners of horses and carts, particularly on Sunday afternoons in summer. A dining room opened recently in the half timbered room on the far left with another large brick fireplace.
Swan, Worlingworth