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Punch Bowl, Battisford

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Operator: Local community
Straight Rd, Battisford Tye, Battisford, IP14 2LQ (View on Google Map)
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A timber framed pub with quarry-tiled floors throughout. There's a small "L" shaped public bar and a separate restaurant.

The bar features a wood-burner and a real fire.

There are regular themed food nights andegular music nights including Jazz on the first Sunday of every month and unplugged acoustic sessions every third Tuesday of the month.

Quiz nights are held on the second Tuesday of the month.

There's a beer festival in August.

There are plans plans to add a shop and other facilities.

The pub is at the far-western edge of the village, almost in Little Finborough. It was historically listed as being in Upper town, i.e. Combs. and is technically in that parish, as the boundary between Combs & Battisford runs through the car park in front of the pub. IT IS ADVISABLE TO BOOK FOR FOOD IN ADVANCE.

The pub is run by a community-interest company on behalf of the village.

Historic Interest

The pub's name shows it to have been a haunt of Whigs during the 17th century, as punch was their preferred drink. Their rival Tories preferred old-fashioned wines. After long & protracted negotiations by a group of determined village folks, a lease was signed for the pub to re-open as the Battisford Punch Bowl Community Inn. Said to be Suffolk's first Community Inn, much refurbishment work was done, with the pub finally re-opening late June 2011. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/1079

Information for this venue is provided by the Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Mid Suffolk District
Last updated
07/07/2023
Last surveyed
04/03/2020
Pub ID
SUF/1079
Asset of Community Value
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Opening
Food
Monday
Closed
No Service
Tuesday
Closed
No Service
Wednesday
Closed
No Service
Thursday
6:00pm - 10:00pm
No Service
Friday
3:00pm - 10:30pm
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:30pm
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 6:00pm
Noon - 5:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Darts
Real Fire Real Fire
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Community Pub Community Pub
Transport
Close to bus routes
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