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Rampant Horse, Needham Market

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Cask Ale
Opens at Noon
Operator: Independent
Coddenham Road, Needham Market, IP6 8AU (View on Google Map)
(01449) 722044
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The Rampant Horse is a historic (Grade II Listed) building close to Needham Market station, which is poplular with both beer drinkers and diners.

Three cask ales are usually available (including a house beer brewed by Mauldons). Guest beers are generally from smaller independent brewers in this region.

The pub is well regarded for its varied food offering (including daily specials and Sunday roasts), and aims to use good quality locally sourced ingredients where possible.

Opening hours and food service times may vary, especially for special events, and visitors may wish to confirm these with the pub.

Externally, there is large yard/beer garden with seating and which is also used for regular live music. The pub also has a small car park.

Regular events are held, details of which can be found on the pub's Facebook page.

Historic Interest

The Rampant Horse is timber framed building with an old beamed bar which has been a pub (on & off) since 1544. Before the railway station was built all the land between the pub & river was known as "camping land" - this was the pitch for the popular ball game Campball - a precursor to football dating back to at least 17th cent. Campball was described as a "friendly kind of fight" - a bloody & murderous practice with no restrictions on numbers of players & few rules. It generally degenerated into a brawl. Today local football is still played on part of the former camping land.

It was purchased in February 2012 by Calvors Brewery of Coddenham Green. The pub was sold to new owners in Oct 2020.

Information for this venue is provided by the Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Chequers; Cross House; Kings Arms; Ram; White Horse; Fleece
Local Authority
Mid Suffolk District
Last updated
Last surveyed
14/06/2026
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
DAB ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Pub ID
SUF/745
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 5:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Mauldons - Moletrap Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Mauldons - Moletrap Bitter
Mauldons - Moletrap Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted 4 times
Mauldons - Moletrap Bitter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Mauldons - Moletrap Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Rampant Horse, Needham Market.

ABV 3.8%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Mauldons - Three Lions TasteMatch Prediction

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Mauldons - Three Lions
Mauldons - Three Lions Premium Bitter • 4.4% Spotted once
Mauldons - Three Lions
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Mauldons - Three Lions

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Rampant Horse, Needham Market.

ABV 4.4%
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Please see the pub's Facebook page for details
Garden Garden
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
These vary - further details can be found on the pub's Facebook page
Games Games
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Real Fire Real Fire
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (58m)
Needham Market
Ordnance Survey Reference
TM090548

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