Halberd, Ipswich

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Opens Thu at 11:00am

15 Northgate St, Ipswich, IP1 3BY (View on Google Map)

(01473) 809077

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(External, Key). Published on 18-01-2020

P J McGinty, Ipswich. (Pub). Published on 09-10-2014

A single, split level single bar with an interesting collection of bric-a-brac. A large outside patio is partly covered and sometimes used for live music. There is also a separate function room that is occasionally used for live music. Inside, the pub is dominated by TV screens showing sport.

It can be busy at weekends (when the pub is likely to stay open for longer than the hours stated in this Guide (or on the Pub's website and/or Facebook page)).

Misleading Dispense

This venue has been flagged by CAMRA volunteers as using a misleading dispense method to serve beer.

This is a 'Fresh Ale' - a keg beer served through a cask handpump. Find out more here Handpump Hijack.

If in doubt, we recommend that you Ask if it's Cask before making a purchase.

Historic Interest

The Halberd was listed in the 1844 White's Directory with carriers operating from the inn to Aldeburgh, Ashfield, Earl Soham, Framlingham, Grundisburgh, Needham Market, Saxmundham. A report in the Ipswich Journal** on Mar-23 in 1861 when Samuel Webb was landlord states that he was witness in a case of theft of a watch. The current building is believed to date from 1923, but stands on site of an earlier building. Called the Halberd before 1998. The building is thought to date from the 17th century, though it was re-fronted in the 19th; it's said that the cellar contains a bricked-up entrance to a maze of tunnels. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found here

Information for this venue is provided by the Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names: Paddy McGinty's; PJ McGinty
Local Authority: Ipswich District (B)
Last updated: 16/04/2026
Last surveyed: 03/01/2026
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: unknown
Pub ID: SUF/528
Asset of Community Value

Monday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Tuesday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Wednesday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Thursday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Friday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Saturday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Sunday

Noon - 10:00pm

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