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Anchor, Walberswick

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Situated in an idyllic coastal village, this bar and hotel caters for holidaymakers and locals alike. It has two cosy alcove areas heated by a fire on both sides with a side room for families and a spacious restaurant serving local produce plus a large garden. The pub is accessible from Southwold via footbridge or ferry. As well as Adnams ales, an extensive range of global bottled beers and craft ales are stocked. Accommodation is available in the main building or in garden chalets.

Historic Interest

Blue Anchor from 1830 - 1865. The licensing record shows the license being transferred to the new premises on April 14th 1927. The original building was dismantled & moved down the road, where it was rebuilt as "Anchor Lea". A paperback book published in 1969, called "Inns of the Suffolk Coast" by Leonard P Thompson contains the following extract: “In the 1870s, when the inn was called the Blue Anchor, the host was Isaac Crisp. He was an obliging man, for sometimes he allowed gipsies to hire one of his rooms for a merry evening of singing, dancing & drinking. In the 1880s John Veasey was at the Blue Anchor (see Arthur Veasey at the Bell) & William Cleveland ran the Bell. Mr Ernest Winyard, who with his wife has the Tuckshop at Walberswick, & whose family ran the Anchor from 1924 until 1959, was there when the old Anchor was pulled down & the new building erected behind it, & opened at Easter, 1929. But the old building lives on. It was taken down & re-erected, timber by timber & with craftsman's care, & it stands today (1969) close by the Tuckshop, & it is called Anchor Lea. The old stables however, built of large pebbles & flints, all laid in courses, remain alongside the hotel. Mr Winyard recalls that the cellar of the old pub was 6 steps below ground level & from the cellar floor, 2 more steps dropped to a small space in front of a bricked up doorway (which contained) a passageway to the beach. (In 1969) the manager, Mr John Price (his wife is Pauline - known as Paul) swapped a bottle of rum with a fisherman, Mr "Dinks" Cooper, for the anchor standing on the forecourt, on the site of the original pub. This had been brought up in the fishing nets. The Anchor inn is one of a trio owned (1969) by Sole Bay Hotels (the other 2 being the Swan & Crown in Southwold)”. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/pub/983

Information for this venue is provided by the North East Suffolk Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Blue Anchor
Local Authority
East Suffolk District
Last updated
09/05/2024
Last surveyed
08/05/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Adnams
Pub ID
WAV/983
Asset of Community Value
Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter Session Bitter • 3.7% Spotted 3 times
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.7%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago
Adnams - Ghost Ship
Adnams - Ghost Ship Premium Pale Ale • 4.5% Spotted once
Adnams - Ghost Ship
Adnams - Ghost Ship

Premium Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted once
Changing

occasional beer

Changing beers typically include: Adnams

Source: Local


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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
on outdoor terraces
Accommodation Accommodation
Camping Camping
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
LocAle LocAle
Beer Festival Beer Festival
occasionally
Quiet Quiet
Transport
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