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Dolphin, Felixstowe

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A traditional bar with accommodation, located close to the former Felixstowe Beach railway station which once offered easy access to the ferry terminus for foot passengers. The Dolphin is Suffolk's most southerly pub.

Historic Interest

The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Station Hotel's license was issued in 1878. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable. Beach Station Road was formerly called Station Road. The original Station Hotel building was slightly closer to the railway line than the current building. A paperback book published in 1969, called "Inns of the Suffolk Coast" by Leonard P Thompson** contains the following extract: This modern (1959) public house stands opposite the Beach Station, on a site formerly occupied by the Station Hotel. This was the first of Felixstowe's 3 railway stations to be opened - by Colonel Tomline, in 1877, when it stood at the end of a single line. The Station Hotel was opened by 1883, when it was known as the Station Family & Commercial Hotel & Refreshment Rooms, run by David Moore. When the new pub was built, it too, was called the Station Hotel, & a few years ago (from 1969), its owners, Ind Coope, decided to give it a new name, associated to the Sea. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/277

Information for this venue is provided by the Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Station Hotel
Local Authority
East Suffolk District
Last updated
06/12/2024
Last surveyed
02/03/2020
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Heineken UK
Pub ID
SUF/277
Asset of Community Value
Wednesday
7:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
7:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
7:00am - Midnight
Saturday
8:00am - Midnight
Sunday
8:00am - 10:00pm
Monday
7:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
7:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
7:00am - 9:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
7:00am - 9:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
7:00am - 9:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 10:00am & Noon - 4:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
8:00am - 10:00am & Noon - 4:00pm
Monday
7:00am - 9:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
7:00am - 9:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Accommodation Accommodation
Games Games
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Restaurant Restaurant
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Features
Transport
Close to bus routes
75, 76. 77, 172, 173, 174
Closest station (1930m)
Felixstowe
Ordnance Survey Reference

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