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Live Music Pubs in Suffolk

A tighter shortlist of pubs in Suffolk where live music is not an afterthought but the point of the search.

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The Woolpack
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The Woolpack

Ipswich££

The Woolpack is a traditional pub located on Tuddenham Rd in Ipswich, Suffolk, serving food and drinks in a welcoming atmosphere.

The Claydon Greyhound
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The Claydon Greyhound

Claydon££

The Claydon Greyhound is a traditional pub located on Ipswich Road in Claydon, Suffolk, serving food and drinks to the local community.

The Bildeston Crown
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The Bildeston Crown

Bildeston

Period features in a 15th-century former coaching inn with a bar, a restaurant & a terrace.

Swan Inn Alderton
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Swan Inn Alderton

Alderton

Swan Inn is a traditional village pub in Alderton, Suffolk, known for real ales and two vintage jukeboxes, a 1961 Wurlitzer and a 1964 Rock-ola.

Swan at Holbrook
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Swan at Holbrook

Holbrook££

Swan at Holbrook is a traditional pub located on The St in Holbrook, Suffolk, serving food and drinks to the local community.

Anchor at Walberswick
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Anchor at Walberswick

Walberswick££

Anchor at Walberswick is a pub on The Street serving food and drinks in Walberswick, Suffolk. Visit their website for menus, opening times and event information.

The Locks Inn Community Pub
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The Locks Inn Community Pub

Beccles

The Locks Inn is a community-owned riverside pub near Beccles, Suffolk, sitting at the tidal limit of the River Waveney.

The Sweffling White Horse traditional alehouse
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The Sweffling White Horse traditional alehouse

Sweffling

The Sweffling White Horse is a traditional alehouse in Sweffling, Suffolk, serving an ever-changing range of locally brewed real ales and ciders.

The White Hart
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The White Hart

Ipswich££

The White Hart, a traditional pub on Helmingham Rd in Ipswich, Suffolk, offering classic ales and hearty food in a welcoming atmosphere.

The Douglas Bader
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The Douglas Bader

Martlesham

The Douglas Bader is a dog-friendly pub in Martlesham, Suffolk, with WWII memorabilia, live sport screens, and a beer garden on The Square at Martlesham Heath.

Bell Inn
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Bell Inn

Middleton££

Bell Inn is a pub located on The St in Middleton, Suffolk, serving food and drinks to locals and visitors in the area.

The Crafty Fox Cafe Bar
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The Crafty Fox Cafe Bar

Ipswich

The Crafty Fox Cafe Bar, a casual dining pub in Ipswich, Suffolk, serves craft beers, cocktails, and food on Thoroughfare.

Halberd Inn
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Halberd Inn

Ipswich

Halberd Inn is a traditional pub located on Northgate Street in Ipswich, Suffolk, serving food and drinks to locals and visitors.

The Hare & Hounds
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The Hare & Hounds

Leavenheath

The Hare & Hounds is a traditional freehouse pub in Leavenheath, Suffolk, with real ales on hand pump and home-cooked food served through the week.

The Limeburners
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The Limeburners

Offton

The Limeburners is a traditional pub in Offton, Suffolk, with real ales, live music nights, and a family-friendly beer garden.

The Walnut
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The Walnut

Stowmarket

The Walnut is a pub located on Violet Hill Rd in Stowmarket, Suffolk, offering a welcoming atmosphere for locals and visitors alike.

The Duke of Marlborough
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The Duke of Marlborough

Somersham

The Duke of Marlborough is a community-owned pub in Somersham, Suffolk, trading from a timber-framed building that has welcomed visitors for nearly 500 years.

Engineers Arms Leiston
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Engineers Arms Leiston

Leiston

Engineers Arms is a Victorian split-level pub on Main Street in Leiston, Suffolk, sitting directly opposite the Long Shop Museum.

Kings Head Woodbridge
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Kings Head Woodbridge

Woodbridge

Kings Head Woodbridge is a traditional pub located on Market Hill in Woodbridge, Suffolk, serving food and drinks in the heart of town.

The Bell Inn, Rickinghall
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The Bell Inn, Rickinghall

Rickinghall££

The Bell Inn, Rickinghall — a traditional pub in Rickinghall, Suffolk, serving food and drinks on The St. Visit their website for menu details and opening times.

Mill Inn Aldeburgh pub/B+B
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Mill Inn Aldeburgh pub/B+B

Aldeburgh££

Mill Inn Aldeburgh offers traditional pub food and local ales in the heart of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Award-winning gastropub with on-site B+B accommodation.

The Royal Oak
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The Royal Oak

Stowmarket

The Royal Oak is a traditional pub on Ipswich Street in Stowmarket, Suffolk, serving real ales, classic food, and hosting community events.

The Gladstone Arms
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The Gladstone Arms

Stowmarket

The Gladstone Arms is a traditional pub in Stowmarket, Suffolk, located on Combs Ford. Serving food and drinks to the local community.

Royal George
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Royal George

Ipswich££

Royal George is a traditional pub on Colchester Rd in Ipswich, Suffolk, serving food and drinks in a welcoming atmosphere.

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