Woolpack, Ipswich

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Woolpack. (Pub). Published on 24-08-2014

This friendly bar has the feel of a country pub, despite only being a short walk from the town centre. Adjacent to one of the entrances of Christchurch park, it comprises a tiny snug at front, flanked by a large lounge and a small public bar. A larger room at the back leads to a small car-park. It usually offers up to 6 well-kept Real Ales on hand pump and attracts a highly varied clientèle. The patio drinking area at the front is also often popular (weather permitting).

The pub offers an interesting and varied selection of good quality home-cooked food - including several fish options (they now serve food all seven days a week including breakfast, lunch and dinner). So indoors they offer a traditional pub menu including their very popular Sunday roast - all home made - whilst outside they have a take home pizza menu from their new "pop-up" Zia Marita's traditional Neapolita Pizzeria which is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Historic Interest

Although the frontage only dates from the 18th century, the Woolpack is one of Ipswich's most ancient inns; one of only 24 listed in a town assessment of 1689 & built in a century or more earlier. It is one of the earliest brick-built pubs in the town. Legend suggests the existence of ancient smugglers' tunnels from the pub to the waterfront. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/576

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

Previous Names: Wool Pack
Local Authority: Ipswich District (B)
Last updated: 29/06/2023
Last surveyed: 08/03/2023
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Pub ID: SUF/576
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

Splendid four roomed pub with an 18th century brick front to an earlier building. The tiny snug at the front could originally have been an off-sales; it has a counter at least 50 years old and tongue and groove panelling with a bare bench attached, but the bar back shelves are modern. The lounge on the left (originally the 'Public Parlour') has a fine brick fireplace, painted wainscoting and a counter from (probably) the 1970s. A passage leads to two small rooms on the right, the first one of which was brought into use in more recent times and has since been more than doubled in size. The counter in the attractively simple front room is a period-style replacement.

General information about historic pub interiors

Splendid four roomed pub with a 18th century brick front to an earlier building. It includes a tiny snug at the front which could have originally been an off-sales. It measures some 10ft by 3ft and has a counter at least 50 years old with a panelled front - the panel furthest to the right was put in at the same time as the alterations to the counter in the right-hand room. It also has old tongue and groove panelling with a bare bench attached, but the bar back shelves are modern. The lounge on the left (originally the 'Public Parlour') has a fine brick fireplace, painted wainscoting and the counter could be 40 years old. A passage leads to two small rooms on the right, the first one of which was brought into use in more recent times and has since been more than doubled in size. The counter in the attractively simple front room is a period-style replacement.

General information about historic pub interiors

Monday

10:00am - 11:00pm

Tuesday

10:00am - 11:00pm

Wednesday

10:00am - 11:00pm

Thursday

10:00am - 11:00pm

Friday

11:00am - Midnight

Saturday

10:00am - 11:00pm

Sunday

10:00am - 10:30pm

Monday