<span class="iconify i-mdi:television-classic text-primary" aria-hidden="true" style=""> Live Sports Pubs in Ipswich

Real Cider Available

A small, friendly Goth bar close to town centre with sawdust on the floor and quirky artefacts. Formerly a photographic studio. It's owned and operated by St Jude’s Brewery. There are up to 20 changing beers and 4 ciders served from a gravity stillage behind the servery. The pub also offers some imported lagers and a selection of bar snacks. There's a function room upstairs and occasional acoustic music sessions, plus TV for sports events. Regular quiz nights take place on Sunday evenings. There's a small outdoor area to the rear of the bar. Occasional themed parties include fancy-dress Halloween and pirate nights. Opening hours Mon-Wed: "from 1600" Thu-Sat: 1400-0030 Sun: 1400-2230

California Social Club

191-199 Foxhall Rd, Ipswich IP3 8LB

Cask Marque Accredited

A long-established social club, this has a reputation for good Real Ales, with four usually available at any one time. There's regular music in the rear function room, including monthly gigs from the Ipswich Jazz Club. CAMRA members may use the club but must show a current membership card.

Briarbank

70 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LB

Beer Festivals

This is a modern public bar above the Briarbank brewery. The entrance is to the rear, accessed from the yard. The bar comprises a nicely furnished single room with a mixture of raised seating, comfortable bench seating and chairs around several wooden tables. The counter incorporates some barrels into its design and offers a range of Briarbank's own beers (up to 8) on hand pump and keg plus some guest beers There's live music (usually Jazz) on the third Sunday of each month. A second bar is also occasionally used in a small marquee in the adjoining yard during fine weather. Two beer festivals are organised annually - one at Easter the other in late August. Card only payments I.e. no cash is taken at the bar.

Central Conservative Club

St Stephens Church Lane, Ipswich IP1 1DR

Sports TV

Friendy club in a town centre location. Separate snooker and games room. Pooular lunch menu. Always looking for new members to join and enjoy the facilities on offer. Often busy during daytime and on ITFC match days. Promotional membership recruitment offers. The dress code is defined as smart casual.

Silent Street Labour Club

35 Silent Street, Ipswich IP1 1TF

Smoking Area

Friendly CIU affiliated members club with separate gaming and drinking areas. Quiet snooker room and livelier pool room with sports tv. Membership at very affordable rates. Outside patio area. Central location in town.

Belstead Arms

Radcliffe Drive, Ipswich IP2 9QU

Traditional Pub Games

Karaoke

A large, comfortable 1960s estate pub.

Black Horse

29 Black Horse Ln, Ipswich IP1 2EF

Evening Meals

The pub offers gaming areas and various seating areas including an outside patio. There's often live music at weekends.

Case is Altered

341-343 Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich IP4 4EZ

Disabled Access

A large two bar pub.

Cock & Pye

13 Upper Brook St, Ipswich IP4 1EG

CAMRA Discount

A town centre pub with a nice façade but a heavily altered interior. It's a popular venue for live sport on TV and music at weekends. This is one of Ipswich's most ancient pubs; one of only 24 to appear on a town assessment of 1689. It seems that it was formerly far more extensive than the current building. The pub has a toilet for disabled customers.

Dove Street Inn

76 St Helen's St, Ipswich IP4 2LA

Real Cider Available

Accommodation

This popular multi-roomed pub has a tiny front bar, a large, a low ceilinged back room with oak beams & a lively but friendly main bar. A conservatory area was opened at the end of April 2009. The pub also offers covered seating in a large outdoor heated area to rear. A wide range of beers is always available on both hand-pump and on gravity. Beer range varies with regular local Milds, seasonal ales and unusual beers for the local area, including dark Porters, Stouts. Matured Adnams Tally Ho is sometimes featured together with many bitters, ciders & some imported beers. Three popular beer festivals are held each year. Food varies from hot & cold snacks to pies, curries, stews & vegetarian options. There are summer barbecues. Various buses pass the pub including 2, 5, 15 or 66 (from the town centre or railway station you may need to alight on nearby Woodbridge road). The Dove Street Brewery started brewing during July 2011. The pub now has a large selection of bottled beers from around the world and a wide range of gins. There's a toilet accessible to disabled customers. LAST ADMISSIONS 10.45.

Gardener's Arms

77 Fore Hamlet, Ipswich IP3 8AB

Evening Meals

A sports bar with many large screens around the single room. Pool table. Regular live music. The pub is owned by same company which also owns Isaac's and the Briarbank brewery and tap.

Greyhound

9 Henley Road, Ipswich IP1 3SE

A popular two bar Adnams pub with a small patio and a car-park to the rear of the site. Just a short walk from the town centre and close to the town museum and Christchurch park. High quality, freshly prepared food is available. The cosy but basic front bar is quieter than the large, comfortable long side lounge bar. There is an outside drinking area for the summer. Sunday cooked breakfasts also available from 10-11.30am.

Inkerman

297 Norwich Road, Ipswich IP1 4BX

Real Fire

A brightly lit bar offering occasional live music, karaoke, pool, darts and Sport TV. Food on ITFC match days includes burgers, pizza or fish & chips. Plus Sunday roasts. Barn is available for band practice, meetings etc

Distilled Republik

10 Tacket St, Ipswich IP4 1AY

Sports TV

Close to Railway Station

Late night bar of long standing. Originally called L'apres, it changed name to Zing in 2006. It was again renamed "The Wine Bar" mid-2012, after a short period of closure. The name changed again to "TWB" late-2015. The Distilled Republik name dates from about 2018 or 2019.

Man on the Moon

86 Palmcroft Road, Ipswich IP1 6RD

Cask Marque Accredited

A popular estate pub with a large single bar and restaurant area. Food is from the Hungry Horse menu. Christmas club, occasional live music and various traditional pub games including pool and darts. Sport TV. The pub's name marks the fact that it opened just a couple of months before the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

Margaret Catchpole

Cliff Lane, Ipswich IP3 0PQ

Named after a famous local adventuress, chronicler and criminal, this large three bar pub stands close to Holywells Park. The main bar is large room with music, TV and games (including pool) whilst there is a quieter lounge and another curved room to the rear which may now only be used occasionally. The building also retains many original features and is listed on CAMRA's National Inventory of classic pub interiors and is a grade II* listed building.

Halberd

15 Northgate St, Ipswich IP1 3BY

A single, split level single bar with an interesting collection of bric-a-brack. A large outside patio is partly covered and sometimes used for live music. Inside, the pub is dominated by TV screens showing sport. It can be busy at weekends.

Plough

2 Dog's Head St, Ipswich IP4 1AD

There is a large split level main bar, with a separate restaurant, patio and other seating areas. The Plough is popular with football supporters on match days. Sky sports TV is shown and there is occasional live music.

Red Lion

284 Bramford Rd, Ipswich IP1 4AY

Real Fire

A large, single bar pub with many seating and socialising areas. Darts are played and there are two pool tables. There's sports TV and regular discos and karaoke every Sunday. There's also live music twice monthly.

Royal George

Colchester Rd, Ipswich IP4 4SR

A large and busy restaurant and bar.

Station Hotel

Burrell Rd, Ipswich IP2 8AJ

Accommodation

A large hotel bar located opposite to the main railway station and backing onto the River Gipping. Retaining a comfortable public bar and function room. Now much improved and renovated. it was taken over by Eddie Roberts, who previously ran Uncle Tom's Cabin (since closed). Beers are by Greene King; it's understood that the "house" beers are re-badged GK ales.

Suffolk Punch

429 Norwich Rd, Ipswich IP1 5DN

A large Grade 2 listed building close to the railway bridge over the Norwich road. It is a single large bar with an L shaped servery.

Waterlily

100 St Helen's Street, Ipswich IP4 2LB

Real Fire

A small pub with a number of televisions around it. Real Ale is sometimes available, but it seems hit & miss.

Yates

Trafalgar House, Tower Street, Ipswich IP1 3BE

Real Cider Available