The Lord Nelson
42 East Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6EJ
About
Known to everyone in Southwold as the Nellie, and the pub that describes itself, without much argument from anyone, as the drinking pub in town. It sits on East Street on the short walk between the High Street and the cliff top, which is why it fills. The pub is explicit that it does not take table bookings: you grab a table or a bar stool when one comes free, and the same goes for the courtyard garden and the benches out front, which are the most fought-over seats in Southwold on a warm evening. Adnams beers, wines and spirits, families and dogs welcome, and pizza rather than a full menu, on days and times listed on the pub's own food and drink page.
Photos
Features
First time in an Irish pub?
Rounds, trad sessions, last orders, and a few small things worth knowing before you order.
Read our pub-culture primer →More Pub Restaurants
The Crown
Georgian Adnams pub on the High Street, seasonal menu, less formal than The Swan.
Sole Bay Inn
The Adnams brewery tap on East Green, directly under the lighthouse, with the widest cask range in town.
The Harbour Inn
Fisherman's pub on the water at Blackshore, first come first served, local seafood on the daily board.