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Suffolk CAMRA places the move to Queensway Inns in late August 2026. The restaurant therefore had a different local handover story from Beefeater’s national September farewell. Suffolk CAMRA ↗
Local record
History of this pub
Long before it was the Oyster Reach, this was the Ostrich Inn on Bourne Hill at Wherstead, a timber-framed inn of the 16th and 17th centuries that has been Grade II listed since 1955. Suffolk CAMRA records landlords here from 1750 and says the land was once part of the Manor of Bourne Hall, bought in 1609 by Sir Edward Coke; the Ostrich name probably came from the Coke family crest rather than from local oyster beds. The old inn was later developed by Whitbread as a Beefeater alongside a Travel Inn, now the Premier Inn, and CAMRA reports that it reopened under Queensway Inns in late August 2026.
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Opening hours and facilities
Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.
Restaurant and bar hours
- Mon-Sat 11.30am - 10pm
- Sun 12pm - 9pm
Breakfast service
- Mon-Fri 6:30am - 10:30am
- Sat-Sun 7am - 11am
Facilities recorded
- Outdoor dining
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