Sole Bay Inn

The Sole Bay Inn, commonly called The Sole Bay, is a pub in Southwold, a coastal town in Suffolk, England. It sits in the corner of East Green, directly overlooking the Adnams Brewery and Distillery, and is tucked beneath the town's iconic Southwold Lighthouse. It is a short walk from both the beach and the high street. The pub is the Adnams Brewery Tap for Southwold, meaning it is the brewery's flagship on-site drinking venue. It showcases an array of Adnams cask beers alongside a broader selection of kegged and bottled beers. Its kitchen serves a seaside-inspired menu featuring local seafood, pub classics and sandwiches, with a daily specials board that highlights seasonal, seafood-led dishes based on local availability. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome. As a brewery tap, the Sole Bay functions both as a local pub and as a destination for visitors touring the Adnams Brewery & Distillery, the lighthouse and the surrounding coast. The pub's own website promotes Adnams experiences such as brewery and distillery tours, lighthouse tours, gin-making sessions, and stays at other Adnams pubs and hotels, positioning the Sole Bay within a wider Adnams hospitality portfolio in Southwold. Ownership and operation fall under Adnams, the historic Southwold brewer and distiller. The pub is therefore a subsidiary hospitality venue rather than an independent business. Its identity is closely tied to Adnams' beer range and to Southwold's seaside tourism economy.

The Sole Bay Inn is a pub in Southwold, in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England. It is located in the corner of East Green, overlooking the Adnams Brewery and Distillery and sitting directly beneath the Southwold Lighthouse. Its name references Sole Bay, the stretch of sea off Southwold associated with the 1672 Battle of Solebay. The pub operates as the Adnams Brewery Tap for Southwold. In this role it functions as the on-site showcase for Adnams' beer range, offering an array of cask beers plus a wider selection of kegged and bottled beers. Adnams is a long-established Southwold brewer and distiller, and the Sole Bay is one of the pubs within its hospitality estate. Beyond beer, the pub has developed a food offer built around its coastal location. Its menu is seaside-inspired, with local seafood, pub classics and sandwiches, and a daily specials board that changes according to seasonal and locally available produce, particularly seafood. The pub welcomes children and well-behaved dogs. As part of the Adnams group, the Sole Bay is promoted alongside other Adnams attractions and experiences in Southwold, including the Adnams Brewery & Distillery, lighthouse tours, gin-making experiences, and stays at other Adnams pubs and hotels. This links the pub to the wider tourism economy of Southwold, where visitors come for the beach, the high street, the lighthouse and the Adnams brewery.

Adnams' brewery tap pub in Southwold, combining a showcase of Adnams beers with seaside-inspired pub dining in a heritage coastal setting.

• Adnams cask beers

  An array of cask beers showcased at the brewery tap.

• Kegged and bottled beers

  A wider selection of kegged and bottled beers beyond the cask range.

• Seaside-inspired menu

  Local seafood, pub classics and sandwiches.

• Daily specials board

  Seasonal favourites, largely seafood, based on local availability.

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