The Highwayman

The Highwayman is a traditional British public house and restaurant located in Creeting St Mary, near Ipswich in Suffolk, England. It operates from a Grade II listed 17th-century timber-framed building that has been sympathetically extended over time. The business is family-run: David and Olga Parry took over the running of the restaurant in October 2004 and continue to operate it, with Olga Parry serving as chef. The pub combines a main restaurant and gallery dining areas with a bar, offering a traditional and relaxed atmosphere beneath the building's exposed oak frame. The kitchen focuses on honest, home-cooked food with an emphasis on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients prepared fresh. The menu includes a main menu, a Sunday menu, a dessert menu and a bar menu, with Sunday roast lunches — such as roast rib of beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables — highlighted as a particular tradition. The pub also caters to dietary requirements on request. Alongside food, it serves a selection of well-kept real ales. Opening hours are concentrated around lunchtimes and evenings from Wednesday to Sunday, with the pub closed on Mondays and Tuesdays according to its published schedule. Beyond dining, The Highwayman operates a private basement studio available for hire seven days a week. The mirrored space is suited to yoga, Pilates, dance and fitness classes as well as rehearsals and community events, and includes changing facilities, accessible toilets, broadband and parking. The wider venue also offers a main hall, administrative facilities and car parking, and can be enquired about for private hire. As a small independent hospitality business, The Highwayman is privately owned rather than part of a pub chain or listed company. Its identity is closely tied to its historic building and its role as a local dining destination in mid Suffolk, welcoming both local customers and visitors to the area.

The Highwayman occupies a Grade II listed 17th-century timber-framed building in Creeting St Mary, Mid Suffolk, England. The building has been sympathetically extended over the centuries, and its exposed oak frame remains a defining feature of the interior, particularly in the main restaurant and gallery dining areas. The modern chapter of the business began in October 2004, when David and Olga Parry took over the running of The Highwayman restaurant in Ipswich. Under their ownership the pub has operated as a family-run establishment, with Olga Parry serving as chef and the couple extending a friendly family welcome to guests. The kitchen has built its reputation on honest home-cooked food, locally sourced and seasonal ingredients, and a well-kept selection of real ales. Sunday lunch, featuring traditional roasts, has become a signature tradition for the venue. In addition to its dining rooms and bar, The Highwayman has developed additional facilities. A private basement studio has been made available for hire seven days a week, catering to yoga, Pilates, dance and fitness classes as well as rehearsals and community events, with mirrored walls, changing areas, accessible toilets, broadband and parking. The wider venue also offers a main hall, administrative facilities and car parking for private hire. The pub's published opening hours are concentrated from Wednesday to Sunday, with lunch and evening service on Wednesday through Saturday and a Sunday lunchtime service. The business remains privately owned and independent, rooted in its historic Suffolk setting and serving as a local dining destination.

• 2004

  David and Olga Parry take over the running of The Highwayman restaurant in Ipswich in October.

A family-run, historic Grade II listed country pub and restaurant offering honest home-cooked food, real ales and a relaxed traditional atmosphere in mid Suffolk.

• Main menu

  Seasonal home-cooked dishes using locally sourced ingredients.

• Sunday menu

  Traditional Sunday roasts such as roast rib of beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

• Dessert menu

  A selection of desserts.

• Bar menu

  Bar food alongside well-kept real ales.

• Studio hire

  Private mirrored basement studio for classes, rehearsals and community events, available seven days a week.

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