*Smaller portion sizes, but just as yummy* - we offer a Seniors’ Set Menu every Friday from 12pm to 2:30pm, featuring 2 courses - including options such as beer-battered fish, gammon, sausage & mash, soup and desserts such as apple crumble and jam sponge.
The Duke of Marlborough is a 15th century community-owned village pub near Ipswich, in the pretty village of Somersham. Managed by husband and wife, Claire and Matt, who invite you to enjoy their warm welcome and the friendly atmosphere created by the wonderful team of staff and volunteers!
You can contact them by phone on 01473 831283 or email. You can also book a table online or walk-ins are welcome.
The Duke’s kitchen produces great value, hearty meals featuring many British pub classics - always see our SPECIALS BOARD for new dishes and Duke Favourites!! - and enjoy our wide range of drinks – in a building that has been welcoming people for nearly 500 years!
HAPPY HOURS - enjoy a range of selected drinks at a reduced price! - every week on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday: 5 – 6pm

Remembrance Sunday Service, Somersham - 10.45am on 8th November, at St. Mary’s Church - with parking at the Village Hall - everyone is most welcome to join us in remembering those who have lost their lives in conflicts.
Remembrance Sunday at our linked parishes - 8th November 2026
::   9.00am - Battisford - Holy Communion
:: 10.45am - Barking Tye  - Remembrance Service
:: 10.45am - Offton - Remembrance Service
:: 10.45am - Ringshall at Gate 3 - Remembrance Service
:: 10.45am - Somersham - Remembrance Service
:: 11.00am - Flowton - Act of Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November (the Sunday nearest to the 11th November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War One in 1918). For 2026, this is will be Sunday 8th November. 

Sunday Roasts
Beef  |  Lamb  |  Herbed Chicken breast  |  Cajun Spiced Sweet Potato Roulade (VE)  |
All of our roasts are served with seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese (gf), roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. (Gluten free Yorkshire pudding available upon request).
Sample Sunday Menu
Breaded whole-tail scampi (gfa)  |  Cajun Spiced Chicken Breast (gf)  |  Coconut Penang Curry (VE)  |  Creamy Macaroni Cheese (V)  |  Cumberland sausage & mash  |  Homemade 7oz Beef Burger  |  Vegetable Lasagne  |  Quorn Buttermilk burger (VE)  |
Booking your table is strongly recommended - please book your table at:
www.thedukeofmarlborough.com/book-a-table 
HAPPY HOURS
Enjoy a range of selected drinks at a reduced price! - every week on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday: 5 – 6pm.

Bookable now for 19 NOVEMBER to 20 DECEMBER 2026
:: 2 COURSES FOR £30
:: 3 COURSES FOR £36
(EXTRA DATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LARGE-GROUP BOOKINGS, please contact us)
£ 1 0  D E P O S I T  required per-person, pre-ordering is obligatory, thank you 
** If you have an allergy or intolerance, please contact us or speak to a team member before you order food or drink **
R E Q U E S T  Y O U R  B O O K I N G  F O R M - please email enquiries@thedukeofmarlborough.com
Our FESTIVE MENU options include:
STARTERS (further options available)
:: CAMEMBERT & CRANBERRY BITES with DRESSED LEAVES & CRANBERRY DIPPING SAUCE
:: CHICKEN LIVER PÂTÉ with TOASTED BREAD, SPICED APPLE CHUTNEY & DRESSED LEAVES (GFA)
:: PAPRIKA-SPICED PRAWN COCKTAIL - PRAWNS, LETTUCE AND MARIE ROSE SAUCE SERVED with WARM CRUSTY BREAD & BUTTER (GFA)
MAIN COURSES
:: TRADITIONAL ROAST TURKEY - with SEASONAL VEGETABLES, GARLIC FRIED SAVOY CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ROAST POTATOES, SAGE & ONION STUFFING, PIG IN BLANKET (GFA)
(add on @ £1.50 EACH - CAULIFLOWER CHEESE, YORKSHIRE PUDDING, EXTRA PIG IN BLANKET)
:: FESTIVE BUTTERNUT SQUASH ROAST - BUTTERNUT SQUASH, ONIONS, KALE & APRICOT with BROWN RICE, MARMALADE and a GLUTEN-FREE CRUMB, served with ROAST POTATOES, SEASONAL VEGETABLES & VEGAN GRAVY (VE & GF)
Further options for Festive Mains …ULTIMATE FESTIVE BURGER….. and FESTIVE FISH CAKES
DESSERTS
:: TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUDDING
:: SPICED APPLE, CRANBERRY & BISCOFF CRUMBLE
:: BLACK FOREST GATEAUX
:: CHRISTMAS BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING
:: CHEESEBOARD
Full menu details on our website, thank you - 01473 831283
https://thedukeofmarlborough.com/food-and-drink/
** YOUR BOOKING INCLUDES FESTIVE TABLE DECORATIONS AND CHRISTMAS CRACKERS **
** An annual highlight of the Somersham Festive Season!! **

Our small, welcoming café is open 10:00am-3:30pm Monday to Friday, and 10:00am-12:30pm Saturdays - (CLOSED on Sundays). TAKE-AWAY and OWN-MUG also available - we now also sell our own freshly-made filled-rolls and sandwiches, rapidly becoming a great favourite with our customers!!
** Meet Up Mondays – 2pm, every Monday (except Bank Holidays) - ALL WELCOME! **
Please stop by for a chat or drop in to warm-up (or cool down…..don’t forget, we have air-conditioning and heating…depending on the time of year, and whether you’re looking for a cool or warm spacel!) after a walk around the village and along our beautiful local footpaths!
If you’re working from home, stretch your legs and pick up something nice for your lunch from our well-stocked shelves, chillers and freezers.
Or maybe your dog needs a walk….but you need a hot (or cold!!) drink!
We also have picnic tables on the playing field next to our Shop; including accessible tables providing comfortable and convenient seating for individuals using wheelchairs, and which can also make life easier for parents. We also have an accessible toilet and a changing mat.

A Suffolk County Council (SCC) By-Election in the Bosmere Division is due to take place on Thursday 12 November 2026 - including Somersham.
Poll cards are being issued as poll letters for this election.
You may notice that the document you receive looks different from previous elections. Instead of the traditional poll card, you will receive a poll card letter, which contains the same important information you need to vote.
Parishes in the Bosmere Electoral Division
:: Badley
:: Battisford
:: Ringshall
:: Coddenham
:: Needham Market
:: Baylham
:: Barking
:: Darmsden
:: Offton
:: Great Bricett
:: Ringshall
:: Somersham
:: Nettlestead
:: Willisham
Please click here for further information:
https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/w/suffolk-county-council-elections-may-2026
(Despite the title for the link, this is the correct page for information regarding the By-election on 12th November 2026. Mid Suffolk District Council is responsible for local and national Elections in this area. By-Election due to the resignation of Cllr Gary Keogh (Reform) who was elected at the Suffolk County Council Election on 7th May 2026.)
Thank you.

Bus routes 111 and 111A serve Somersham, and the buses now have USB charging points for each passenger seat; so you can charge your mobile, tablet etc as your travel. Click here for the bus timetable - at SuffolkOnBoard, Suffolk County Council’s passenger transport and sustainable travel information service - including free travel pass information, SEND travel training, live bus & rail news, school travel, roadworks updates and much more.
Our village bus is operated by Mulleys Motorways (01359 230234) and sponsored by Suffolk County Council.
VILLAGE BUS STOPS: Main Road at the Duke of Marlborough, the bus shelter next to the playing field, and the lay-by opposite the turning to the Community Shop.
:: Discover your transport options and ways to travel:  https://www.suffolkonboard.com/ways-to-travel/
:: Suffolk bus and train network map:
https://www.suffolkonboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Suffolk-Network-Map.pdf
:: Rail network route map for East Anglia:
https://www.suffolkonboard.com/ways-to-travel/train/maps/

A shop for Somersham and the surrounding villages, largely run by volunteers, please call us on 07424 955931. Our shop supplies daily essentials as well as useful ingredients, and quality goods from Suffolk and East Anglian food producers - many of whom are local, regional or national award-winners. Some producers deliver direct to us, so we all get to know each other!
Our shop is also a social & information hub, and is welcoming for volunteers and customers alike.
If you wish to order items, or simply want to pop to our shop when the products you’re after are available: please see below. Orders can be one-off or regular.
Somersham & District Community Shop - telephone: 07424 955931
ORDERS
Monday: eggs
Tuesday: bread and meat
Wednesday: milk, fruit & veg
Thursday: bread, and Shire Foods East Anglia (wholefoods etc)
Friday: bread
Saturday: Bookers (fortnightly, wholesale general stock)
Sunday: pies, milk, fruit & veg, and tomatoes - and cheese etc. (fortnightly)
DELIVERIES
Monday:
EARLY - Bread (Palmers), Milk and Fruit & Veg
12:30pm - Tomatoes (Suffolk Fresh)
Tuesday:
EARLY - Eggs (Gate Farm, Flowton)
11am - Bookers (wholesale general stock) - fortnightly
1:15pm - Pies: with meat, vegetable and sweet choices - plus sausage rolls, pork pies, quiches etc (Country Pies)
Wednesday:
EARLY - Bread (Palmers)
12:30pm - Cheese, Ham and Smoked Fish (Hamish Johnston Cheesemonger, Lane Farm Country Foods of Suffolk, and Pinney's of Orford) - fortnightly
Thursday:
EARLY - Milk and Fruit & Veg
AFTERNOON - Meat (beef, chicken, liver, pork and more) Bacon, Sausages - plus frozen Lasagne and frozen Cottage Pie (Oak House Farm, Sproughton)
Friday:
EARLY - Bread (Palmers)
AFTERNOON - Shire Foods East Anglia (wholefoods etc.) - fortnightly

It’s £1.00 per month to enter the Somersham Tennis Club Lottery, with 50% of the proceeds as prize money, and 50% towards the upkeep of the tennis courts. 
The courts are free for all to use for tennis, no booking is required. If you’d like to make a donation, please use the QR code on the court gate.
Our community Lottery keeps the courts available to local people.
We welcome new Lottery players | each player also helps to support Junior Tennis, lessons for children and teenagers aged up to 16 - where local youngsters learn to play, and are taught new skills to help improve their game.
Junior Tennis coaching re-started on 13th April, on Monday evenings - thank you!
5pm - age group 4-8 years | 5:45pm - age group 8+
Limited places left - £3 per child per session each Monday, starting after Easter, weather depending.
:: The Somersham Tennis Club Lottery is licensed with Mid Suffolk District Council.
:: Somersham Tennis Club was established in 2007.

Happy Hours at the Duke of Marlborough - every week!
Wednesday 5 – 6pm
Thursday 5 – 6pm
Friday 5 – 6pm
Sunday 5 – 6pm
We serve award-winning traditional ales and craft beers:Victoria Bitter (Earl Soham) and Woodforde’s Wherry amber ale.
Enjoy our rotating selection of seasonal brews.
We offer keg beers, lagers, ciders - wines, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, low & no-alcohol, and cordials.
Plus standard and premium lagers and ciders, including Aspall Cyder and Hawkstone premium lager and cider.
We have recently included Pintle pale ale from Burnt Mill Brewery, Suffolk - known for hazy, unfiltered styles with strong hop profiles.
And now keep Norfolk Rum, produced entirely in England.
We also offer Adnams Broadside, a strong ale brewed with East Anglian Malt.
During our HAPPY HOURS, selected drinks are available at a reduced price.