*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

Cyclists, runners, walkers, vintage and classic vehicle drivers and even horse-riders, can start to plan their route for Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride and Pedal and Drive day, which will be held on Saturday 12th September. Details of how to get involved are now in churches and on the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust website - https://shct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/
Flowton - if you are not participating could you spare an hour to sign in riders who visit Flowton church? Please write your name on the sheet in church. Thank you
Offton - please don’t forget this great family day out - or a day for quiet contemplation - participants, and volunteers to help on the day, are welcome at all our churches!
Somersham - if you are able to cycle, run or walk please contact or email dines18@btinternet.com for a sponsorship form. Proceeds are split 50/50 between the Trust and the Church.
Willisham - our Church will be one of the many churches open to receive visitors, so if you haven't already had a chance to look inside our gorgeous little church, you are more than welcome to pop in on the above date and take a look.
Our eight linked parishes are: Barking, Battisford, Bricett, Flowton, Offton, Ringshall, Somersham and Willisham.
Please click here for details of the participating churches - https://shct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SHCT-Church-List-2026.pdf

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.

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.