Staying up the road in Belton at 'The Wild Duck' holiday park, the family Blake made an im-prompt blog visit to the Wherry Inn, at Geldeston. Geldeston you say ? It's a very picturesque village situated on the Suffolk / Norfolk border, with the pub falling on the side of Norfolk. Beccles I would say is the largest town if you decide to ever go and find this place.The Wherry Inn is a beautiful looking pub. set back on a blind corner, so on arrival you are faced with the left hand side which boasts the car park, garden, main entrance and restaurant.
A stroll round the corner and you see the other side which shows the reverse entrance and an incorporated bus stop ! Genius ! A pub with it's own bus stop.
It was about 3pm so we were able to make use of the garden in the late autumn sunshine. Although a little fresh, it was lovely to be outside allowing Flo some space to charge about, which she did. There was a young couple outside with us who were the owners of a black Labrador puppy, which again kept Flo very busy and amused.
Inside the pub I was greeted by a very bubbly and smiley landlady who served me up a pint of Broadside. Bitter was also available along with a variety of guest beers. There was plenty of room in the main bar for eating and there was also a totally separate restaurant which you needed you pre-book to eat in. I had a little peek in there and it looked very nice and clean. 
The pub has a lot of history to it and although unable to find too much on the Internet to help me out, inside the main door I found a wall mounted 'captains log' which tells you everything you need to know. Plus it saves me a lot of typing !
We headed off back to our very plush caravan at about 4.30 as we had a show to catch ! The one thing that hit both myself and Clare about our visit was the friendliness of everybody at the pub. Locals in the garden and smoking area, too the landlady and regulars inside the pub, everybody said hello and smiled, which when visiting a pub for the first time makes a long lasting impression.
It was about 3pm so we were able to make use of the garden in the late autumn sunshine. Although a little fresh, it was lovely to be outside allowing Flo some space to charge about, which she did. There was a young couple outside with us who were the owners of a black Labrador puppy, which again kept Flo very busy and amused.
Inside the pub I was greeted by a very bubbly and smiley landlady who served me up a pint of Broadside. Bitter was also available along with a variety of guest beers. There was plenty of room in the main bar for eating and there was also a totally separate restaurant which you needed you pre-book to eat in. I had a little peek in there and it looked very nice and clean. 
The pub has a lot of history to it and although unable to find too much on the Internet to help me out, inside the main door I found a wall mounted 'captains log' which tells you everything you need to know. Plus it saves me a lot of typing !
We headed off back to our very plush caravan at about 4.30 as we had a show to catch ! The one thing that hit both myself and Clare about our visit was the friendliness of everybody at the pub. Locals in the garden and smoking area, too the landlady and regulars inside the pub, everybody said hello and smiled, which when visiting a pub for the first time makes a long lasting impression.
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