Historic houses · East of England
Cliff Brewery
In or near Belstead.
Cliff Brewery — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Derby Road · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cliff Brewery, the nearest railway station is Derby Road, located 1.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IP3 0AZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Cliff Brewery is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cliff Brewery is a Grade II listed former brewery in Ipswich, England. The building dates to 1896 and was designed by William Bradford.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The business that became Cliff Brewery was started in 1723 (in Kings Quay Street, Harwich) by Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. Thomas senior started to transport fresh water from Holywells by barge to Harwich as the spring water was better than the brackish water available in Harwich. His son Thomas Cobbold (1708–1767) then relocated the brewery to Ipswich where the original building stood above the quays of the River Orwell since 1746. The current building of 1896 is a tower brewery by William Bradford. It became a Grade II listed building in 1989; the listing includes the interior fixtures and fittings. Nearby Cliff House was the home…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0444, 1.1641
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Ipswich
- Parish
- Ipswich, unparished area
- Postcode
- IP3 0AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ipswich
- Nearest railway station
- Derby Road — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5132551 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cliff Brewery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cliff Brewery?
- Cliff Brewery is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP3 0AZ), in the parish of Ipswich, unparished area.
- What is Cliff Brewery?
- Cliff Brewery — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cliff Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is Derby Road, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP3 0AZ.
- Who owns Cliff Brewery?
- Cliff Brewery is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Cliff Brewery a listed building?
- Cliff Brewery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Cliff Brewery a protected site?
- Yes — Cliff Brewery is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Cliff Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is Derby Road, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP3 0AZ.