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Gastro pub with 10 cosy bedrooms, just a stone's throw from the beach in the charming village of Walberswick on the Suffolk Coast.

A cosy pub with 10 rooms, 4 of which are in the main Arts & Crafts building and 6 are garden chalets eco clad in cedar wood. We have 3 dog friendly chalet rooms overlooking the back garden and you can hear the sea from your terrace. A short walk from the pub takes you directly over the sand dunes and onto the Walberswick beach. From here you can walk to Dunwich, Southwold or across the reed-beds and to the woods. Relax by the crackling log fire on your return in the bar or the family room. We are open for breakfast to non-residents, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon snacks, and dinner until 9pm. Sophie, the owner, bakes her own bread daily which you can buy at the bar to take away. Monthly curry club and a real ale & oyster festival in August.

18/10/2026

🍇 WELCOME TO THE ANCHOR GRAPE VARIETAL SERIES

We’ll be exploring some of the outstanding w**es on our list, one grape varietal at a time.

THE GRAPE VARIETAL SERIES | PINOT NOIR 🍷

A little closer to home, we’re heading to the Crouch Valley in Essex to discover Danbury Ridge, one of England’s most exciting w**e estates.

Founded in 2014, Danbury Ridge has built a reputation for producing exceptional still w**es, with a particular focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Crouch Valley’s warm, dry microclimate, combined with its sandy gravel and clay soils, creates the perfect conditions for growing these much-loved varieties.

In the glass, expect bright red fruits, delicate floral notes, a touch of spice and that lovely earthy, forest-floor character that makes Pinot Noir so distinctive.

A beautiful expression of English Pinot Noir, with w**emaker Liam playing a key role in bringing these exceptional w**es to life. 👏🏼 Danbury Ridge W**e Estate

Website: https://www.danburyridge.com/en-gb/w**es

From the cool-climate vineyards of Elgin, South Africa, meet Moya Meaker Pinot Noir. Moya Meaker W**es

W**emaker Jean Smit believes that a w**e should tell the story of where it comes from, and this one does just that. Elgin is a high-altitude valley, surrounded by mountains and cooled by ocean breezes, making it one of South Africa’s coolest w**e regions and a particularly special home for Pinot Noir.

In the glass, expect bright cherry and raspberry, a little spice from pink peppercorn and fennel, and deeper notes of blackcurrant bringing everything together.

Elegant, fresh and full of character, this is a Pinot Noir that captures the beauty of its cool-climate home. 🇿🇦🍇🏔️

Website: https://moyameaker.com/our-w**es/

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Next up, we’re heading to New Zealand with Tatty Bogler Pinot Noir by Forrest Estate W**es, from Marlborough. Forrest W**es

Forrest is a family-owned w**ery with a real passion for exploring what makes each grape variety and growing region unique.

Founded in 1988 by John and Brigid Forrest, Forrest Estate is a family-owned w**ery in the Wairau Valley, known for its curious, experimental approach to

12/10/2026

Bonjour! It’s October so this means it’s research time! This time we went back to an all time family favourite- we spent every October half term here as kids! The one and only Banyuls-Sur-Mer ! This time we have a very special guest on our trip ISLA (missing Harry Dorber)

First stop: Les Clos de Paulilles, Baie de Paulilles, Collioure 🍷☀️

A beautiful Mediterranean lunch featuring poulpe à la gallega (Galician-style octopus), croquettes de jambon ibérique (Iberian ham croquettes), gambas en persillade (king prawns cooked with garlic and parsley), ravioles de betterave à la braise (beetroot ravioli) and ceviche du moment (ceviche of the day). All paired with a glass of Les Clos de Paulilles Rosé, AOP Collioure — a beautifully structured, dry rosé from the Roussillon region.

Second stop: Coume Del Mas, Collioure 🍇🍷

A beautiful w**e-tasting experience discovering two distinctive w**es from the Collioure AOP, shaped by the region’s dramatic coastal vineyards and schist soils.

First, the ‘Folio’ Blanc, made from 90% Grenache Gris and 10% Grenache Blanc. Barrel-fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged on its lees for six months in oak, it offers a lovely expression of the character and complexity of the region.

Alongside it, the ‘Schistes’ Rouge, made from 100% Grenache Noir grown on 30–80-year-old vines across around 30 different parcels of coastal vineyards. A w**e reflecting the age of the vines, the schist terroir and the unique Mediterranean landscape.

Two beautiful w**es, each telling its own story of Collioure and the passion behind its w**emaking.

Third stop: Tasting dinner at Bodega Roselló

An incredible evening of beautiful food and local w**es, starting with scallops, horseradish cream and pomegranates grown by the chef himself (how special is that?!), followed by a creamy celeriac risotto and delicately thin-sliced ox cheek finished with a fragrant herb oil.

For the main course, beautifully fresh red snapper, packed with flavour and cooked to perfection. And pudding… ohhhh, pudding! A raw meringue, poppyseed biscuit, homemade lemon sorbet, lemon curd and meringue — all things lemon, and absolutely yuuuuum!

30/09/2026

Two of our very special friends got married last year at The Anchor. It was a magical day. Oysters. Ch*****ne.

On Friday night, they kicked off the weekend with their closest friends at The Anchor — the perfect start to what was to be a very special few days. On Saturday, after a magical ceremony in the ruins of Walberswick Church, guests enjoyed magnums of Mathieu Guilleminot Ch*****ne Guilleminot before walking down the road together, stopping the traffic (pic evidence!) and arriving at The Anchor for an afternoon of oysters from Pinney's Of Orford Pinneys and West Mersea Oyster Bar, favourite canapés and plenty of ch*****ne, MIP Domaine Des diables & MiP Rosé and Pimm’s. The celebrations continued with a relaxed drinks reception, grazing boards and bread baskets to start, followed by roast lemon chicken with butter beans, cherry tomatoes and asparagus, before the best men sent everyone to help themselves to summer puddings, lemon possets and chocolate desserts, alongside espresso martinis, spicy margaritas and Moscow mules. And on Sunday, the weekend rounded off with a proper family-style BBQ, half run by them and half by The Anchor — dads on the BBQ, burgers, sausages, salads, leftover cake and desserts, cold b**rs, w**e and Bloody Marys to keep everyone going. A perfect few days. With the perfect pair. 😘

Ally Hemingway Robin Hemingway

The happiest day. ❤️

21/09/2026

And just like that… another summer at The Anchor is nearly over. ❤️

After months of sunshine, busy terraces, long lunches, Friday evenings, w**e tastings, our b**r and oyster festival weekend, it makes you realise how lucky we are!

Before we say goodbye to the summer, we’d just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who made it such a success and who have been a big part of it!

To our wonderful locals, dear friends (near and far), supporters… it’s been a summer full of good food, b**r, w**e and laughter!

And then there’s our team… who we really couldn’t do it without. What a bunch. Huge days, late nights, so many people, full terraces. Many, many pints, lots of w**e served. It really has been a busy one, but every single one has made it the best summer ever.

We couldn’t thank you all enough. What a summer🍸🍺☀️❤️🤗💕

♥️

28/07/2026

🍾🎪🦪🍺🍻 IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! 🦪🍺🎶

Join us for our 19th Annual B**r & Oyster Festival this weekend at The Anchor!

🍺 24 craft and cask b**rs, featuring Local Gems such as Adnams and Green Jack Brewery, alongside further afield Talent including Oakham Ales, Harvey’s Brewery and Burning Sky Brewery.

🦪 2,500 fresh oysters from Pinney’s, Lindisfarne and West Mersea, all expertly shucked by our very own oyster man.

🍕 Our ever-popular wood-fired pizzas are back!

🦐 Delicious seafood specials available throughout the weekend.

🎶 Live Music

🎤 Saturday - Music TBC

🎤 Sunday 2pm – Dark Sky Blues 🌌
🎤 Sunday 5pm – Dunwich Drifters

Come along for some fab, fab music, fantastic food & great b**r!

🍻 Our lovely team can’t wait to welcome you to The Anchor this weekend! 😘 x

With thanks to for the amazing video x

28/11/2025

Hello everyone. I’ve had a wonderful morning with Emily and Connor from the East Anglian Air Ambulance, who have kindly provided us with a Tap & Go donation system and shared more about the incredible, life-saving work they deliver across our region.

As EAAA receives no government or NHS funding, every mission relies on the generosity of the community. So many of you already do incredible work fundraising each year, and we simply want to support and build on the amazing efforts of this community.

The Tap & Go machine will be in the marquee during our Anchor events and on the front bar throughout the festive season, and we’ve also added an online fundraising link in our bio.

Any support would mean so much. 💙

27/11/2025

Hello everyone! 🎄🤶🧑‍🎄

Only 2 days to go until our Anchor Christmas Pop-Up! ⭐️🤗
We’re so excited — and we have some fantastic stalls joining us, including:

✨ Collen & Clare
✨ Jean and Temple — ethically sourced cashmere, wool & silk
✨The wonderful Helen Riches — sketches and painted frames
✨ Anne Cardwell — ceramics
✨ Buzz Mitchell — sea glass jewellery
✨ Amy Felton (Flotsam Jewellery) — silver jewellery
✨ Na Hansell — A Little Bit Brilliant cookbook
✨ Ruth Joseph (Appleton Bakery) — granola + a granola bar!
✨Dianne Knights with beautiful crochet clothes!
✨Tosier Chocolate 🍫
✨Karen Delaney

…just to name a few of the incredible Suffolk makers who’ll be here.

The Anchor will also be offering:
🍷 Mulled w**e (and mulled c***r!)
🥧 Mince pies
🥟 Home-made Cornish pasties

From 10am-6pm.

We are raising funds for the East Anglian Air Ambulance 💙

We really do appreciate all your support. ❤️

We can’t wait to see you there!🎄🌲🤶🧑‍🎄⭐️🎁

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Main Street
Walberswick
IP186UA

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http://www.anchoratwalberswick.com/

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