Ipswich is home to a huge selection of pubs dotted throughout the town, with many of them dating back several centuries.

Here are five popular pubs in the town, as well as their histories according to Sufolk CAMRA.

The Plough

Ipswich Star: The Plough in Ipswich to the left, pictured in 1959The Plough in Ipswich to the left, pictured in 1959 (Image: Newsquest)

Located beside the Old Cattle Market bus station, The Plough's earliest landlord on record is John Gooding back in 1830.

Today the pub is owned by Stonegate and is regulary busy before and after Ipswich Town games at Portman Road.

Isaacs

Ipswich Star: Isaacs pub on Ipswich WaterfrontIsaacs pub on Ipswich Waterfront (Image: Newsquest)

Isaacs is one of the best-known pubs in Ipswich and is made up of a collection of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings on the Waterfront.

The oldest section of the property has been dated back to between 1418 and 1449 using dendrochronology.

Attached to the back of these is a substantial merchant house, which is known to date to 1636.

The Arbor House

Ipswich Star: Ipswich's Arbor House pub was previously The ArboretumIpswich's Arbor House pub was previously The Arboretum (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Originally called The Arboretum Hotel, The Arbor House in High Street took its current name in 2016.

Suffolk CAMRA has records of the venue being refused a new spirit licence in September 1860, as well as a landlord under the name of W Lankester in 1855.

The Spread Eagle

Ipswich Star: Ipswich's Spread Eagle pub, pictured in circa 1960Ipswich's Spread Eagle pub, pictured in circa 1960 (Image: Newsquest)

The sole survivor of a group of four pubs which once stood at the junction of Fore Street, The Spread Eagle is thought to date from the 16th century and is believed to be Ipswich's oldest pub.

Ipswich Star: The Spread Eagle pictured in more modern timesThe Spread Eagle pictured in more modern times (Image: Newsquest)

It was once part of the Tolly Cobbold group and is now commonly used as a live music venue and offers beers and ales from Suffolk breweries.

The Lord Nelson

Ipswich Star: The Lord Nelson to the right, circa 1962The Lord Nelson to the right, circa 1962 (Image: Newsquest)

Part of this pub was previously known as Noah's Ark, according to Suffolk CAMRA, with the new name of The Lord Nelson dating back to at least the early 1800s.

It is believed the pub in Fore Street was renamed when Lord Nelson was appointed as High Sheriff of Ipswich in 1801.