Adrian Hennessy noted in August 2007 that the large
pub is on two levels, with a separate restaurant area.
The bar area has a pool table, dart board and TV sport.

Six real ales were on offer, and food was served
from Midday to 2 p.m. and 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
(but not on Sunday evenings).

In the 2009/2010 BT Phone Book the pub,
exceptionally, took out a full-page advert,
focussing on their restaurant menus.
Serving times had been amended to : Midday to 3 p.m.
and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays from Wednesday
to Saturday only.
Hours on Sunday are Midday to 4 p.m.

Other facilities mentioned were a Function Room
(free hire); a separate Bar Tapas menu;
Sunday lunches and Quiz Nights.

Darren Reilly has been 'landlord' for 8 years,
as at November 2011. He has recently also
taken over the nearby Royal Oak. [ Item 4 ]

He describes the Woodman as a very successful pub,
but which is more food-oriented than the Royal Oak.

Following a refurbishment in 2011, a makeover -
with new signage and windows -
is planned for the Woodman pub.

The house began as a Free House, but was leased
to S. & P. Brewery sometime between 1837 and 1851.

The freehold was held by William Gale prior to the
brewery's purchase; which was achieved by 1878.

A photograph taken c. 1973 is on page 132 of
NOBBS, George : Pubs to Visit (E. Anglia)
Nobbs remarks upon a car-park for up to 100 cars.

In August 2007 Adrian Hennessy reported that
the restaurant area is to the front of the pub,
and the main bar entrance is at the side of
the building; the bar extending to the rear.

Hennessy found a large enclosed garden at
the rear, catering very well for children.
One real ale (Woodforde's Wherry) was on sale.

Listed in the Woodforde's Pub Guide, June 2009.

By November 2011 Darren Reilly, 'landlord' of the
nearby Woodman [ Item 2 ] had taken over this pub,
with an assistant manager Catherine Stafford.

There has been a complete re-furbishment,
after a period of clusure.
New flooring, new carpeting and inside painting
have been accompanied by new upholstery.
Improvement to the rear garden has involved
the car-park gates.

Reilly has distributed 2,500 copies of a newsletter to
people in the area, hoping to make it a family-friendly
community pub.

The emphasis will be on live music and Real Ales.
The latter have been (mainly) absent for the last 7 years.

Meetings and functions will be held in the pub
in the future.
A large children's area and a stage for live music,
will still be joined by the traditional darts teams, etc.

A photographic record of 1908 can be found in :-
STANDLEY, Philip :
Norwich - in old postcards, Volume 2, page 56;

Also in STANDLEY, Philip :
Norwich Then & Now (part 3) page 10;

And in STOREY, Neil R. :
Around Norwich, page 122.

In August 2007 Adrian Hennessy noted that the pub
had a plush interior, including large TV screens
showing sport.

The sizeable pub also has a large beer garden.
Four real ales were on offer.

Listed in the Woodforde's Pub Guide, June 2009.
Likewise in 2011.

St. Martin's Brewery offered the pub for sale in
October 1794.
It was apparently bought by the nearby
Coltishall Brewery.

That brewery sold it by auction on 15th Sept. 1841 -
purchaser unknown - from which point on, it was
hired to Steward & Patteson Brewery.

Within one year, post-November 1848,
S. & P. had obtained the leasehold.

There is evidence that the post-1938 pub later
(by 1984) transferred to Bullard's Brewery.
(See Richard Bristow's original notes).

Eventually, by 1990, Brent Walker took over;
later replaced by Phoenix Inns.