Our Unique Bars
As well as intimate dining areas, we have several cosy nooks and crannies in the Hideaway Bar where you can relax and simply enjoy a drink or two. If you care to explore the inn you can even find a 6ft Minotaur, named Asterion, hidden in his grotto. He was created by the celebrated Artist Scot Hendrie and featured in the Southbank Exhibition entitled Reform. He is charmed so that all who gaze on him with positive intent will have good luck. There are runes, a wishing bottle and touch of tarot in the magical Witchy Corner but if that is not your cup of tea, the Coach Cabin Lounge has a huge bellows rescued from a local forge, and a more equestrian theme, with several harnesses and bridles from the days when people used horse drawn coaches instead of cars.
Disabled access limited to one or two bars. Pleased phone in advance.
Food & Drink
We offer simple pub fare with a bit of a difference! A lot of our dishes are vegan and vegetarian and many are gluten free but his does not mean that meat or fish eaters are excluded. On the contrary, we offer at least two fish dishes and lovely steak pies, pasties and sausages made locally. We believe in catering for everyone and enjoy giving a lot more plant based choices than might be expected on a pub grub menu. We have an extensive range of bottled ales and lagers, wines and spirits mandy of which are vegan and if you fancy something a little more traditional why don’t you try our award winning local Cider (True Scrumpy at it’s best – Ed.)
After the success of the last two years VEGAN ONLY Xmas lunch on Xmas Day and Boxing Day, we will be offering this again Xmas 24.
Olde-Worlde
Low and exposed beamed ceilings add to the olde-worlde feel of the place. If you follow the once secret passage way, past a sarcophagus of Tutenkamun, it will lead you to the Rita Jones’s Locker Bar which bar has been created to look like you’re in the boughs of an old wooden ship. with its gothic door from the old whaling boat, the Diana, built in the mid 18th century. This special historical piece of architectural salvage is relief carved with the proud head of Diana, the Goddess of Hunting, in the centre and curled in at the other end of the room is the painted mermaid and the sea-dragon: a natural piece of bog oak, fashioned by nature and the elements into this dramatic shape. This is a particularly nice romantic dining area. Meander from the Lounge bar into the Hideaway to the runes and wishing bottle, Tunnel and Witchy corner; an ideal place to take in all the mystery. The general ambience of the Coach Cabin Lounge and the Hideaway bar create a wonderful backdrop for a chat with the friendly staff and fellow visitors. (our resident ghost may pop in…). The Locker bar is an ‘exquisite’ dining area
