I approached the Horse & Groom at Bourton on the Hill in the Cotswolds, on a dimming autumnal evening, with “child in the toy shop” level of anticipation. It had just been voted Pub of the Year in The Good Pub Guide 2016. The guide extolled it as “Handsome, Georgian, honey-coloured stone inn”. It’s one… Continue reading
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Prince of Wales celebrates namesake pub – showing the way to ‘local’s’ survival
They been playing a slow and mournful lament for the British pub over the past 10 or 20 years. Most of us who support and applaud this wonderful institution, the local, have a sad story of decline and closure. In (and within walking distance of) my village alone three old pubs are gone for good… Continue reading →