The licensees are putting increasing emphasis on the food at this attractively arranged and efficiently run country inn, a good place for a special meal or weekend away. Pleasantly light and roomy throughout, the bare-boards entrance bar is still a place you can just enjoy a drink; with high beams and a sunny bow window, it has big stripped kitchen tables and cushioned chairs, a traditional winged settle, a woodburning stove in a fireplace that opens through to the comfortable no smoking lounge area. This has some carpet on its slate flagstones, dark red settees, a table of magazines and rack of broadsheet newspapers, quite a few board games and prints of the Battle of the Saints, where Lord Rodney obliterated the French fleet in the Caribbean.

A separate skittle alley has pool; also darts, Jenga, cribbage and dominoes. Its popular with older crowds at lunchtime, and in the evening you’ll find locals dropping in for a chatty drink.

Besides a couple of tasty fresh Cornish fish specials such as bass steamed with wild mushrooms and cream sauce or herb crusted tuna steak (£12.50), enjoyable soup (£3.95), lunchtime sandwiches (from £3.95; may not be available at busy times), broccoli and stilton tart (£7.25), stir fried pork with noodles (£7.75), home-made pie, chicken curry or lasagne (£7.95), a mixed grill (£12.95), with puddings such as warm chocolate cake or pear and almond tart (£4.25); on Sundays they do roasts (£7.75) with a vegetarian and fish option too. A rebuilt barn stepping down through three levels forms a charming end restaurant (mostly no smoking).

Alongside well kept Wye Valley Bitter, they’ve three changing guests such as Archers Golden, Beartown Black Bear and Woods Quaff, and you’ll find a tempting range of wines and malt whiskies, Glebe Farm apple juice and Weston’s perry; cheerful service from the hands-on licensees. Out on a terrace and neat green, solid chairs and tables over look the Lower Teme valley (two out of the three bedrooms share the view), and this is good walking territory

Our regular ale is now Wye Valley Bitter.  We have switched to three guest ales, some of which come from local micro breweries, such as Woods from Shropshire & Malvern Hills.  More examples can be seen on  the scroller. Be sure to check out our bar page for more details.

If the beer just can't be walked away from don't forget we have superb accommodation, just check our entry into CAMRA's Room at the Inn Guide.

We were also in the previous Good Pub Guides (2004) & (2005) - check it out!