Shutter Inn, Malleson Road, Gotherington GL52 4EZ
When William Aston ran the Shutter Inn in the 1920’s it was a rustic building of two distinct architectural styles. The older part of it was half-timbered and had a thatched roof whilst the other part of the pub was brick built with a tiled roof. This page will be updated with additional information. Map […]
Rising Sun Hotel, Cleeve Hill
Old White Swan / Gloucester Old Spot, Piffs Elm, Elmstone Hardwicke GL51 9SY
Western Daily Press – November 14th, 1979: Porkers In The Pub – Gloucestershire’s rare bread of pub, the Gloucester Old Spot, is being immortalised in a pub sign. For the name of the White Swan pub at Uckington, near Cheltenham, is to be changed later this month to the Gloucester Old Spot. It is the […]
High Roost, Cleeve Hill GL52 3PP
During the Second World War the High Roost was used as an American hospital. Getting the patients into the hospital must have been problematic as access to the front of the building is up a steep flight of steps; hardly suitable for the infirm. In the 1970’s the premises was in use as a hotel […]
Oddfellows Arms, Shurdington Road, Bentham GL51 5UA
The Oddfellows Arms was situated on the western side of Shurdington Road almost opposite the turning to Bentham. It is now a private house called the Oddfellows. There is nothing to indicate that the building was once a pub. The front elevation has been re- rendered and the central door, which was between the two […]
Greyhound Inn / Village Pub, Barnsley GL7 5EF
The Cirencester Brewery bought the Greyhound Inn in Barnsley on 6th September 1935. The Greyhound Inn is now called the Village Pub. The Village Pub was named as the Gastropub of the Year in 2000 by the Guardian newspaper. Joint owner Tim Haigh said at the time: “People have come from over 50 miles away […]
Barnsley House Hotel, Barnsley
Barnsley House is the former home of the late gardening guru Rosemary Verey. The gardens of Barnsley House attracted thousands of visitors a year. Following Mrs Verey’s death in 2001 at the age of 82 the house was put on the market. Local businessmen Tim Haigh and Rupert Pendered, owners of the Village pub, acquired […]
Swan Hotel, Bibury GL7 5NW
William Morris once described Bibury as ‘the prettiest village in England’. Certainly the location of the Swan Hotel is idyllic, by the old stone bridge over the River Coln. In autumn the foliage clinging to the walls of the Swan turns into brilliant shade of red. The 17th century Swan Hotel overlooks Bibury Trout Farm […]
Bibury Court Hotel, Bibury GL7 5NT
Bibury Court was built by Sir Thomas Sackville in 1633. The interior was remodelled in 1750 and again after 1922. Charles II is reputed to have visited the court when he attended Bibury races. It became a hotel in 1971. Bibury Court is a beautiful Country Hotel set in six acres bounded by the River […]
Catherine Wheel, Arlington, Bibury GL7 5ND
The Catherine Wheel is situated a quarter of mile west from the centre of the village on the main road to Cirencester. The pub dates from the 16th century and was licensed in 1755. The licence was probably transferred from an earlier beerhouse called the Wheel, which was situated nearer the River Coln. The reason […]
