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This former Hall and Woodhouse pub closed for a year before reopening in 2024. It is now run as a free house though currently stocks Palmers beers. It retains its wood panelled charm but has undergone a substantial redecoration. It consists of three main areas: a bar, complete with cosy log burner, an adjoining room with a dartboard and pool table and a dedicated restaurant area serving fine pub food using local ingredients. There is a pleasant beer garden for warmer months.

Historic Interest

Happy Chatter's 1950s Bar. The whole building is late 18th/early 19th century Grade II Listed. Historic England list entry 1305496

Information for this venue is provided by the East Dorset Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Dorset
Last updated
04/04/2025
Last surveyed
08/01/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
SED/13
Asset of Community Value

The Happy Chatter's Bar at the Cock & Bottle is little altered since a refitting in the 1950s. It has a door from the front of the building but is usually accessed from the modern lounge part of the building, where the door has a '2' on it. This remarkable surviving small room has a bare wood floor, a distinctive 1950s bar counter, more modern bar back shelving, and a large fireplace where 1950s brick has been added to an older stone one. Seating consists of bench and window seating attached to a panelled dado, a splendid high backed settle adjacent to the fireplace and two Publican's Rustic chunky wooden chairs on the opposite side of it. On the right hand side of the public bar there remains a small area being part of the former off-sales - the front door led to the off sales part of the counter and the door to the public bar was to the left of the entrance, where there is now a wall with a dart board on it and a screened off area.

On the right of the entrance is a separate small lounge with old dado panelling and a small counter front from the 1950s with what is no larger than a hatch above. The pub was massively extended to the left in c.1990 when a former cellar and garages were replaced by a brick extension to create the new lounge and dining areas. This has been done tastefully with some full height panelled walls and a couple of tiny annexes; the dado being formed from panels found in the roof of the garage. The toilets were also brought inside at this time.

The Happy Chatter's Bar at the Cock & Bottle is little altered since a refitting in the 1950s. It has a door from the front of the building but is usually accessed from the modern lounge part of the building, where the door has a '2' on it. This remarkable surviving small room has a bare wood floor, a distinctive 1950s bar counter, more modern bar back shelving, and a large fireplace where 1950s brick has been added to an older stone one. Seating consists of bench and window seating attached to a panelled dado, a splendid high backed settle adjacent to the fireplace and two Publican's Rustic chunky wooden chairs on the opposite side of it. On the right hand side of the public bar there remains a small area being part of the former off-sales - the front door led to the off sales part of the counter and the door to the public bar was to the left of the entrance, where there is now a wall with a dart board on it and a screened off area.

On the right of the entrance is a separate small lounge with old dado panelling and a small counter front from the 1950s with what is no larger than a hatch above. The pub was massively extended to the left in c.1990 when a former cellar and garages were replaced by a brick extension to create the new lounge and dining areas. This has been done tastefully with some full height panelled walls and a couple of tiny annexes; the dado being formed from panels found in the roof of the garage. The toilets were also brought inside at this time.

General information about historic pub interiors
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 4:00pm
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves no changing beers and 3 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Palmers - 200
Palmers - 200

Premium Bitter

ABV: 5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted twice

Palmers - Copper Ale
Palmers - Copper Ale

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.7%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted twice

Palmers - Dorset Gold
Palmers - Dorset Gold

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Source: Regional


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Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Real Fire Real Fire
Features
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Real Cider Real Cider
Dorset Orchards First Press
Quiet Quiet
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