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  • Historic Interior

Beautiful pub with superb garden in an idyllic village setting. 6 Cask Ales and the pub is renowned for its reputation as an award winning restaurant

Historic Interest

The Martin's Arms is a Grade II listed building (No.1370145):" Early C18 with later rear wings and a C19 or C20 addition to left. Painted brick. Steeply pitched slate roof with brick coped gables on square, brick kneelers. End stack and one, off- centre ridge stack. Pantiles to rear wings. Two storeys and attic. 3-bay facade with tripartite casements with glazing bars all with segmental heads and raised sills. Entrance between bays 1 and 2 with later gabled canopy on wooden brackets. Small gabled dormer window. Attic windows to each gable. Lean-to addition to left return with roof continuous with that of the left rear wing. Short central rear wing possibly contemporary with main house. Long right rear wing of later date." [Historic England]

[Rushcliffe Borough Council; Nevile & Langar Ward / Nottinghamshire County Council; Bingham West Division / Rushcliffe Parliamentary Constituency / Colston Bassett Parish Council]

Information for this venue is provided by the Vale of Belvoir Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Rushcliffe District (B)
Last updated
13/02/2024
Last surveyed
12/09/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
BEV/010
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

A former farmhouse which appears to have become an inn in the first half of the 19c. It was owned by the village estate, from which its name derives; but privately owned since 1990. The interior has beam ceilings and restrained décor, but is very neat and has a modernised feel; nevertheless, probably not altered a great deal since the 1960s. There’s a central hall with the main room on the right, in two parts. The counter is quite plain with a copper top; a 1960s brick fireplace is in one part of the room; the finest features are an extravagantly carved fireplace in the other half, and a set of similarly-carved bar shelves and cupboards behind the counter – these apparently were moved from the estate’s Hall in the 1960s; there are a couple of fixed benches in this room. Left of the hall is a small square bar-parlour; some plain fixed benches here, a small fireplace - probably 1960s, and an old triangular cupboard. Beyond this is a restaurant, quite elegant with timber dados all round. Whilst this is very typical of many country pubs, the unaltered layout of several rooms, and the lack of alteration over the last 50 years makes it of interest. It has apparently never been brewery-owned.

General information about historic pub interiors

A former farmhouse which appears to have become an inn in the first half of the 19c. It was owned by the village estate, from which its name derives; but privately owned since 1990. The interior has beam ceilings and restrained décor, but is very neat and has a modernised feel; nevertheless, probably not altered a great deal since the 1960s. There’s a central hall with the main room on the right, in two parts. The counter is quite plain with a copper top; a 1960s brick fireplace is in one part of the room; the finest features are an extravagantly carved fireplace in the other half, and a set of similarly-carved bar shelves and cupboards behind the counter – these apparently were moved from the estate’s Hall in the 1960s; there are a couple of fixed benches in this room. Left of the hall is a small square bar-parlour; some plain fixed benches here, a small fireplace - probably 1960s, and an old triangular cupboard. Beyond this is a restaurant, quite elegant with timber dados all round. Whilst this is very typical of many country pubs, the unaltered layout of several rooms, and the lack of alteration over the last 50 years makes it of interest. It has apparently never been brewery-owned.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Monday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 2:30pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 6 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Black Sheep - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Black Sheep - Best Bitter
Black Sheep - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8%
Black Sheep - Best Bitter
Black Sheep - Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 3.8%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Greene King - IPA TasteMatch Prediction

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GREENE KING IPA PUMP CLIP FRONT
Greene King - IPA Session Bitter • 3.4%
GREENE KING IPA PUMP CLIP FRONT
Greene King - IPA

This beer is served regularly at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 3.4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Draught Bass - Draught Bass TasteMatch Prediction

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Draught Bass - Draught Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass Premium Bitter • 4.4% Spotted once.
Draught Bass - Draught Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass

This beer is served regularly and Spotted once. at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 4.4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Marston's - Pedigree TasteMatch Prediction

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Marston's - Pedigree
Marston's - Pedigree Premium Bitter • 4.5%
Marston's - Pedigree
Marston's - Pedigree

This beer is served regularly at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 4.5%
Dispense Handpump
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Timothy Taylor - Landlord TasteMatch Prediction

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Taylor's  Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 5 times.
Taylor's  Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 5 times. at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 4.3%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Marston's - 61 Deep TasteMatch Prediction

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Marston's - 61 Deep
Marston's - 61 Deep Session Golden Ale • 3.8%
Marston's - 61 Deep
Marston's - 61 Deep

This beer is served regularly at Martins Arms, Colston Bassett.

ABV 3.8%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Parking Parking
Function Room Function Room
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Quiet Quiet
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