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Countryman's Inn, Hunton

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Operator: Independent
South View, Hunton, DL8 1PY (View on Google Map)
  • Community Owned

Welcoming community-owned free house which survived near closure after a lively campaign by villagers and is now thriving under community ownership. Separate drinking areas offer comfortable seating around a central bar. Coffee mornings on Mondays and Thursdays, and regular quiz nights contribute to local charities.Every September the village is host to the Hunton Steam Gathering.

The latest of the branch's community-owned pubs. Branch Pub of the Year 2023 and 2024. Runner-up as Yorkshire's Pub of the Year in 2025.

Information for this venue is provided by the North West Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Richmondshire District
Last updated
02/08/2025
Last surveyed
17/02/2014
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
YNW/071
Asset of Community Value

Community Owned

Freehold Owner: Community Benefit Society. Year Purchased September 2022.

Countryman’s Community Pub Society Limited (a Community Benefit Society) launched a community share scheme to raise the funds to purchase the pub, and completed the purchase in September 2022, see https://countrymanscommunity.org/.

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Monday
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
2:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Pennine - Heartland TasteMatch Prediction

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Pennine - Heartland
Pennine - Heartland Session Bitter • 3.9% Spotted 7 times.
Pennine - Heartland
Pennine - Heartland

Spotted 7 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Countryman's Inn, Hunton.

ABV 3.9%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Wensleydale - Semer Water TasteMatch Prediction

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Wensleydale - Semer Water
Wensleydale - Semer Water Session Blond Ale • 4.1% Spotted 6 times.
Wensleydale - Semer Water
Wensleydale - Semer Water

Spotted 6 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Countryman's Inn, Hunton.

ABV 4.1%
Style Session Blond Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Theakston - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Theakston - Best Bitter
Theakston - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted 3 times.
Theakston - Best Bitter
Theakston - Best Bitter

Spotted 3 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Countryman's Inn, Hunton.

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

Timothy Taylor - Dark Mild TasteMatch Prediction

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Taylor's Dark Mild
Timothy Taylor - Dark Mild Mild • 3.4% Spotted twice.
Taylor's Dark Mild
Timothy Taylor - Dark Mild

Spotted twice. recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Countryman's Inn, Hunton.

ABV 3.4%
Style Mild
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Two guests in winter.

Changing beers typically include: Pennine - Heartland , Theakston - Best Bitter , Wensleydale - Gamekeeper

Source: Local


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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Accommodation Accommodation
Camping Camping
Events Events
Games Games
quoits, darts
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Community Pub Community Pub
LocAle LocAle
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
155 (Infrequent)

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