A 17th century former coaching house on the old Plymouth - Exeter road. The flagstone bar is complemented by a spacious dining room, and the florally bedecked patio is especially popular during fine weather. There is a large function room available upstairs. A specials board supplements an extensive menu and booking is advisable at weekends. A popular quiz is held monthly on the second Sunday. Dogs on leads are welcome in the bar area. Bed and breakfast accommodation is also available.
The pub is due to undergo some refurbishment and it has been reported that previous tenants, Dan and Beth, will be back at the helm soon.
Historic Interest
Grade-II listed 1/8/74, List Entry Number 138 6354, Legacy System Number 473739.
Details: Public house, formerly a coaching inn. C18. Slate hanging to front, otherwise rendered, probably on rubble; fairly steep dry slate roof with 3 flat-roofed dormers on the left; brick end stacks and 1 axial stack. Double-depth evolved plan. 2 storeys plus attic; 3:1-window-range front. C20 horned sashes with glazing bars within moulded architraves. Ground-floor windows on either side of right-of-centre porch and larger window above the right-hand window are paired sashes. Large distyle near Doric porch with unfluted square columns and simple entablature; with C18 4-panel door. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rubble retaining wall with central T-plan staircase, the dressed stone coping surmounted by early-mid C19 wrought-iron railings. HISTORY: this inn was used for the first meeting of the Plymouth East Turnpike Trust, following the 1757 Act of Parliament. (Gill C: Plymouth, A New History: Tiverton: 1993-: 202).
This Pub serves no changing beers and 3 regular beers.
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