This large pub was built in the 1930s. Its name is that of the man whose arrow killed William I (William Rufus) in 1100, at a supposed location marked by the nearby Rufus Stone. The comfortable interior is reminiscent of the grander roadhouse style 1960s pub, wood-panelled and with a brick fireplace in the rear room supplemented by two other fires in the rest of the pub. The bar serves a small front room and a larger rear room with comfy seating. To the side is the eating area, with ancient agricultural equipment hanging from the ceiling, serving a small but varied menu. Outside is a large garden with benches and a big wooden adventure playground. The brick-built house in the top car park was once a pub called The Stump, after its one-legged landlady.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.
Sir Walter Tyrrell, Canterton