Beehive

First licensed in 1793, the current grade II listed building dates from 1884. The pub was badly damaged by fire in 2015 but, following painstaking repairs and restoration, reopened at the end of January 2017. The striking ochre-painted frontage ushers one into a single room furnished with green leather banquettes, some high-backed, and a mixture of chairs and dining tables. The floor is part light oak boarded and part tiled, whilst the lower part of the windows are hung with the, once ubiquitous but now rarely seen, swag & tail curtains. The walls, partly panelled to dado height, and their plate shelves are adorned with various items of bric-a-brac. The bar counter and its ornate back bar is unusually positioned on one side and towards the rear of the room. There is an interesting menu, including lunch specials at bargain prices. The two real ales here pre-pandemic have been reported (late 2021) to be no longer offered.