We dropped in on Wednesday and parked up on large level carpark. We were welcome to stay in our motorhome overnight. The menu for the evening was carvery and desert. My wife had vegetarian option with vegetables and vegetarian gravy. My meat was very good and we both throughly enjoyed our meals. The freindly service was excellent in a pleasant old style public house.

What a great stay. Landlady and barmaids were really nice and couldn’t do enough. Hotel - Never slept in the hotel but I know it’s often booked out. Once you’ve been you can appreciate why - cheap and very cheerful. Motorhomes and camper vans - Large level car park with plenty of room for 8 MHs / vans. Landlady doesn’t charge as long as you call ahead and / or pop in for a drink. Pub - It’s a traditional JohnSmiths pub with big fire, big TV showing whatever the majority want, pool table (free), darts and real country old-pub feel about it. Landlady and barmaid were lovely to chat to and nothing was too much for them. They made us very welcome as did the locals. Lovely seats out front in the sun. Nice beer garden to the side and a families garden out the back with climbing frame, slide, swings and picnic tables. Kids loved it and asked to come back. Food - When I read home cooked food, I think ‘yeah right!’ But this really is ‘home cooked’. 2 carnivores and 2 vegans are not easy to cater for. Before too long a hand written menu specifically designed for veggies and vegans came out of the kitchen. It took a while to arrive but when it did I could appreciate why - It was cooked from scratch. (See pictures) the portions were huge with everything steaming and freshly cooked. Sausage and mash - The 5 Vegan sausages were like real sausages, the mash mountain it came with was soft and light. The cauliflower and carrots were fresh with sweet frozen peas. Gravy ship was delish too. Leek Lattice was really tasty with big fat real hand chipped chips. Same veg and gravy. Onions rings were made there and then in front of us with real beer from the beer tap in they and tasted amazing. Kids sausage and mash. Same as adult but with 3 real sausages a desert and drink for £5! Kids chicken strips with mash and veg. 4 massive chicken pieces with the same delicious veg, a desert and drink for £5! Kids deserts - They had a huge choice. Two big pieces of chocolate fudge cake with 2 big scoops of ice cream for one, and 4 big scoops of ice cream for the other. Both served with cherry drinks. You could have rolled us out of the place we were that full. Kids had so much fun they had to be called in because they were playing. Barmaid gave the kids a hot chocolate drink before they left and a small bar of chocolate. They are so friendly and we can’t fault the place at all. Would I recommend - YES Would I return - we are planning stay over again next month when we travel past.