The Bat and Ball is well known enough to have its own wikipedia page, it is famous for its part in the history of cricket rather than it's food though! Across the road is Broadhalfpenny Down, the original home of the Hambledon Cricket Club, once one the greatest teams in England, and the place where the rules of the modern game were first codified. Nowadays it is a picturesque location and more of a backwater in the game! The pub, which had a couple of famous Hambledon Cricket Captains as it's landlords in the 1700's, has walls filled with cricketing memorabilia. There is even a Melbourne connection, with this article from the Herald Sun on the wall of the gents toilet! The deserts and specials were on the chalk board, with plenty more options on the main menu. The special wild sea bass fillet on herb crushed potato looked great, but the fish was a little dry and the coulis just too sweet. The London Pride battered sustainable
Typical British country pub. Set within the beautiful Hampshire countryside. The pub itself has a really comfortable feel to it.
The food menu has good choices, I can personally recommend the pork chop it was delicious, followed by white chocolate cheesecake.
A good choice of ales,lagers, and wine. The service was second to none, friendly and enthusiastic. If you are out for drive in the country, I suggest you seek out this pub. Highly recommended.
A pub worth the drive to get to! The views alone from the beer garden are reason enough to visit, it's like sitting in the countryside. The service was excellent and efficient, and the waitress even brought a dog bowl and water to our outdoor picnic table for us! There's a wide range of food, lots of local ales and of course lots of cricket memorabilia as you'd expect from a pub that is home of 'the cradle of cricket'. The beer garden is small and has pebbles rather than grass, but it's a small price to pay for the views!
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