Background The Horse and Groom is the only pub in the rural village of Tunstead, situated 11 miles north east of the city of Norwich, and close to the Norfolk Broads. The pub had been closed for 6 months when Gilly Foulds purchased the pub…
Plough Inn, Peldon, Colchester, Essex
Peldon is a remote village south of Colchester, next to the causeway to Mersey Island. During the summer months the local pub, The Plough, was busy, but from October to March the local population reduces to around 700 local residents. Tim Newman, an ex-prison officer,…
Pavilion, Hindringham, Norfolk
Hindringham is a small rural village, 8 miles from Fakenham in Norfolk, with a population of just 360 and until recently it was a village without a pub. Hindringham lost its last pub in 1968, when The Red Lion closed its doors and it wasn't…
Brockweir Inn, Chepstow, Gloucestershire
The Brockweir Inn is a traditional village pub serving a spread-out rural community in the lower Wye Valley. The village already has a successful community shop and cafe. Licensee Nicola Hambling was keen to adapt her small under-used function room to create a community…
Punch Bowl Inn, Battisford, Suffolk
The Punch Bowl Inn serves the village and outlying settlements of around 1,000 residents. In 2009 it closed, and the Battisford Parish Plan demonstrated interest in its re-opening, together with the provision of a shop. Working with the Parish Council, a small working party researched…