BACKGROUND The 17th Century Fox Inn occupies a prominent position at the main crossroads in the rural village of Garboldisham in Norfolk, approximately 7 miles from Diss. The pub had been closed for 10 years until the community raised the funds to purchase the pub,…
Warham is a village in Norfolk situated about 3 miles inland from the north Norfolk coast. It is 3 miles south-east of the seaside resort of Wells-next-the-Sea, at the centre of the heritage coast and 31 miles north-west of the city of Norwich. Warham has a population of 193 in…
BACKGROUND The Duke of Marlborough is situated in the rural village of Somersham in Suffolk but sadly closed in 2014. There then followed a long campaign by the community to prevent the pub being de-licensed and the site turned into residential use. The community raised…
BACKGROUND The Boars public house is situated in the village of Spooner Row, near Wymondham and was taken over by Russell and Clare Evans in April 2016. Having lived only a stone’s throw away from The Boars for 19 years, when the owners of the pub decided…
Clovenfords is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, four miles west of the town Galashiels. The village sits on undulating grasslands and surrounding rolling hills and the 2011 census gave it a population count of 562 people. Clovenfords village was established around the mid-18th century as a point…
The Wheatsheaf is a ‘hidden gem’, situated 6 miles from Cromer in the small rural village of West Beckham (just 300 residents). Licensees Stephen and Daniella Moorby took over the running of the pub in December 2014, and changed it out of all recognition from…
BACKGROUND The King’s Head is situated in the village of Lingwood close to the Norfolk Broads, and although there is a population of over 2,500 it is the only pub in the village. Publican Terry Holt has been the owner since January 2010, previously a…
The Dog Inn closed its doors in late 2014 and was put up for sale by auction in March 2015. The village came together in spring 2015 after a highly motivated group of villagers had the idea of buying and taking over the pub. They…
