Social hub: Village takeaway and kiosk offers much-needed service to support locals and suppliers. The Kings Head is a 17th Century pub nestled in the picturesque village of Bawburgh, on the outskirts of Norwich, close to the Norfolk Showground. Anton Wimmer and his family…
The Marquis of Granby is owned by wife and husband team Sara Barton and Sean McArdle, who also run the Brewster’s Brewery at Grantham. Sara set up the Brewster’s Brewery in 1998 and was one of the tiny band of female pioneers working in the…
The family-run Queen public house is located in the small rural village of Brandeston near Woodbridge, in Suffolk. When the first Covid-19 lockdown started in March 2020 publican Caroline Aitchison, her daughter Harriett and son Alexander who run the pub together, set about adapting the…
Yeoford is a small village that is situated about 10 miles from Exeter. The area is very rural with a few farms and cottages, a community hall and the pub. Sarah and James Parkinson bought the freehold of the 19th Century pub in 2018…
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year publican Barrie Walden of The Ponthir House Inn in Ponthir, Newport, came to the aid of local residents by opening a pop-up village shop in the dining area of the pub offering a range of essentials including fresh…
The Red Lion Inn in Shobrooke dates back to the 1580s and is situated in the Devon countryside. The business is run by the family team of Jane Johnson, husband Steve Johnson and daughter Natalie Dyson. The pub offers real ales, local ciders, gins from…
Scamblesby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Louth, on the A153 road, and within the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Situated in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Viking Way runs through the village…
BACKGROUND The Ferry Inn is located on the banks of the River Bure, situated in the small village of Stokesby on the Norfolk Broads, with a population of just 330, and lacking any amenities other than the pub. Stokesby is a quiet village approximately 9…