Today it was raining in Little England and Winter Is Here. In fact, it didn’t just rain, it p******* down. All day and maybe everyday.
That’s presumably why we have the National Trust and all its old buildings. For a small annual fee, our retirees can trudge around these relics keeping warm and dry.
Our surprise then to discover that the National Trust also owns perhaps one of the most traditional pubs in the land. The Fleece Inn at Bretforton.
The Fleece Inn, Bretforton…
The Fleece Inn is a half-timbered medieval farmhouse which originally sheltered a farmer and his stock.
The Inn was first licensed in 1848. Fully restored to its former glory, with witches circles and precious pewter collection, it has developed a reputation for traditional folk music, morris dancing and asparagus.
Fleece Inn Log Fire (late Jun 2016)…
The selection of Real Ales is formidable and in the depths of Winter (well, the summer solstice was over a week ago), tis nice to see a roaring log fire.