Once inside you will discover the unusual features of the Inn, which has origins dating back to the 13th Century. In one of its earlier incarnations the inn served as the local courthouse, the cellars being used as cells for sheep-stealers. Under the rear lounge window are the remains of the indoor stocks that once held miscreants - however seating arrangements are now more hospitable with real fires lighting up the many comfortable nooks and crannies. Popular pub games are also available, especially shov' halfpenny.
On entering the main central bar you will discover yet another rare feature giving a unique meaning to the term you're barred - a pull across bar device to reinforce the door - this being a relic of the legal past when no one could enter the court once in session.
On the wall inside is a verse reputed to have been written by William Shakespeare, calling here on his way to London.
Also of the past, but certainly not past it, are local characters that regularly hold court in the central bar area and its four interconnecting rooms, these being dual drinking and dining areas. Of these interesting rooms, the most notable is the BK room that used to double as a chapel - which is now put to more intemperate use by the local jockeys and stable-hands!