Good Pub Guide 2012
South East & London Pub of the Year 2012
"Popular 16th C inn with old-fashioned bar, airy dining rooms, real ales, good food, and seats outside; lovely bedrooms.
With hands-on licensees, a genuine warm welcome for all and highly thought -of food, it's not surprising that so many of our readers like to come back again and again to this bustling 16thc tile-hung inn. There's a lovely old bar with beams, proper pub by tables and chairs on the old wooden floor, a fine log fire in the inglennook fireplace, Harveys Best and Larkins Traditional Ale on hand pump and several wines by the glass; look out for a glass cover over the 75-foot-deep well. The dining rooms are light and airy with a nice mix of wooden dining chairs and tables on pale wood strip flooring and throughout there are hops, china platters, brass and copper ornaments and a gently upmarket atmosphere. The contemporary-style garden room has glass doors that open on to a terrace with teak furniture. This is a comfortable and enjoyable place to stay ( some of the rooms overlook the church) and the breakfasts are very good. The Bluebell Railway is nearby."