Crown & Garter

Pub Details

Address: Great Common

Inkpen

Berkshire

RG17 9QR
Telephone: (01488) 668325

Opening Times: Weekdays
12 - 3, 5.30 - 11
Sundays
12 - 5.30, 7 - 10.30
Closed
Mon and Tues lunchtimes

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Good Pub Guide Recommended

Remote-feeling pub with appealing layout, lovely garden and nearby walks, local ales, nicely lit bars, and especially friendly landlady

Tucked away up a country lane, this is an attractive 16th-c pub run by a friendly and helpful landlady. The low-ceilinged and relaxed panelled bar has West Berkshire Good Old Boy and a guest such as Fullers London Pride on handpump, decent wines by the glass and several malt whiskies. Three areas radiate from here; our pick is the parquet-floored part by the raised woodburning stove which has a couple of substantial old tables and a huge old-fashioned slightly curved settle. Other parts are slate and wood with a good mix of well spaced tables and chairs, and nice lighting. There's a front terrace for outside eating, a lovely long side garden with picnic-sets, and plenty of good downland walks nearby. In a separate single-storey building, the bedrooms (many have been redecorated recently) form an L around a pretty garden. James II is reputed to have used the pub on his way to visit his mistress who lived locally.

Good Pub Guide Food

From a varied menu, the choice of food might include sandwiches, twice-baked natural smoked haddock and cheese soufflé, poached pear, walnut and stilton salad, chicken curry with an onion bhaji, leek and goats cheese tart, steak and kidney pudding and venison casserole with dumplings.