Seven Tuns

Always friendly and with a cheerful, bustling atmosphere, this is an enjoyable little 17th-c pub in a charming village. It's popular locally but has plenty of visitors, too, and the small snug lounge on the right has comfortable seats and decent tables, sizeable antique prints, tankards hanging from the beam over the serving bar, a partly boarded ceiling, and a good winter log fire in a big stone fireplace. Down a couple of steps, the public bar on the left has an open fire and this leads into a dining room with yet another open fire. Wells & Youngs Bitter and Special and a guest such as St Austell Tribute on handpump, up to 14 wines by the glass and 19 malt whiskies; piped music and skittle alley. One sunny terrace has a boules pitch and across the road there's another little walled, raised terrace with a waterwheel and a stream; plenty of tables and seats. There are nice walks through the valley. The famous Roman villa is nearby.