The Three Tuns Inn

The Three Tuns Inn and Brewery were established in 1642, with the brewery being possibly the oldest in the country - records show that King Charles I issued the first brewing licences in that year to raise funds to pay for his army fighting the civil war. Today the wondrous array of Three Tuns ales - including Tuns XXX, Solstice and Clerics Cure - can be enjoyed more or less in peace: there's no piped music or fruit machines, just occasional live music or Morris dancing in the restored function room, as well as a beer festival in July. The public bar, snug bar and lounge bar have been joined by a classy oak framed, glass sided dining room. Lunch menus offer sandwiches, light bites and main courses such as beer-battered fish and hand cut chips; beef burger with smoked bacon, cheese, salsa, chips and cabbage slaw. In the evening, menus seduce with Moroccan style lamb casserole and cous cous; spaghetti with king prawns, sundried tomatoes, olives and capers; chargrilled 28-day hung rib-eye steak with peppercorn sauce and chips.