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Crown Inn, Chiddingfold

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The Green, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, GU8 4TX (View on Google Map)
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  • Historic Interior

A wonderfully attractive 14th-century building. The main bar area has a large inglenook fireplace. There are wooden beams throughout with an open-plan layout, but with several distinct drinking and dining areas. The main dining area has wood panelling and stain glassed windows. Grade II*-listed. Real ales are a mix of national and well known local beers. As well as lunch and dinner, breakfast is available for both residents and non-residents. Booking is recommended for Sunday lunch and takeaway meals are also offered.

The Crown Inn has 8 bedrooms, featuring ancient beams and original sloping floors, three superior doubles and one single.

Information for this venue is provided by the Surrey/Hants Borders Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Waverley District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
20/08/2022
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Goodhew Investments Ltd
Pub ID
SHB/163
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II*

This magnificent old building has fourteenth-century origins and certainly appears to have been let as an inn in 1383. It has a two-bay central hall area (now divided horizontally) and, at the sides, jettied cross-wings. What is of interest for this book is, of course, the bar at the front and which sits within the hall area. Here, as elsewhere, there is lots of heavy timbering and it is a wonderful place for a drink in historic surroundings. The inglenook fireplace seems to be an in situ, late medieval/Tudor feature. It’s hard to know when this bar assumed its present appearance but there is little doubt it is from at least the early/mid 1950s when the entire building underwent a major restoration by its then owners which made the most of the historic ambience. Some of what we see in the bar may not be as old as it might wish to appear (e.g. some of the woodwork is in fact quite modern but has been ‘distressed’). It is known that the restaurant area with its wonderful panelling, fireplace and ceiling was fitted out in the 1950s using material brought from elsewhere. Several windows have stained glass medallions which appear to be old but you never know!

General information about historic pub interiors

A magnificent inn overlooking the extensive village green - a good example of a 1950s refitting of a hotel, restaurant and bar. It is claimed to have been an inn since 1383 but and there was a restoration in the last century. There is a good set of heraldic panes with a royalist theme on the exterior window in the bar and rear restaurant. The bar is a wonderful room with masses of old timber-work, a Tudor style inglenook fireplace with decoration in stone, and a servery at one end. Its hard to know when the bar took its present form but it may well be in the inter-war period. There is much woodwork in the bar back fitting with some modern additions.

Magnificent restaurant room at the rear with 17th century fielded panelling all around with carved decoration above, the stone fireplace with 1615 cut into it has an elaborate timber mantelpiece and rich geometric plaster ceiling decoration. large painting of hounds and horsemen by Basil Bradley dated 1672. Another fireplace in bar.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 7:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
8:00am - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
8:00am - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
8:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday
8:30am - 5:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Hogs Back - TEA TasteMatch Prediction

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HOGS BACK TEA PUMP CLIP-1
Hogs Back - TEA Session Bitter • 4.2%
HOGS BACK TEA PUMP CLIP-1
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Hogs Back - TEA

This beer is served regularly at Crown Inn, Chiddingfold.

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Timothy Taylor - Landlord TasteMatch Prediction

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Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord Session Bitter • 4.3%
Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

This beer is served regularly at Crown Inn, Chiddingfold.

ABV 4.3%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Crafty Brewing (varies) , Fuller's - London Pride

Source: National

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Booking recommended for Sunday lunch
Evening Meals Evening Meals
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Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Only in the bar area on a lead.
Accommodation Accommodation
8 bedrooms including a suite and 3 three four poster bedrooms
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Function Room Function Room
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Smoking Smoking
Outside of the pub
Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
Stagecoach: 71
Ordnance Survey Reference
SU960355

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