RickWhiteHorse

Both lion and horse will be open 12-9ish daily. Core menu and takeaway available. not taking bookings so it’s all first come first served and if it chucks it down likely to only be takeaway available. 🍺🍺🍺 Rick

Would work well I think although I am sure kitchen would hate it. a lot of our dishes are tough to half up as such. We did something similar last year as a trial by making a smaller plate version of most specials to aim at our older crowd that worked well

Hard to say at the mo. I keep changing my mind. Lion I think we will open from the thurs 16th and do thurs-sun. Horse is a bit trickier as we only really have the courtyard area so mainly suitable for drinkers. If we open the new beer garden it is situated past the car park so staff costs go through the roof to open it so maybe just sat and Sunday day for that. It is all so weather dependant really.

Thing of beauty that is (apart from the electric bill)

Haha, would certainly work I can imagine. We would have to name it slightly more PC however otherwise we would end up like piers Morgan

We have done quite a bit of music now at the lion and it is still very hit and miss in terms of success. Often we have to go quite late to make it work. I am sure we will do a few more events when restrictions are eased cheers

Thanks Howard, hopefully we can carry on in the same vein. We have added a bottled/can beer fridge into the lion also for reopening to expand the range a bit further. rachel will be looking after the horse in the near term to help build local support up again so that should be positive. see you both for a bevvy soon enough

Hope your well after your ‘scrape’ been looking at the dairy free ice cream for a while, any brand you recommend? rick

It’s been a while all! Hope that we can get back to normality sometime soon. We have been busy redecorating and reorganising since our short summer and would love to hear and thoughts/feedback how we can improve going forward if anyone has any. Cheers as always Rick and team

we are in possession of one of the eagle hanging signs (unsure of its age) hoping to have it hanging at the white horse soon inside

moorings open at the mo yes, no charge currently as no one allowed to stay overnight.

thanks pal, going to be a long slog to get through this. I also think many a pub will go under, many will play the system and just come back like nothing has happened without recourse but that is life. cheers! to fighting the good fight!

cannot comment on councils overall job but frustrating thing was we only had the scrutiny because of positive press coverage whereas a lot of other venues have done what they wanted and got away with it. we have provided toilet facilities since the council ones are shut and also offered up extra bins for people visiting as the council ones are inadequate.

nope afraid not. the rules state ALL food and drink must be consumed OFF the premises. so that should be stopping every pub from allowing it. People can choose to sit in fields and on land nearby but we are not allowed to provide any seating or facilities on those areas. I have heard all sorts of crazy ideas of leasing and sub letting land and furniture to get around this. Its madness. This way or working isn't ideal but certainly better than nothing.

and PS. yes we are open for takeaway food and drink selling fresh beer when people are struggling to get hold of any! But we are doing so withing the government regulations and in conjunction with advice from local council.