Blackthorn Valley · the last house on the lane

Come in from the cold.Stay a while.

Seven rooms above a working pub, a walled kitchen garden, and a hearth that has not been allowed to go out since the reign of George II. Dogs, muddy boots and long lunches all welcome.

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Since MDCCXLIII
Welcome

A small inn, run the old way.

We have seven rooms, so we can look after all of them properly. Beds are made with linen and wool. The bath has a plug that fits. Breakfast is cooked to order from the farm up the road, and there is always a pot of tea going in the snug.

Downstairs the pub keeps its own hours — real ale, a short menu, and a fire you can dry a spaniel by. Guests get the corner table if they want it.

Tom & Nora AshbyInnkeepers since 2009

The snug by the fire
Rooms

Seven rooms, each named for a field.

Rates include the farmhouse breakfast and a nightcap by the fire.

Long Meadow room

Long Meadow

Snug double under the eaves. Garden view, roll-top bath, the quietest room in the house.

£135 / nightView room →
Ten Acre room

Ten Acre

King room with a window seat over the lane. Wood-burner, deep armchairs, a lot of books.

£165 / nightView room →
Orchard room

Orchard

The big one. Four-poster, separate sitting room, and its own door to the garden for the dog.

£210 / nightView room →
Around the inn

Reasons to put your boots on.

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The valley walk

Straight from the back gate: six miles along the beck, a ruined mill, and a pub at the halfway point.

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Farmhouse breakfast

Eggs from the yard, bacon from the next farm, bread from the Aga. Served 8 to 10, later on Sundays.

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The tap room

Four hand pulls, a wood fire, dominoes in the drawer. Locals from six, guests any time.

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Walled garden

Cut flowers, herbs for the kitchen, two hammocks, and a wall warm enough for peaches.

Seasonal

Stay a little longer.

Small breaks put together for the time of year. Quote the name when you book.

Winter

Two nights by the fire

Two nights, both dinners, a walk led by Tom on the Saturday, and a late checkout.

£390 / two
Spring

Garden & greens

Midweek night, breakfast, and a morning in the walled garden with our grower.

£175 / two
Autumn

The long weekend

Three nights for the price of two, Sunday roast included, dog stays free.

£330 / two
The visitors’ book

What people write on the way out.

“Slept ten hours, ate too much, walked it off, repeated. The fire really never goes out.”

— The Prentices, Room: Orchard

“Nora found our dog a spare blanket before she found us the wine. Correct priorities.”

— J. & the lurcher, Ten Acre

“Came for one night on a work trip. Rebooked for three in the spring before we’d left the car park.”

— M. Okafor, Long Meadow
Reserve

Pick your nights by the fire.

Book direct for the best rate, first choice of rooms, and no deposit on stays of two nights or fewer.

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