Where to eat in and around Bishop's Castle (from the top)

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The Six Bells Inn & Brewery (01588) 630144 * limited,please check
Church Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5AA
email: nev@sixbellsbrewery.co.uk
Nev and Sue Richards
This 17th century coaching inn is situated alongside the old Mid Wales to London road and has been licensed continuously since 1750. Unaltered and without inappropriate extension, the pub retains the warm, friendly atmosphere so often missing today. The pub is famous today for its range of award winning traditional ales, brewed on the premises. The pub is open Monday 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday 12.00 noon - 2.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m., Saturday 12.00 noon - 11.00 p.m. and Sunday 12.00 noon - 3.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.
Open for Food: Tues to Sat 12.00 noon - 1.45 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. Sun 12.00 noon -1.45 p.m. Bank Holiday Mondays 12.00 noon - 1.45 p.m., and 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Average main dish price: lunch time £3.80 - £6, evening £6.95 - £10.
Type of Menu: food is all freshly prepared using locally sourced ingredients. The lunch menu ranges from snacks to something more filling, the evening menu is ever changing and always includes a fish and vegetarian option. Traditional roasts only (Including vegetarian) at Sunday lunchtimes. Gluten and dairy free options always available. Trad ales: brewed on the premises, Big Nev’s (3.8%), Ow Do! (4%), Cloud Nine (4.2%), are permanently available, plus a range of monthly specials.

The Boars Head (01588) 638521 *
Church Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AE
www.boarsheadhotel.co.uk
Darren & Family
Comfortable olde worldie beamed 17th century pub with dining and restaurant and a secluded beer garden.
Open for Morning Coffee Daily from 10.30am, Free to use cash machine, Mobile Top Up available. Open for food: everyday 12.00 noon - 9.00 p.m. Average main dish price: £5.95 - £13.50. Snacks from £2.50. Type of menu: We offer a selection of bar meals and home cooked foods using locally sourced ingredients where ever possible - steaks, salads, gammons, grills etc. vegetarian and fish dishes, Sunday lunches. Trad Ales: Best, Salopian Darwins Origin and guest beers.
(see “Where to stay")

The Three Tuns (01588) 638797
Salop Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BW
Tim and Catherine Curtis-Evans
This famous and historic pub and brewery has been the “beating heart” of Bishops Castle since 1642. Refurbished and enlarged, it still maintains the spirit of the original pub - public bar, snug bar, lounge bar - but with the addition of a classy oak framed, glass sided dining room. A bustling, lively atmospheric pub created by the many charismatic locals who regard “The Tuns” as their home from home; it serves a wondrous array of real ales from the adjoining brewery, XXX, 1642, Clerics Cure, Castle Steamer plus seasonal offerings. Open all day, every day.
Open for food: Mon - Sat 12.00 noon -3pm and 7.00pm-9.00pm. Sun 12.00 noon - 3.00pm. Average dish price: £9.95. Type of menu: a modern, eclectic menu using locally sourced, fresh ingredients e.g. for starters. Organic Smokehouse Smoked Salmon with sour cream & caviar, whole baked camembert with “dipping bread” and chargrilled Cajun chicken salad. Main courses include beef & wild mushrooms in 3x beer with root vegetable mash and chargrilled free range Herefordshire chicken with grain mustard sauce & new potatoes as well as ‘probably’ the best ribeye steaks in Shropshire. A restored and characterful function room sees everything from live music (jazz to rock to classical) to line dancing, Morris dancing, film club and the local rugby club. No piped music or fruit machines. We are proud to be supporters of the annual Bishops Castle Real Ale Festival.
(See the Three Tuns Brewery in “Places to Visit”)

The Castle Hotel (01588) 638403*
The Square, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BN
www.thecastlehotelbishopscastle.co.uk
Henry Hunter and Rebecca Arthan
An eighteenth century Coaching Inn on elevated ground on the site of the original castle, with panoramic views and fabulous gardens. The Castle has a busy kitchen producing modern pub food that is healthy, hearty, flavoursome and fresh. And great value. And you’ve a wide choice of eating venues. Three bars, each with their own individual character, some with terraces out into the garden, some with real fires, and all with real ale. Try the oak panelled restaurant, believed to feature in the Mary Webb novel “The House in Dormer Forest”. And when the weather is warm, take a drink, (or even dinner itself), to the beautiful south facing gardens with fantastic terrace and raised fish ponds. And watch the sun go down over the Welsh hills beyond.
Open for food: Mon to Fri 11.30 am - 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. Sat/Sun open all day. Booking advisable for Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday lunch. Average main dish price: evening £10.95, lunchtime £8.00 Type of menu: modern pub food cooked on the premises using local ingredients whenever possible. Plus daily specials on the blackboard. And very good coffee! Trad. ales: supplied by Hobsons, Six Bells Breweries and Stonehouse.
(see “Where to stay”)

Clun & the Clun Valley

The White Horse Inn (01588) 640305
The Square, Clun, Shropshire SY7 8JA
www.whi-clun.co.uk
Jack Limond
A cosy 18th century coaching inn & post-house standing on the old Market Square, 2 minutes from the castle. Enjoy a warm welcome and relax in front of the log fire.
Open for food: lunchtimes 12.00 noon - 2.00 p.m. and 6.30p.m. - 8.30 p.m. Sundays 12.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m Type of menu: A variety of home-made specials of traditional farmhouse style for the carnivore, vegetarian and vegan. We have a regular menu of snacks and bar food. Price range: £4.00 - £12.95. Trad. Ale: Salopian Shropshire Gold, Wye Valley, Butty Bach, Hobson's Bitter and Mild, John Roberts' XXX plus two guest ales and a real cider. Cask Marque Holder. Good Beer Guide Listed. Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2007.
(see “Where to stay”)

The Maltings Tea Rooms 07778 397599 *
High Street, Clun, Shropshire SY7 8JB
www.caryscakes.com
Carys Palmer
A delightful friendly, traditional tearoom, with a varied selection of homemade cakes and scones situated on the ground floor of an Old Malthouse in Clun High Street, next to the Sun Inn. Our cakes and scones are all homemade and use locally produced ingredients wherever possible. They include a number of regional recipes, such as Shropshire Lambing Cake, Bara Brith and Welsh Cakes and other more "seasonal" offerings such as Spicy Plum Cake, Rhubarb & Ginger Muffins and Oaty Blackcurrant & Gooseberry Tartlets. We also serve soups, sandwiches, salads, jacket potatoes, daily specials. Ideal for breakfasts, morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon tea. Gluten Free and Vegetarian choices always available.
Open: Mon to Fri 07.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. (8.30a.m. – 5.00 p.m. in winter) Sat & Sun 8.30 a.m – 5.00p.m. (09.30 – 5.00p.m. in winter)

The Old Wheelwrights Tearoom and B&B (01588) 660141 *
Little Brampton, Clunbury, Shropshire. SY7 0HH
www.theoldwheelwrights.co.uk
Annie & Andy Sutton
Set in the stunning Clun Valley, with, The Old Wheelwrights Tearoom is situated at the front of the 18th Century home of Annie and Andy. Serving freshly prepared home cooked food sourced as locally as possible, with vegetarian/vegan options. Our Little Brampton and Big Brampton breakfasts available from 9am- 1pm. A selection of homemade cakes, sandwiches, salads, snacks, soups and jacket potatoes available.
Open Feb to Nov 9am to 5pm Tuesday -Sunday. Full DISABLED ACCESS AND TOILET

The Crown Inn (01588) 640271
Newcastle-on-Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 8QL
www.crown-newcastle.com
Lindsey & Debbie Linford-Gough
17th century inn, near Offa’s Dyke Path. Comfortable family friendly bars
and beer garden.
Open for food in the summer months.: 12.00 noon - 2.00 p.m. Thurs - Sun and 6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Mon – Sat, 7.00 p.m. – 9.00p.m. Sun. Type of menu: home cooked traditional pub grub, freshly prepared using local produce when possible. Trad Ales: Hobsons and Stonehouse with various guest ales available from time to time. Debit cards accepted. Average main dish price: £5 to £15.
(see “Where to stay”)

Round & About

The Sun at Norbury (01588) 650680
Norbury, Nr. Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5DX
www.sunatnorbury.co.uk
Charles & Carol Cahan
Chef-proprietors serving good food in a relaxing and informal atmosphere. The very best of local produce, ideal for a romantic evening or a special meal with friends.
Open at 7 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday evenings inclusive and Sundays 12.00 noon - 2.00 p.m. for superb lunches. Booking essential. Average main dish price: in the restaurant from £14.50, in the bar from £4.95. Type of menu: fresh, wholesome and unpretentious. Recommended in the Good Pub Guide 2010. An interesting wine list and Wye Valley traditional ale. No young children in the evenings please.
(see “Where to Stay”)

The Dragon Hotel (01686) 668359
Montgomery, Powys, SY15 6PA
www.dragonhotel.com
Mark & Sue Michaels
17th century former coaching inn with lounge bar, fine restaurant and indoor heated swimming pool.
Open for food: 12.00 noon - 2.00 p.m. and 7.00 - 9.00 p.m. (ordering times). Tea & coffee served all day. Average main dish price: bar meals £8.00, restaurant table D’hote (3 course) £26.25 and a la carte main courses from £14. Type of menu: bar meals, table d’hote and a la carte restaurant. AA 1 Rosette Restaurant. Trad. Ale:Woods Special and Montgomery Brewery.
(see “ What to do” section & “Where to Stay”)