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The Crooked Billet - pub and restaurant
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The Crooked Billet

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Location: Stoke Row
County:
Oxfordshire

Telephone: 01491 681048
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Website: http://www.thecrookedbillet.co.uk


Full Description: The Crooked Billet in Stoke Row is now one of England's finest and most traditional country inns. It is hidden well off the beaten track, deep in the Chiltern Hills, down a narrow winding lane, nestling between beech and oak and backing onto meadowland.

Built in 1642 ...
It was once the hideout of notorious highwayman, Dick Turpin, who was romantically attached to the landlord's daughter, Bess.
It operated as a smallholding, selling locally produced ale from its tiny cellar. The beer comes from casks straight from the cellar as a bar was never built. The original cellar is still a feature today.

Paul Clerehugh took over The Crooked Billet in 1989 and quickly gained a reputation for providing excellent food. Paul, a self-taught chef, has not changed any of the original features that give the pub its unique character and charm. Inglenook fireplaces, low timbered ceilings, flagstone floors and old, scrubbed, pine tables all remain and there is still no bar - beer is drawn directly from casks in the cellar.

Many food guides recognise The Crooked Billet; with entries featured in the Good Food Guide, the Which Good Food Guide, the Good Pub Guide, AA Best Pubs & Inns Guide, and Restaurants of the Millennium.

Click here for the location of The Crooked Billet.
Postcode for your Satnav: RG9 5PU

Click here for The Crooked Billets menu.


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