Our favourite pub walks

We own over 30 characterful and historic pubs and inns, including the Sticklebarn Tavern in Great Langdale, Cumbria, which we run ourselves. As well as offering a refreshing welcome, lip-smacking ales and delicious local food, many of the pubs in our care have great walking opportunities nearby. Here's a few of our favourites and some more walks at places we care for near pubs.

Blickling in the mist
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The Buck's Arms, Blickling, Norfolk 

Enjoy a refreshing walk around Blickling's parkland, visiting Great Wood, the Tower and the Brickyard along the way. Afterwards why not stop for a drink at the Bucks Arms – a tenanted traditional 17th century pub and former coaching inn on the estate.

Explore the estate
Customers enjoying a drink in the Crown Bar
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The Crown Bar, Belfast 

The Crown Bar is an icon of the bars in Belfast. Its wonderfully atmospheric setting, with period gas lighting and cosy snugs, provide the perfect place to relax after some urban exploration or a roam around the meadows and woodlands of Minnowburn.

Relax after a walk at Minnowburn
The fireplace at The Fleece Inn

The Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire 

The Fleece Inn at Bretforton was first licensed in 1848 but was originally built as a farmhouse. It’s just a stone’s throw from the walking wonders of the Cotswold Way National Trail at Chipping Camden, or take a trip to Hidcote for a peaceful garden stroll.

Explore the Cotswolds
Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire on a frosty morning
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The George Inn, Lacock, Wiltshire 

Dating back to 1361 and featuring a huge open fireplace, the George Inn encapsulates the spirit of old England. We look after much of the historic village of Lacock and there’s lots to explore on foot from the grounds of Lacock Abbey to village and riverside walks. We also take care of the Red Lion pub in Lacock.

Take a walk by the river
The George Inn, Southwark, London, view showing table and chairs with tankards

The George Inn, Southwark, London 

The capital’s last remaining galleried inn, The George Inn in Southwark could be a welcome refreshment stop on a walk along the Thames Path National Trail. The site has connections with Charles Dickens, who visited it when it was a coffee shop and mentioned it in Little Dorrit. The National Trust owns the inn, but it's now managed by Greene King – you currently need to book ahead before you visit.

Go walking on the Thames Path
Visitors at Hunter's Inn, Heddon Valley, Devon
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Hunter’s Inn, Heddon Valley, North Devon 

Hunter’s Inn, now cared for by the National Trust, has been popular with visitors to North Devon since the 19th century. This popular trail starts and ends near the pub, taking you through the Heddon Valley, an area loved for its wealth of wildlife, and then out towards the sea.

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Coombe Hill in Buckinghamshire
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The King's Head, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 

Set in the heart of this historic market town, the 15th-century King's Head is one of England's best preserved coaching inns. Dating back to 1455, the building has many fascinating architectural features, including rare stained-glass windows, exposed wattle and daub and the original stabling for the inn. Take a walk in the nearby Chilterns countryside, and afterwards visit the pub for a refreshing drink.

Walking in the Chilterns
The Red Lion Pub in the High Street in Lacock
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The Red Lion, Lacock, Wiltshire 

The Red Lion, Lacock is steeped in over 200 years of history. With its large open fireplace, candlelit tables, flagstone floors and Georgian interior it's the perfect place to experience a friendly, traditional atmosphere.

Discover Lacock village
Looking over Stickle Tarn with snow on the hills

Sticklebarn, Great Langdale, Cumbria 

Nestled on the valley floor, the Sticklebarn pub is the ideal gateway to walking in Great Langdale, home to the lofty Langdale Pikes. You’ll find plenty of low-level walking in the valley, with views as refreshing as Sticklebarn’s tasty local tipples.

Cumbrian walkers' favourite trails
Snowy view over the Seven Sisters cliffs
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The Tiger Inn, East Dean, East Sussex 

Although the Tiger Inn in East Dean isn’t one of the pubs we care for it is the starting point for our circular South Downs walk to Birling Gap, part of the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs. You can pick up a beermat with the route on it from the pub and stop for a refreshing drink when you get back.

Walk the South Downs
Tower Bank Arms next door to Beatrix Potter's home in Cumbria
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Tower Bank Arms, near Sawrey, Cumbria 

Right next door to Hill Top, Beatrix Potter’s farmhouse, the Tower Bank Arms in Near Sawrey offers a cosy retreat after a good stomp in the Lakes. Go on a lakeside amble along Windermere, climb up Latterbarrow or take a romantic stroll up to Moss Eccles Tarn, much loved by Potter herself.

Go rambling in the Lakes
Tŷ Coch Inn, Porthdinllaen beach, Gwynedd
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Tŷ Coch Inn, Porthdinllaen, Llŷn Peninsula 

Surround yourself with beautiful views on this walk at Porthdinllaen, and finish your coastal stroll with a relaxing evening in the Tŷ Coch Inn. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Tŷ Coch Inn was run by a landlady known as Mrs Jones, who used it as a small private school for girls. She also worked as the harbour master at Porthdinllaen and still had time to raise six children.

Stroll along the Welsh coast at Porthdinllaen