Crown & Anchor
Pub with rooms in Ham, Wiltshire
From £100 per night
Curator's notes:
- Cosy country interiors; stylish rooms
- Wonderfully rural countryside setting
- New rooms: cottage across the green
- Innovative menu champions local produce
Rooms from:
8 doubles: £100
Good to know
- All major credit cards accepted (except Amex)
- Private and alfresco dining
- Parking available
- Dog stay: £10
Scenic and serene
Tucked away down winding lanes beneath the North Wessex Downs, get
lost in the sleepy village of Ham.
Outdoor
adventures
From the Inkpen Beacon and North Hampshire Downs to the stunning
Kennet & Avon Canal, there's plenty of good walking in these
parts.
Dog-friendly
Dogs are very welcome in the bar and overnight in all the
rooms.
Rooms
Thoughtful design and attention to detail extends to the eight stylish and very comfortable rooms - five above the inn and three in a cosy cottage/old barn conversion beside the green a short walk from the inn.
Each room has been individually decorated - deep Hypnos mattresses are topped with quality linen and down, while colourful woollen throws and scatter cushions add a splash of colour, as do the rich fabric headboards and the quirky bedside lamps in some of the rooms.
There are tasteful prints on pastel walls, well-chosen antiques, fresh flowers, books and local magazines to peruse, and lovely tiled bathrooms with big walk-in showers and 100 Acres bathroom products. All are named after local farms (cottage rooms Hare & Hound) and enjoy peaceful village views.
Restaurant & bar
The kitchen team are passionate about sourcing local and seasonal produce, tapping into the rich larder found within a few miles of the inn.
Evolving with the seasons, the short innovative menus celebrates traditional British cooking with a contemporary twist, championing local farm reared meats and ingredients from artisan producers, including pheasant and partridge from local shoots, venison from Viccars Game on the Berkshire Downs, and trout from nearby chalk streams.
Accompany a pint of Ham 1840 Bitter (from the local Penton Park Brewery) with a tasty bar bite or two, perhaps southern fried chicken with sweet chilli mayonnaise. Reinvented pub classics are delivered from the open-to-view kitchen - perhaps tuck into cod's Cheek, chorizo, risotto, lime and nasturtium; confit duck leg, mash, kale, pancetta and thyme jus; cinnamon apple fritter with salted caramel ice cream. Cracking wines, local ales, lagers and ciders, and a great value set Sunday lunch complete the foodie picture.
Private dining
With exposed oak beams, log burner, oak panelling and terracotta tiled flooring - the Partridge Room has doors opening out onto the terrace and is a perfect setting for birthdays, dinners, shoot parties, sporting events and wedding receptions.
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