The Sir Walter Tyrrell, at Brook, will continue the regular live music it is known for with a summer festival planned in August and a campsite expansion also on the horizon.
Richard Bainbridge and Emma Morgan took over the pub just over a month ago and have already been busy transforming it.
Richard told the Daily Echo: “We were looking for a property for somebody else, but we fell in love with the place.
“It’s a bit of a different prospect and a new start for us. We took it on thinking it needed a bit of a rejuvenation and a bit of love and that’s what we’re hoping to achieve.
“What we’re aiming for is a lovely family friendly dog friendly pub.”
Glasses have been reintroduced outdoors in a popular move with regulars who prefer them to plastic and the pool table is also back by popular demand.
The favourite Sunday roasts, burgers and pies will continue to be served up with charcuterie towers introduced to the menu just in time for summer.
The Sir Walter Tyrrell will also continue to host regular car rallies from various groups.
The pub lies close to the Rufus Stone, which is said to mark the site of the demise of William II (Rufus).
The Sir Walter Tyrrell is not as old as its appearance – and name – would suggest. The original pub on the site was known as the Stump, after the wooden legged landlady. The ‘new’ pub was built in the 1930s and included a menagerie with monkeys and exotic birds.
