Just after the middle ages, nagging wives and other wrong-doers were brought to the Chiding Stone and rebuked – or chided – by the massed villagers. After a hard day’s chiding the ‘men’ of the village would crawl back to the dark gloom of a local hostelry to whet their whistle and quench their thirst on butter beer and gin whilst congratulating each other on a job well done. Both locations were nick named ‘The Rock’.
The Rock, in both its forms, still stand proudly in the shadows of an otherwise out of date history. There are less requirements for a public chiding and the bar now is as popular with the women that run the country as much as the men. Today as the most recent in a long line of infamous landlords, Danny and Laurence Bowes, currently support the business by only using the best of British ingredients in a simple format with great local beer. We are champions of all things local and understand that a community pub is just that, all about the community. Therefore our commitment to supporting our local sports teams is likewise as important.
