“A delightful award-winning country inn in an idyllic location. Perfect for a weekend break, favoured amongst couples. Rooms and en-suites provide contemporary country chic. great base for walkers and foodies and those into typical country pursuits - fly fishing, walking and shooting.”
“A delightful award-winning country inn in an idyllic location. Perfect for a weekend break, favoured amongst couples. Rooms and en-suites provide contemporary country chic. great base for walkers and foodies and those into typical country pursuits - fly fishing, walking and shooting.”
Hotel Review
In the picturesque village of Stockbridge, delicious food and comfort await at this 15th century coaching inn that backs onto the River Test - regarded historically as the birthplace of fly-fishing. Recently refurbished to a high standard - think contemporary boutique country lodge interior - the pub retains a warmth and informality. Rooms in muted Farrow & Ball shades have button-backed bed heads, wicker bedside tables, louvred wardrobes, Moroccan kilims, tweed curtains and underfloor heating. Modern bathrooms house walk-in power showers or roll top baths. Savoy trained chef Alex Haughie presides over the atmospheric candlelit restaurant combining classic dishes (smoked haddock with poached egg) with a twist (pig’s trotter with apple & liquorice). Staff are friendly and professional and the place is understandably often packed with locals. Guests can book in for fly-fishing, casting off at the end of the garden and Alex will even bake the day’s catch.
Written by Laura Campbell
Recommended For
- Fishing
- The property boasts its own private stretch along the Test River for you to try your hand at fly fishing.
- Great walks
- With wellie boots to borrow and packed lunched available you are all see to complete the Test Way.
- Other Activities
- Stockbridge High Street won a 'foodies' award. So make sure to sample some of the local produce!
- Country Escape
- Easily accesible by train and car this property is the perfect weekend bolthole.
- Golf
- Leckford and Hampshire Golf Courses are both within easy reach.
- Foodies
- Winner of a 2014 Michelin pub award.
- Full of character
- Restaurant
- Owner managed
- Gourmet
- Free wifi
- Charming
- Traditional
- Village
- Inn
Facilities
- Restaurant
- Walking distance restaurants
- Fireplace
- Bar
- Free wifi
- Wifi
- Garden
Activities
- Fishing
- The property boasts its own private stretch along the Test River for you to try your hand at fly fishing.
- Great walks
- With wellie boots to borrow and packed lunched available you are all see to complete the Test Way.
- Other Activities
- Stockbridge High Street won a 'foodies' award. So make sure to sample some of the local produce!
- Golf
- Leckford and Hampshire Golf Courses are both within easy reach.
Map & Location
What's Nearby
Other Reviews
The Greyhound on the Test, Hampshire: Fishing and
Having won Michelin Pub of the Year 2014, the Greyhound has added three very well-appointed bedrooms to the operation, bringing the total to 10. It is furnished with impeccably good taste. My room is cool and cloistered with a low window that looks out on to the high street. The gun-metal grey walls make a virtue of the low ceiling. There's a luxurious, well-made sturdiness to everything: the cut-stone basin, the thick white towels, the needle-point scatter cushions on the bed.
Originally published by The Independent (view article)
