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The Blue Boar Stratford-upon-Avon

The Blue Boar, Temple Grafton, Stratford-upon-Avon, B49 6NR

Rooms from £49

With comfortable well-equipped accommodation traditional charm and attractive original features The Blue Boar Inn represents the best of an old English country pub where traditional values and atmosphere still survive. The oldest parts of the inn date back to the early 1600s and records show that there has been an alehouse on this site since that time. The bar is filled with authentic original character and history with pictures on the wall original documentation and memorabilia complementing the charming open fire and original flagstones. For the past 5 centuries the Blue Boar has been welcoming guests in to enjoy its warm and friendly ambience.Experience the Blue Boar's historic past and stay in one of the attractive and well equipped en suite rooms. The rooms have all of the modern comforts and facilities you need while many still retain impressive original features such as wooden beams and stone walls. All of the rooms are a good size and there is a range of double and family rooms available. The Blue Boar has a fantastic reputation for food from diners around the world. The kitchen team continue to serve up great quality food both in the … la carte restaurant and in the bar areas. The menus are all about fresh homemade pub food and the inn continues to offer the traditional favourites although chef is constantly trying to improve on their flavour and presentation. The regular specials offer variety with seasonal local produce and game in particular used to best effect. The specials change on a daily basis to reflect the finest freshest produce available locally. The inn also offers a range of delicious home-made desserts including banana crunch and chocolate torte. You can enjoy a refreshing pint of hand-pulled real ale in the bar which always has 4 cask ales on ready to be pulled. The bar regularly offers at least 2 guest ales which change on a monthly basis. The glass-covered well in the restaurant bar is some 35 feet deep and its pure water was once used in the brewing process. Today the well is the home of a family of gold fish. Cooler autumn days bring life to our open fires in the bar and restaurant areas. In spring you can enjoy the patio garden and the extensive views towards the Cotswold Hills. The Blue Boar is located in the village of Temple Grafton in the heart of rural Warwickshire. The inn's great location means it is well placed to enjoy all that Stratford-upon-Avon Warwick and the North Cotswolds have to offer. Temple Grafton itself is rumoured to be the place where William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. According to church records William Shakespeare was married in Temple Grafton church in the year 1582 to one Ann Whateley. The name is thought to be a misspelling of Hathaway. With the inn as a comfortable and relaxing base you can explore the Vale of Evesham and Chipping Camden. Slightly further afield Birmingham is within about 30 minutes' drive with the NEC also approximately 30 minutes away by car.