The Bell at Yarpole

The Bell at Yarpole is celebrating the arrival of the good weather by opening on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes this week. Wednesday, 30th April and Thursday 1st May. We will be open from 12 midday for drinks and lunches; both big and small. Try our new lunchtime menu. Dogs are welcome. Wednesday evening is also our Midweek Social night with our popular midweek special. A hearty dish for just £10.00. There is always a vegetarian option available. This Wednesday we will be serving our popular Gammon, egg and chips. For those who want something more summery there will be Chicken Caesar salad. The vegetarian option is a vegetarian Pithivier pie served with a Caesar salad. The Bell gardens are currently looking great. Enjoy a lunchtime drink sitting at one of our outside tables. Just let the world pass you by…….

The Bell has been given an international sized, competition table football table. Are you, and friends, up to playing in the Yarpole Premier League? The table is in the Cider Barn down by the Mill. It is free to use. Please take care when accessing the table as the access is somewhat restricted. However, there is plenty of space to play. The table is on a first come basis. It is not possible to book a time slot!

10th to 18th May. The pub still retains the original Mill and large millstone, dating from the 17th century; used for pulping the apples. The Cider Mill was powered using a horse. Horses had to be trained to push the mill which turned the millstone, crushing the apple crop in the trough. The pulp was then transferred into special cloths, called cheeses, and arranged on the press. The press was tightened, using man power, crushing the pulp to produce the juice that was used to make cider. The Mill and press were originally in a separate barn adjacent to the pub. The building was renovated and incorporated into the pub building in the 1980’s. However, the mill and press were untouched. It is still possible to see the stable outline used for the horse. The pub previously owned 12 acres of orchard which produced the apples for the cider. Why not sample a glass of local cider in the pub? The pub is community owned and managed. We operate with a combination of volunteers and paid staff. Come and visit us. We will be open for lunch on Wednesday 14th May and Thursday 15th May offering a cider and apple