Early Doors

The Sun Inn - Leintwardine
Spring 2010

The Sun Inn is now owned by Gary Seymour and Nick Davis who intend to keep it running as a glorious example of "living history". They want to assure everyone that the Sun is in safe sympathetic hands, both for the immediate and the long term future.

A few words from Gary and Nick:

"We recognise that The Sun represents a precious piece of our heritage and we want to maintain it and preserve it intact, as a working example of social history. To that end, we intend that any building work or change to the fabric or interior of the existing building is carried out in a sympathetic way.

Currently, the premises are listed as an historic Grade II building, essentially a village pub where drinks are served from the barrel store directly to the glass, the glass is then carried to a separate bar area for consumption, there is no servery and no pumps are visible. In short, The Sun is a classic example of a Parlour Pub and we want it to stay that way.

As you can see, we have made a start on this exciting and ambitious project but you have caught us "cleaning the pipes" so to speak.

We plan to be open as often as possible over the next few months but because of the essential restoration work we can't promise to be open all the time. If you are planning on travelling any great distance we would suggest you drop us an email to ensure the Sun Inn doors will be open for you.

We are both looking forward to meeting you!"

For more information just click on the email link or send a mail to:

Early Doors is a British slang phrase meaning those who arrive earlier than is customary, particularly with regard to drinking in a pub. Until the law was changed in 1988 pubs in England closed in the afternoon (now most are open all day). Early Doors refers to customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening.

See us on the Telly!

We were featured on BBC Breakfast TV when we took over running the Pub. Click here to see the film.

Consent Granted

After what seems like many months of meetings and consultation it was a great surprise and huge relief when Planning permission and listed building consent was granted on 24th May 2010. We were pleased to see that the planning authority interpreted the way we addressed the difficulties of sympathetically developing a listed building. In summery consent has now been granted to provide a single story pavilion incorporating a bar and garden room. Which we hope will be used for acoustic music evenings, traditional bar games and community gatherings. From the outset we have been keen to ensure that we use local craftsman to carry out the work using local materials and sustainable technologies, whilst being careful to preserve what is already a gem of a pub.

The last of the Parlour Pubs

The Campaign for Real Ale lists the Sun Inn as one of "Britain's true heritage pubs" and "possibly the most unspoilt pub in the country".

The Sun Inn is now owned by Gary Seymour and Nick Davis who plan to keep it running as a wonderful example of "living history".

Although repair and restoration works will need to be carried out, Nick and Gary have promised to preserve the front rooms intact. They appreciate that maintaining the unique character of the pub is essential and plan to enhance, rather than change, the pub to make it an integral part of the village.