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Oxenham Arms

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Devon - South Zeal

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed Status: II*


South Zeal
EX20 2JT

Tel: (01837) 840244

Website http://www.theoxenhamarms.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheOxenhamArms

Real Ale: Yes

Real Cider: Yes

Lunchtime Meals: Yes

Evening Meals: Yes

Public Transport: Near Bus Stop

Bus: Yes

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Delightful two-storey 16th or early 17th-century granite inn with a grand stone porch. A stone passageway runs to the reception at the rear with, halfway along, a hatch in an old door. The beamed bar on the left was last altered in the 1960s when the area left of the granite fireplace was opened out. The solid wood counter and wall seating date from the inter-war period and casks are stillaged behind the bar. In the small lounge behind the servery a large monolith/megalith set into the wall is believed to be 5,000 years old. The mantel-piece in the dining room at the rear is supported on a huge upright splinter of granite. Another impressive stone fireplace, with a massive stone lintel, resides in the dining room front right (originally the residents’ lounge).
Delightful two-storey C16th or early 17th granite inn with grand stone porch. A stone passageway runs to the reception at the rear and halfway along is a hatch in an old door. The beamed bar on the left was last altered in the 1960s when the area left of the granite fireplace was opened out. The solid wood counter and wall seating date from the inter-war period; and casks are stillaged behind the bar. In the small lounge behind the servery is a large monolith/megalith set into the wall, which is believed to date back 5,000 years, and a small stone fireplace. The mantelpiece of the fireplace in the dining room at the rear is supported on a great upright splinter of granite. There is another impressive stone fireplace in the dining room on the front right (originally the residents lounge) with a massive 8 ft x 2 ft stone lintel.
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