This roadside inn dates to around the 18th century or possibly earlier. The Harrow Inn in Steep, East Hampshire, is well-located at the meeting of 6 roads, including 2 known routes for cattle drovers headed for Alton or the Farnham Corn Market, which was one of the largest in the south of England in the mid-18th century. Phases of the building’s history can be explored through its timber frame, smokehood, inglenook and beams. It retains many historical features, including informal bar hatches rather than bar fronts. Have you visited? 🍻
Claire Winfield
2mo
lovely place - great food.
Martin Lee
2mo
Historic England We do however have to stop living in the past. For buildings like this to survive, they need engaged custodians, which in most cases are private owners. So...how can we make the care and upkeep of such properties sustainable? Today we have a perfect conflict between protection rules and improvement needs. As an owner of a thermal nightmare of a property, I pay the energy bills, while others take pity pictures.
The Harrow Inn sounds like a gem, with its rich heritage and unique features like the timber frame, smokehood, and inglenook. It’s incredible to think about the stories this inn could tell, especially with its strategic location at the crossroads of historic cattle drover routes. I haven’t visited yet, but it’s definitely on my list now—thanks for sharing this slice of East Hampshire’s past!
Robin James
2mo
Lovely soups, back in the day, full to overflowing… Perhaps they still do?
Darren Mead
2mo
Beautiful inside! That tile floor and lovely open fire!
Richard Colton
2mo
I'm trying to locate an old pub in my area - long gone now. I just wondered, do they always have cellars? My searches on the web weren't at all clear on that. Also is there anything that might identify an old pub - one that closed in the 1830s. I know it is one of three groups of buildings, one demolished, one claimed to be it, and one other.
Steve Hook FRSA
2mo
Have visited a number of times. Great place.
Roger Maher
1mo
It's nice to see something that appears to be unmolested rather than being a pastiche of what an old pub should look like.
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2moAny stories of visits by past resident and actor, Alec Guinness? Or poet Edward Thomas?