Five hundred year old beams…

The old Tythe barn has been tastefully restored to its former glory and now houses the inn’s public bar.

Five hundred year old beams infilled with lathe and plaster look down on lime-washed rough stone walls and a pine floor strewn with odd tables and chairs.

Behind the bar, a range of keg beers and lagers support real cask conditioned ale which is served direct from the barrel in full view of the recipient

Painted behind the bar is a recently commissioned mural by local artists Fleur Kelly and Diana Byrne.

The mural depicts the “magic” of the Mells area with its wealth of history in the arts, literature and commerce.

Beginning with pre-historic Longbarrows, the mural takes us through Roman hill forts and medieval castles, on to the early industrial revolution with local iron works, mining and quarrying.

The journey continues past Royalist and Cromwellian battles, through the origins of internationally known nursery rhymes portraying idyllic times of romantic tranquility, on to the relatively recent work of the renowned architect Edward Lutyens and so to the present day.