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Room at the Inn
Edited by David Hancock. Published by the AA Good Food Guide, 2011 published by Which? www.goodfoodguide@which.co.uk
Good Pub Guide 2010
edited by Alisdair Aird & Fiona Stapley. Published by Ebury Press
Good Beer Guide 2011
published by CAMRA – edited by Roger Protz. www.camra.org.uk
Visit Britain Quality in Tourism
Four Star and Silver award rating.
CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011 for the Cirencester area.
The Kings Arms offers the best of all worlds, a traditional Pub with great beers and a real local atmosphere; a modern styled eatery featuring local game and a wide range of Pub restaurant dishes; and comfortable cottage style en suite bedrooms to stay.
The Inn, built in 1652, is a lovingly restored Grade II listed 17th Century coaching inn, originally leased from the Beaufort family in 1745 at a rate of sixpence per annum for 1000 years. Its location in the village of Didmarton is just at the edge of the sprawling Badminton Estate and only two miles from Westonbirt Arboretum.
The majestic countryside surrounding The Kings Arms Inn has a heritage rich in England's love of horses, which makes the inn an ideal base for those attending the Cheltenham Gold Cup race meeting in March, Gatcombe Park in August and the Badminton Three Day Event Horse Trials in May. This superb location also provides effortless access to many nearby historic cities, including Bristol, Gloucester, Georgian Bath, Regency Cheltenham and Roman Cirencester.
