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The Inn

Priory Lane, , Whitchurch, , RG28 7NJ

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Welcome to the Watership Down Inn nestling in the beautiful , at the foot of the .

Originally called the ‘Freefolk Arms’ and referred to as ‘The Jerry’, it was renamed to the Watership Down Inn during the 2nd World War when the renowned author Richard Adams permitted the owners to use his iconic picture of the rabbit silhouette in front of the moon.

Richard enjoyed his 93rd Birthday at the Watership Down Inn with his family and sadly passed away in 2016. Contents

Emergency procedures 2

Room facilities 3

Electrical 4

B&B check-in and out-times 5

General opening times 6

Useful contact details 7-8

Hair and beauty 9

Things to do 10-13

Shopping and attractions 14

Sports and walks 15

Please Note: The information on these pages are updated regularly:

Emergency numbers 16

Restaurant opening times(seasonal) 17

Menus (seasonal) 18

1 Emergency procedures

Fire In case of a fire, there will be a LOUD continuous siren.

Evacuation procedure As you leave please knock on all bedroom doors to alert other guests.

Evacuation Inn rooms Exit via the stairs, and then out via the accommodation front door, head to the car park and congregate at the Fire Point. Do not stay directly outside the Inn.

Garden rooms Exit via the garden path leading to the car park and congregate at the Fire Point. Do not stay on the lawn outside the bedrooms.

The Fire Point is situated to the left of the 5 barred gate at the far side of the lower car park.

Please call the fire brigade on 999. We run a no smoking policy in all areas inside of the building. In case of a life-threatening situation please call 999 or 112. There is a list of emergency numbers available at the back of this pack to notify staff.

watershipdowninn.com 2 Room facilities

First aid Inn rooms The first aid kit is located in Kitchen.

Garden rooms The first aid kit is located in the wardrobe.

Heating Inn rooms The heating is on the same system as the Inn; therefore, this will be on during the colder times. To control the temperature of your room please use the dials on your radiators. We have also added a portable radiator to the room for the colder times, this can be found in your wardrobe. Please use this if you feel chilly.

Heated towel rail – the switch can be located beside the bathroom door in the bed room about a foot from the ground.

Garden rooms The heating is underfloor and is controlled individually by a panel found on the wall, this is set at 200. Full details can be found on the laminated instructions within the rooms.

Heated towel rail – there is a switch in your wardrobe. Bathroom fan – this is automatic and based on the moisture in the bathroom, but if needed the switch can be found over the door leading to the bathroom.

Tea and coffee – all rooms have the facilities for team and coffee.

Hairdryers – these can be found in all rooms within the wardrobe.

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Inn rooms If you experience a power cut please contact one of the staff in the bar or if out of hours please contact one of the numbers on the emergency contact page.

Garden rooms If you experience a power outage first please check the fuse box that is integrated into the wardrobe. This can be found on the right-hand side which controls the lighting and the electric in each bedroom. If the trip switch has dropped, please switch this back on. If this continues, please contact one of the staff onsite or out of hours please contact one of the numbers on the emergency contact page.

watershipdowninn.com 4 Check-in and out times

Please check-in and check-out at the main bar area where our staff will be happy to help you with any questions you may have.

Check-in Monday – Thursday 2.00 – 3.00pm and 6:00 – 10.00pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2.00 – 10.00pm

Check-out By 10am All payment for meals and drinks to be settled by card or cash in the main Inn.

IMPORTANT Bedroom door keys – please ensure that you hand in your bedroom key to one of the breakfast staff on the morning that you leave.

watershipdowninn.com 5 General opening times*

Monday – Thursday 12noon – 3pm and 6.00pm – 10.30pm Friday (open all day) 12noon – 11.00pm Saturday (open all day) 12noon – 11.00pm Sunday (open all day) 12noon – 9.30pm

We would also like to make you aware that the is not open between 3pm – 6pm Monday to Thursday to B&B Guests.

* Opening times may change slightly based on the season, if you would like to check this please look at our website or ask one of the staff in the bar area.

watershipdowninn.com 6 Useful contact details

Local Doctors Surgeries The Watership Down Health Oakley and Overton Surgeries Station Road, Overton, Hampshire, RG25 3DU. Tel: 01256 770212 | www.oakleyandovertonsurgery.co.uk Open 8am – 6.30pm

Two Rivers Medical Partnership – Whitchurch Bell Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7AE. Tel: 01256 212311 | www.tworiversmedicalpartnership.co.uk Open 8am – 6.30pm

A&E and North Hants Hospitals Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NA. Tel: 01256 473202

Royal Hampshire County Hospital Road, , Hampshire, SO22 5DG. Tel: 01962 863535

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Local Transport Railway We are located in close proximity to three mainline stations – Overton, Whitchurch and . As these are rural stations please ensure that you arrange for transport from the station in advance. Winchester and Basingstoke railway stations are approximately 20 mins drive and both have taxi ranks.

Local Taxis Whitchurch J Cars – Tel: 07876 254428 APP Private Hire – Tel: 07977 564312

Basingstoke A2B Taxi – Tel: 01256 415415

Barton Stacey Taxi – Tel: 01962 760474

watershipdowninn.com 8 Hair and beauty

Chris Hobbs Hairdressers 7 High St, Overton, Hampshire, RG25 3HB. Tel: 01256 770424 www.overton-business.uk/hobbs-hairdressing

Tony Hair Ltd 17 High St, Overton, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25 3HB. Tel: 01256 770600 | www.tonihair.co.uk

Amanda Outridge Hair 3 St, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7LH. Tel: 01256 895924 | www.amandaoutridge.com

Twist Hair and Beauty Salon 2 Swan St, , Newbury, Hamsphire, RG20 5ND. Tel: 01635 299940 | www.twisthair.co.uk

English Rose Beauty Salon 8A High Street, Overton, Hamsphire, RG25 3HA. Tel: 01256 771218 www.englishrosesalon.co.uk/oursalons/englishrose-overton

watershipdowninn.com 9 Things to do

There are lots of things to do and see in Hampshire and we are ideally situated to access many of the great areas. We have listed a few things to consider below.

Local attractions Bombay Sapphire Distillery Visit the home of Bombay Sapphire, it’s always best to pre-book, but it is possible to drop in. Please call them to check availability. Mill, London Rd, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7NR. Tel: 01256 890090 | www.bombaysapphire.com. Opening times can be found on their website

Hardys Cottage Garden Plants (5 min walk) Winner of 20+ Chelsea Flower Show gold medals. Priory Lane, Freefolk, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7FA. Tel: 01256 896533 | www.hardysplants.co.uk. Opening times can be found on their website

Highclere Castle (Home of Downton Abbey) Park, Highclere, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 9RN. Tel: 01635 253210 | www.highclerecastle.co.uk Opening times can be found on their website

Hinton Ampner Hinton Ampner House is a stately home with gardens within the of Bramdean and Hinton Ampner, near Alresford. Hinton Ampner, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0LA. Tel: 01962 771305 | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hinton-ampner Opening times can be found on their website

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Newbury Race Course Newbury Racecourse, in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury, and has 2 courses: for flat races and jumps. It hosts one of Great Britain’s 31 Group 1 flat races, the Lockinge Stakes. The Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Newbury, Hampshire, RG14 7NZ. Tel: 01635 40015 | www.newburyracecourse.co.uk Race times can be found on their website

The Anvil Arts The Anvil is a concert hall and a performing arts centre in the town of Basingstoke. Churchill Way E, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7QR. Tel: 01256 844244 | www.anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on Full details can be found on their website

The Grange The Grange Festival is a summer opera festival, a beautiful setting in the gorgeous countryside. Northington, Alresford, SO24 9TG. Tel: 01962 791020 | www.thegrangefestival.co.uk Opening times can be found on their website

The Haymarket The earliest recorded theatrical event here dates back to 2000 BC where the play of Ancient Egypt was performed. Wote St, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7NW. Tel: 01256 844244 | www.haymarket.org.uk Full details on the programme schedule can be found on their website.

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The Watercress Line Experience the golden age of steam travel on a heritage railway. A great day out for families and enthusiasts alike. Mid Hants Railway Ltd ‘Watercress Line’, The Railway Station, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9JG. Tel: 01962 733810 | www.watercressline.co.uk Opening times can be found on their website

The Vyne House The Vyne, a 16th-century country house retaining its Tudor Chapel with stained glass. Situated outside near Basingstoke. Vyne Rd, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9HL. Tel: 01256 883858 | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne Opening times can be found on their website

Watermill Theatre The existence of a mill at Bagnor is recorded in the and the building has served as a corn mill and a paper mill for hundreds of years with its beautiful tithe barn alongside. Bagnor, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 8AE. Tel: 01635 46044 | www.watermill.org.uk Opening times can be found on their website

Watermill – Winchester The Winchester City Mill is a restored water mill situated on the River Itchen in the centre of the ancient English . The mill was first recorded, milling corn, in the Domesday Book of 1086. Bridge St, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9BH. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/winchester-city-mill Opening times can be found on their website

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Whitchurch Silk Mill The oldest silk mill in the UK still in its original building. 28 Winchester St, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7AL. Tel: 01256 892065 | www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk Opening times can be found on their website

Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral is of the largest cathedrals in Europe, with the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LS. Tel: 01962 857200 | www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk Opening times can be found on their website

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We are perfectly situated within easy reach of many very good shopping centres, from the historic including the City of Winchester and Stockbridge to the more modern including Basingstoke and West Quay. (Full list below).

In all of the main centres, you can find many attractions including Cinemas / Bowling / Swimming and much more.

Shopping Towns and Cities Gun Wharf Quay, West Quay, , Basingstoke Winchester Alresford Stockbridge Newbury Reading

watershipdowninn.com 14 Sports and walks

Fishing Tuition Gilly Bates – Email: [email protected] David Oakley – Email: [email protected]

Fishing Vale Farm Fishery Tel: 01264 720227 | www.valefarmfishery.com

Chalk Stream Fly Fishing Tel: 01264 781988 | www.fishingbreaks.co.uk/flyfishing Email: [email protected].

Golf Test Valley Golf Club Tel: 01256 771737 | www.testvalleygolf.com

Dummer Golf Club Tel: 01256 397888 | www.dummergolfclub.com

Fabulous local walks We are lucky enough to be located with many walks surrounding the pub, you will find a few maps in the bar including The Mill Trail which is an attractive circular walk through the Test Valley Water Meadows. A map of this can also be found on our website.

watershipdowninn.com 15 Emergency numbers

If you have an emergency please always inform the staff on-site, but when the pub is closed please contact:

Philip – 07767 614399 or 01256 896444 (office hours only) Jules – 07771 622534 Steve – 07585 972 091 Emma – 07716 810018

If your emergency is life-threatening please always contact 999 in the first instance.

watershipdowninn.com 16 Restaurant opening times

Monday – Thursday Breakfast: 8am – 9.30am Lunch: 12noon – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 9pm

Friday Breakfast: 8am – 9.30am Lunch: 12noon – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 9pm

Saturday Breakfast: 8am – 9.30am Lunch: 12noon – 3pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 9pm

Sunday Breakfast: 8am – 9.30am Lunch: 12noon – 4pm

You will find a selection of menus at the back of this pack, but if you would like to view these online this can be done at the www.watershipdown.com/food.

Please note the opening times are seasonal, therefore, may vary slightly from the above. The front of house team will always be happy to advise.

If you have not made an advance booking for lunch or dinner, please check availability with the Front of House team when you arrive.

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