CRIDFORD INN

The Cridford Inn - the oldest pub/inn in Devon and possibly the oldest in England dates back to 825AD. It had previously served as a nunnery and a farm, being originally inhabited by the early Britons/Celts, before the building was remodelled in 1081. In 1086 it was one of the nine small-holdings mentioned in the "Domesday Book" and by then belonged to the Abbey of Buckfast in the Manor of Trusham - a small village that's nestled in the Teign Valley between Chudleigh, Newton Abbot and Exeter... During the early 13th-15th Centuries the inn was a farmhouse and the stained glass mullion window in the bar is from this period and is possibly the earliest surviving example of a Medieval domestic window in England. It is also believed that the Cridford Inn is home to two ghosts, one is said to be a Nun from the very early history of the property and a second is a Cavalier from Trusham's conflict with Ashton, (a nearby village) during the Civil war of 1642-46. In more recent times, the..

Also known as: The Cridford Inn

Primary location: Exeter United Kingdom