Pubs are closing at an alarming rate in Britain, but The Inspector reveals why this village inn with rooms - part of the Pig group - is proof 'it's not all doom and gloom' The iconic hotel chain has taken over a pub in the village of Barnsley The Inspector checks in for the night and finds that everything is 'spot-on' READ MORE: Travel experts reveal 5 cities that are perfect for solo travellers By The Inspector Published: 13:47, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 14:00, 27 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Pubs are closing at an alarming rate. But it’s not all doom and gloom, certainly not in Barnsley, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, where The Pig group has worked its magic on what was The Boot and turned it into The Village Pub. It really is the village pub.
On day four after its opening, most punters are locals. They seem chuffed that the now iconic brand has transformed this 17th-century inn (and is doing something similar across the road at Barnsley House, where the great gardener Rosemary Verey once lived). There are just six rooms at the pub.
Ours is the only one with a bath, priced at a hefty £265 (breakfast included, unlike at other Pig outlets), and has all the trademark features of the litter: sisal floor in the bedroom, wood floor in the bathroom; distressed chest of drawers; portrait of a mischievous-looking young woman above the bed; vintage standard lamp; massive exposed beams, a couple of marshmallows. Walls are dark green, perhaps a little too dark in a relativel.
