2016 started with our first Dark Beer Festival along with both Cider and Beer Festivals. The refurb didn’t stop as we transformed our garden into a haven for bees and butterflies, by adding plants and flowers. We invested in a covered area and more seating. The year also saw the arrival of now key members of staff Paul Bond (Bar Manager) Lily Hewitt (Bar Supervisor) and Carl Stephenson (Cellar Manager). We even made it in to the Sunday Telegraph and Anglian News for our Christmas tree. For Stev the handy man building and making things never stopped, with Nikki’s ideas getting bigger, we finished the year with a barn that was no longer a storage space but a speakeasy bar.

2017 was a very busy year, starting with the Dark versus Light Beer Festival, Then the Cider Festival followed by our first Gin Festival On the back of the success of the Gin Festival the Barn was turned into a full time Gin Palace, now open Fridays and Saturdays. After that came the summer Beer Festival (Leighton at War) and Oktoberfest complete with oompah band. For a third year running we were awarded both South Beds and Beds County Camra pub of the year 2017, along with Bedfordshire food and drink best free house pub and also the public vote in the Best Bar None awards. We finished the year in great style with a Wild Wild West NYE party.

2018 could not have started better having been awarded South Beds Camra pub of the year.

Well here is to another hopefully successful year, Cheers.