Laurels Inn

The Laurels Inn is a historic public house in the village of Petrockstowe, North Devon, United Kingdom. Housed in a 17th-century coaching house, the building originally known as The White Hart has served many roles over the centuries: a coaching inn on the main route from Launceston to Lynton, a magistrates court, a home for fallen women of the parish, a lodging house, a coffee tavern, and a private residence. It reopened as a public house in the mid-1970s and today operates as a traditional village pub. The Laurels carries on the Devon tradition of welcoming locals and travellers alike, offering an award-winning range of beers, both modern and traditional. Top-quality food is served at competitive prices, catering to all tastes and requirements. The pub is situated just a mile from the Tarka Trail, a 32-mile cycle and walkway, making it a popular stop for cyclists and walkers. Visitors are welcomed by Lyn and her team. The inn is located in the historic village of Petrockstowe, where original thatched cottages and the village centre remain much as they were 300 years ago. The churchyard contains a burial mound of Royalist soldiers killed during the Civil War. The pub itself is part of the village's rich history, which includes a railway station that closed in the late 1960s and was converted into the Tarka Trail. The Laurels Inn is a small, independent establishment deeply rooted in its local community and the surrounding area's heritage. It continues to serve as a gathering place for residents and visitors exploring North Devon.

The Laurels Inn, originally known as The White Hart, is a 17th-century coaching house located in the historic village of Petrockstowe in North Devon, United Kingdom. It began as a coaching inn on the main route from Launceston to Lynton. Over the centuries, the building served various purposes: it was a magistrates court, a home for fallen women of the parish, a lodging house, a coffee tavern, and a private house. It reopened as a public house in the mid-1970s. Today, it operates as a traditional village pub, welcoming locals and travellers with an award-winning range of beers and top-quality food. The pub is situated just a mile from the Tarka Trail, a 32-mile cycle and walkway converted from a former railway line. The village of Petrockstowe itself has a rich history, with original thatched cottages and a churchyard containing a burial mound of Royalist soldiers from the Civil War.

• Building constructed as a coaching house known as The White Hart

• Reopened as a public house in the mid-1970s

Traditional village pub and historic coaching house offering a warm welcome, award-winning beers, and competitively priced food.

• Award-winning range of beers

• Top quality food

1. 1Welcome to The Laurels Petrockstowepetrockstowe.co.uk
2. 2Petrockstowe Village Historypetrockstowe.co.uk
3. 3Laurels Inn - Wikidatawikidata.org