Linny Inn

The Linny Inn, commonly known as The Linny, is a traditional British public house in the village of Coffinswell near Newton Abbot, Devon. It occupies a much-loved 14th-century thatched building that is thought to have been built around 1368 as two farm cottages belonging to Court Barton Farm. The cottages, farm and surrounding land were owned by the Carew family until the 1940s. In 1954 the cottages became vacant and a planning request for a public house was submitted but initially refused; a petition of villagers and local people followed, and the building eventually became a pub. The Linny presents itself as a quintessential country dining pub. Its interior retains original exposed beams, low ceilings and open fireplaces at either end of the bar, creating an intimate and cosy atmosphere. The kitchen focuses on quintessential British food made primarily from locally sourced seasonal ingredients. The pub is supplied daily by farms and producers in the South West of England, including fresh fish from Brixham and dairy produce from Sharpham near Totnes, and it home-produces its own Aberdeen Angus beef from a farm in the neighbouring village of Haccombe. Daily specials make use of the pub's own produce and garden vegetables as the season allows. The drinks offer is similarly local and curated: carefully selected wines and beers, real ales on tap, and gins from local distilleries in Salcombe and Dartmoor. The Linny is a village local and dining destination rather than a chain or branded hospitality group; it operates as an independent pub in the South Devon countryside. Its official website is thelinny.co.uk.

The Linny Inn occupies a thatched building in Coffinswell, near Newton Abbot in Devon, that dates back to the 14th century. According to the pub's own account, it is thought to have been built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. These cottages belonged to Court Barton Farm, which stands in the shadow of St. Bartholomew's Church. The cottages, the farm and the surrounding land were owned by the Carew family until the 1940s. The extent of the original building can still be seen in the two fireplaces at either end of the bar. In 1954 the cottages became vacant, and a planning request for a public house was submitted. That request was shortly refused. A petition of signatures was compiled from villagers and local persons, and the building subsequently became a public house. Over the following decades The Linny established itself as a village local and dining pub, retaining much of its historic fabric: original exposed beams, low ceilings and a roaring log fire. In the 21st century the pub has emphasised a locally sourced, seasonal British menu. It is supplied daily by farms and producers in the South West, including fresh fish from Brixham and dairy produce from Sharpham in Totnes, and it home-produces its own Aberdeen Angus beef from a farm in the neighbouring village of Haccombe. Daily specials allow the chefs to use the pub's own produce together with garden vegetables as the season allows. The drinks selection includes carefully chosen wines and beers, real ales on tap, and gins from local distilleries in Salcombe and Dartmoor. The pub continues to operate as an independent country inn and restaurant.

• 1954

  The cottages become vacant; a planning request for a public house is submitted but shortly refused, followed by a petition of villagers and local persons.

• 1940

  The Carew family's ownership of the cottages, farm and surrounding land ends in the 1940s.

• Building thought to have been constructed circa 1368 as two farm cottages belonging to Court Barton Farm.

Independent 14th-century thatched country pub and dining destination in South Devon, focused on local seasonal produce and traditional character.

• Seasonal British menu

  Quintessential British food made primarily from locally sourced seasonal ingredients, with daily specials.

• Home-produced Aberdeen Angus beef

  Beef from the pub's own farm in the neighbouring village of Haccombe.

• Real ales and local gins

  Real ales on tap and gins from local distilleries in Salcombe and Dartmoor.

1. 1The Linny at Coffinswell — official websitethelinny.co.uk
2. 2Linny Inn — Wikidatawikidata.org