Pear Tree Inn

The Pear Tree Inn is a country pub, restaurant and small inn in Whitley, near Melksham in Wiltshire, England, roughly 25 minutes from Bath. It occupies an old stone-built farmhouse with rug-strewn flagstones and reclaimed timber flooring, worn wooden tables and mismatched furniture, giving it the character of a traditional rural pub rather than a polished hotel. Beyond the flagstoned bar are two dining areas: a garden room adjacent to a secluded courtyard, and a large open sunroom with exposed beams and an adjoining garden terrace. The kitchen is built around local and seasonal sourcing. The pub states that it buys ingredients wherever possible from local farmers and growers, does not buy out of season, and changes its menus regularly to make the most of fresh crops and local specialities. Its meat is described as free range and traceable back to individual animals, with pork from Downland Farm Produce (reared on the Wiltshire College Lackham campus, butchery in Melksham) and a second butcher, Walter Rose. Fish comes from British waters via Kingfisher of Brixham under a 24-hour port-to-plate policy; free-range eggs come from Southview Partnerships in Box, Corsham; dry goods from Ashton Farms, Semington; and cheeses from the surrounding area. Cakes, biscuits, jams, chutneys, sauces and ice cream (churned with West Country milk and cream) are made in-house, with gluten-free alternatives available on request. Accommodation consists of eight contemporary, individually decorated en-suite double rooms, all named after varieties of pears and split between the inn itself and a converted barn. Rooms in the inn feature exposed beams, mullion windows and rural views. The pub also offers set-price dining, with a two-course menu at £39.50 and a three-course menu at £46.50, and a Christmas celebration menu with bookings requiring a £15 non-refundable deposit per person and pre-orders two weeks in advance; it notes that it is not open for food on Christmas Day. The front-of-house team is led by Jackie, who describes 35 years running bars and restaurants in the South West, while Adrian heads the pantry team with over 35 years in hospitality and catering. A restored hand-painted Ushers brewery sign, rescued by a local resident from a bonfire and stored in a garage for over 12 years, stands at its original home at the inn. The Pear Tree Inn is a privately run, independent establishment rather than part of a large pub group or chain.

The Pear Tree Inn is a country pub, restaurant and inn in Whitley, in the parish of Melksham Without, Wiltshire, England. It is housed in an old stone-built farmhouse, and its interior retains period features such as flagstone floors, reclaimed timber flooring, exposed beams and mullion windows, furnished with worn wooden tables and mismatched furniture. The building's pub character is underlined by a restored hand-painted Ushers brewery sign, which according to the inn was rescued by a local resident from a bonfire and then stored in a residential garage for over 12 years before being returned to its original home at the pub. Over time the site has developed from a traditional village pub into a combined dining and accommodation business. The current operation centres on a farmhouse kitchen with two dining areas beyond the flagstoned bar: a garden room next to a secluded courtyard, and a large open sunroom with exposed beams and an adjacent garden terrace. Eight contemporary, individually decorated en-suite double rooms have been created, split between the inn itself and a converted barn; each room is named after a variety of pear, echoing the pub's name. Rooms in the inn offer exposed beams, mullion windows and rural views. The kitchen's identity is built on local and seasonal sourcing. The inn states that it buys ingredients wherever possible from local farmers and growers, does not buy out of season, and changes its menus regularly to take advantage of fresh crops and local specialities. Its meat is free range and traceable to individual animals, with pork supplied by Downland Farm Produce, which rears pigs in natural surroundings on the Wiltshire College Lackham campus, and butchery in Melksham; a second butcher is Walter Rose. Fish is sourced from British waters through Kingfisher of Brixham, committed to a 24-hour port-to-plate policy. Free-range eggs come from Southview Partnerships in Box, Corsham, and dry goods from Ashton Farms in Semington, with cheeses from the surrounding area. Cakes and biscuits are baked on the premises, gluten-free alternatives are available on request, and jams, chutneys and sauces are made in-house, with ice cream churned using West Country milk and cream. The pub offers set-price menus, including two courses for £39.50 and three courses for £46.50, and a Christmas celebration menu for bookings between late November and Christmas Eve, requiring a £15 non-refundable deposit per person and pre-orders two weeks in advance; it is not open for food on Christmas Day. The front-of-house team is led by Jackie, who has worked in bars and restaurants in the South West for 35 years, while Adrian heads the pantry team with over 35 years in hospitality and catering. The Pear Tree Inn operates as an independent, privately run establishment rather than as part of a larger pub or hotel group.

• Restored hand-painted Ushers brewery sign returned to its original home at the pub after being rescued from a bonfire and stored in a garage for over 12 years.

• Eight en-suite double rooms created, split between the inn and a converted barn, each named after a pear variety.

• Christmas celebration menu offered for bookings from late November to Christmas Eve, with £15 non-refundable deposit per person and two-week pre-order.

Independent rural country pub, restaurant and small inn emphasising local, seasonal, traceable sourcing and a relaxed farmhouse character.

• Two-course menu

• Three-course menu

• Christmas celebration menu

• En-suite double rooms

• In-house baked goods and preserves

1. 1The Pear Tree Inn, Country Pub. Whitley, Melksham, Wiltshirepeartreewhitley.co.uk
2. 2About - The Pear Tree Innpeartreewhitley.co.uk
3. 3Pear Tree Innwikidata.org