The Badger Inn

The Badger Inn is a traditional 18th-century inn and gastro pub located in the village of Church Minshull in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, England. The building was constructed of brick at the end of the 18th century, probably around 1770, and was first called The Brook Arms after the Lords of the Manor, the Brookes family, who had just purchased the estate. The Brookes family crest featured a brock — better known as a badger — which led to the inn's present name. It operated as an old coaching inn, and the two-storey part of the building served as a coach house before becoming a garage with a single petrol pump, later converted into a restaurant. The inn was pebble dashed in 1934 and is listed as 'of architectural merit'; it is a Grade II listed pub. Today The Badger Inn offers a cosy and characteristic ambiance, with a hidden garden overlooked by the tall, elegant St Bartholomew's Church, and real log fires for colder times. It is an ideal retreat for walking, exploring or boating, with the Shropshire Union canal only 500 metres away, making it a convenient mooring spot along the Middlewich branch at Bridge 14. The pub serves fresh ingredients and seasonal menus using locally sourced produce, describing itself as the perfect gastro pub, with classic dishes and developed taste sensations for friends, families and loved ones. The bar offers some of the finest Cheshire real ales from the county's best micro breweries, rotated regularly, alongside a wine list of old and new world wines, an enviable selection of gins and spirits, and cocktails from its own mixologist. For overnight stays, the inn provides five beautifully furnished rooms, each with distinct character and decor, individually named after the five pubs with historical links to the Hughes family; these include three Premier King Rooms and one Premier Double Room.

The Badger Inn was built of brick at the end of the 18th century, probably in 1770, and was first called The Brook Arms, after the Lords of the Manor, the Brookes family, who had just purchased the estate. There was almost certainly an inn on the site previously, which makes The Badger one of the first buildings in the village to be rebuilt by the Brookes dynasty. The Brookes family crest was of a brock, better known as a badger, hence the change of name to that of the present day. It was an old coaching inn and the two-storey part of the building was a coach house before it became a garage with a single petrol pump. This was later converted into a restaurant. Bare knuckle fighting was a regular sport here. In 1916, Mr Tite, the landlord, died and was buried next door at St Bartholomew's Church, which he had always actively supported. The inn was pebble dashed in 1934 and is listed as 'of architectural merit'. It is a Grade II listed pub in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England.

• 1934

  The inn was pebble dashed and listed as 'of architectural merit'.

• 1916

  Mr Tite, the landlord, died and was buried next door at St Bartholomew's Church.

• 1770

  The Badger Inn built of brick, probably in 1770, first called The Brook Arms.

Traditional 18th-century Grade II listed coaching inn and gastro pub in the Cheshire countryside.

• Real ales

• Seasonal gastro pub menu

• Wines

• Gins and spirits

• Cocktails

• Accommodation rooms

1. 1Welcome to The Badger Inn Church Minshullbadgerinn.co.uk
2. 2Badger History – Welcome to The Badger Inn Church Minshullbadgerinn.co.uk
3. 3The Badgerwikidata.org