The Old Bull

The Old Bull (also known as The Old Bull Inn) is a traditional English village pub on the Village Green in Inkberrow, Worcestershire, in the United Kingdom. It occupies a 16th-century inn building whose fabric and setting are central to its identity: the official site describes open beams, inglenook fireplaces and "a wealth of history," and invites visitors to experience "the charm and character of its 400 years of history." The building is recorded as a Grade II listed pub in Inkberrow, Wychavon, Worcestershire. The pub trades as a drink-led community local with a food offer. Its own description emphasises a warm, welcoming atmosphere, a selection of traditional ales, wines and a gin selection, and "home-cooked, traditional pub grub." It is open seven days a week, with the kitchen serving at lunchtime and in the evening, and it positions itself as dog friendly and family friendly. Beyond the bar, it markets itself as a base for walking: it sits on the Millennium Way and describes itself as a starting and finishing point for several circular walks, with the Inkberrow Millennium Green and the 13th-century St Peter's Church nearby. The pub leans heavily on local legend and heritage in its storytelling. Its own history page states that the inn dates back to the 1600s and is said once to have been a stop-off point for William Shakespeare while travelling to Worcester to collect his marriage licence to Anne Hathaway. It also notes that Inkberrow is thought to have inspired the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers, with the inn cited as the muse for the pub in the programme, and recalls that during the Civil War, in 1645, Charles I left his maps in the church after staying overnight at the vicarage. As a small, independently run village pub, The Old Bull does not disclose corporate ownership, group affiliation or listing status in the available evidence. Its public presence is built around its premises, its location and its food-and-drink offer rather than a multi-site brand programme. The dossier therefore treats it as a single-site hospitality business and heritage building rather than a chain or consumer goods brand.

The Old Bull Inn is described by its own history as dating back to the 1600s, and the official site presents the building as carrying "400 years of history." It stands on the Village Green in Inkberrow, Worcestershire, and is recorded as a Grade II listed pub in Inkberrow, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England. The pub's own account links it to several strands of English history and culture. It states that the inn is once said to have been the stop-off point for William Shakespeare as he travelled to Worcester to collect his marriage licence to Anne Hathaway. It also records that during the Civil War, in 1645, Charles I left his maps in the church after staying the night at the vicarage in the village. These are presented as local tradition and heritage storytelling rather than documented corporate history. In more recent cultural memory, the pub notes that the village of Inkberrow is thought to be the inspiration behind BBC Radio 4's long-running series The Archers, with The Old Bull Inn cited as the muse for the pub in the soap. This association forms part of how the pub markets its sense of place. As a trading business, The Old Bull operates as a village local with a drink and food offer. Its own description highlights traditional ales, wines and a gin selection alongside home-cooked, traditional pub food, served in interiors with exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces. It is open seven days a week, with kitchen hours at midday and in the evening, and it welcomes dogs and families. It also positions itself within the local walking economy, sitting on the Millennium Way and acting as a start and finish point for circular walks, with the Inkberrow Millennium Green and the 13th-century St Peter's Church nearby. The available evidence does not identify the pub's founding owner, current proprietor, corporate parent or any listing status, and no dated corporate milestones are documented. The history of The Old Bull is therefore best understood as the history of a historic listed building and a long-running village pub rather than that of a multi-site brand.

• The Old Bull Inn is described as dating back to the 1600s, with the site presented as carrying 400 years of history.

• Local tradition holds that the inn was a stop-off point for William Shakespeare while travelling to Worcester to collect his marriage licence to Anne Hathaway.

• During the Civil War, in 1645, Charles I is said to have left his maps in the church after staying the night at the vicarage in Inkberrow.

• The pub is recorded as a Grade II listed building in Inkberrow, Wychavon, Worcestershire.

• The village of Inkberrow is cited as an inspiration for BBC Radio 4's The Archers, with The Old Bull Inn described as the muse for the pub in the series.

A cosy, traditional, dog-friendly 16th-century village inn on Inkberrow green, offering real ales, gin and home-cooked pub food and serving as a base for countryside walks.

• Traditional ales

• Wines

• Gin selection

• Home-cooked pub food

• Coffee and afternoon tea

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