The Windmill Inn

The Windmill Inn is a traditional pub located at 1 North Street in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It operates as one of the pubs in the estate of Black Country Ales, a West Midlands-based pub company and brewer whose history page lists the acquisition and operation of numerous free houses across the region. The pub is identified in public records as a pub in Rugby, Warwickshire, in the United Kingdom. The Windmill Inn presents itself as a classic British local, with a strong emphasis on cask-conditioned real ale. According to its official listing, the pub has 15 pumps, a substantial number for a single-site operation, indicating a wide rotating selection of beers. It also offers traditional bar snacks such as cobs and pork pies, and features a log fire, a function room, accommodation, wheelchair access, a car park, a garden or outdoor area, and an outside smoking area. It shows Sky Sports and TNT Sport, and hosts traditional pub games. Children are allowed until 7pm, and the pub maintains a dog policy. It is situated near a railway station and metro link and is served by local bus routes 4, 11, 63, and 580. The pub is run by licensees Gemma and Andy Barber. Its opening hours are Monday to Thursday from 12pm to 11pm, Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 12am, and Sunday from 12pm to 11pm. The Windmill Inn is listed alongside other real-ale pubs in the Black Country Ales group, including The Raglan Arms in Rugby, The Lawford Arms in Long Lawford, The Nursery Tavern in Coventry, and The King's Head in Leicester. As part of Black Country Ales, The Windmill Inn benefits from the group's brewing heritage. Black Country Ales was founded after the purchase of The Old Bull's Head pub in 1999, when brewing equipment was discovered in a rear building; brewing resumed in 2004 under the Gornal brewery name, with the building's heritage dating to 1834. The group is chaired by Angus McMeeking. The Windmill Inn thus combines a local pub identity with the supply and support of a regional real-ale brewer and pub operator.

The Windmill Inn is a pub in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, and forms part of the pub estate of Black Country Ales. The pub's own history is not documented in the available evidence, but its identity and location are confirmed by public records describing it as a pub in Rugby, Warwickshire, in the United Kingdom. The Windmill Inn's modern operating context is the Black Country Ales group. Black Country Ales began in 1999 when the company bought The Old Bull's Head pub. The purchase included a boarded-up brick building at the rear, described by estate agents as a two-storey outhouse. Upon entering, the new owners discovered three large wooden fermenting vessels and other historic brewing equipment. Although there had been no plan to brew, the find led the company to establish its own brewery. After several years of setup and learning from mistakes, beer began flowing again from the Gornal brewery in 2004. Most of the brewing kit is modern, but the building retains its heritage, and the brewery describes itself as established in 1834, reformed in 2004. The company is chaired by Angus McMeeking. Over the following years, Black Country Ales expanded its pub estate across the West Midlands and surrounding counties. Its history page lists acquisitions including the Lawford Arms in Rugby in 1992, The Old Bull's Head and Three Horseshoes in 2002, The Wellington in Birmingham in 2005, The Vine Inn in Wednesfield in 2006, The Black Country Arms in Walsall in 2008, The Duke of Cambridge and The Hollybush and The Cross Inn in 2009, The Robin Hood and The Whitley in 2010, The Lych Gate Tavern and The Pretty Bricks in 2011, The Cottage Spring and The Kings Head in Leicester in 2012, The Craven Arms, The Rising Sun and The Queens Head in 2013, The Swan in 2014, and The Dog and The Imperial Tavern in 2015. The Windmill Inn appears in the group's current pub listings alongside other real-ale pubs such as The Raglan Arms in Rugby, The Lawford Arms in Long Lawford, The Nursery Tavern in Coventry, and The King's Head in Leicester. As a Black Country Ales pub, The Windmill Inn operates as a traditional real-ale house. Its official listing notes 15 pumps, traditional bar snacks including cobs and pork pies, a log fire, a function room, accommodation, wheelchair access, proximity to a railway station and metro, bus routes 4, 11, 63 and 580, traditional pub games, children allowed until 7pm, a dog policy, a car park, a garden or outdoor area, an outside smoking area, and Sky Sports and TNT Sport. The pub is run by licensees Gemma and Andy Barber. Opening hours are Monday to Thursday 12pm to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 12am, and Sunday 12pm to 11pm.

• 2004

  Brewing resumes at the Gornal brewery under Black Country Ales.

• 1999

  Black Country Ales buys The Old Bull's Head pub, leading to the discovery of historic brewing equipment.

• The Windmill Inn is listed as a pub in Rugby, Warwickshire, in public records.

Traditional real-ale pub within the Black Country Ales estate, serving the Rugby community with a wide cask ale selection and classic pub facilities.

• Real ale

  Cask-conditioned beers served from 15 hand pumps.

• Bar snacks

  Traditional snacks such as cobs and pork pies.

1. 1The Windmill Inn | Black Country Alesblackcountryales.co.uk
2. 2History | Black Country Alesblackcountryales.co.uk
3. 3The Windmill Innwikidata.org