Tucker's Grave Inn & Campsite

Tucker's Grave Inn & Campsite is a rare historic cider pub in Faulkland, Somerset, England. It is one of only six cider houses remaining in the country and is listed on the National Inventory of Historic Interiors. The inn has no traditional bar counter; beer and cider are served directly from casks, and its little rooms, fireplaces, wooden benches and old Tap Room preserve an old-fashioned character. The building began as a cottage and was in use as a public house by the early 1800s, with 1827 traditionally recognised as the year it became an inn. The name derives from a local story about Edward Tucker, a farm worker who died in 1747 and was buried at a nearby crossroads outside consecrated ground. Over the years the pub has been run by characters such as Jimmy and Margery Wilson, and from 1984 by Glenda and Ivan. In the 1980s the former living room was brought into use as another drinking room. Today the business operates as a pub, campsite, live music venue, café and holiday cottage. The campsite sits behind the inn. The Barn hosts live bands on Saturday nights from March to November. Midweek food includes pasties, filled rolls and cheese boards; the Old Parlour Café opens Friday to Sunday for breakfasts, cakes and pasties; Friday and Saturday evenings feature pizzas, burgers, fish and chips. A traditional skittle alley is available for hire, and a Cocktail Bus operates in warmer months. A holiday cottage is available for stays. Gift cards can be used for food, drinks, merchandise or camping. The inn is open daily: Monday to Saturday 12pm–11pm, Sunday 12pm–10pm.

Tucker's Grave Inn is a historic cider pub in Faulkland, Somerset, England. The building itself is older than the pub and began life as a cottage. By the early 1800s it was being used as a public house, with 1827 traditionally recognised as the year Tucker's became an inn. The pub was not built with modern pub trends in mind: there was, and still is, no traditional bar counter. Beer and cider were served directly from the casks, and the little rooms, fireplaces, wooden benches and old Tap Room formed the pub much as it is known today. The name Tucker's Grave comes from a local story dating back to 1747 about a farm worker named Edward Tucker, who is said to have taken his own life in a nearby barn. At the time, those who died by suicide could be buried outside consecrated ground, and Edward was reportedly laid to rest at a nearby crossroads. His burial place became known locally as Tucker's Grave, and the name stuck. Over the years, Tucker's has been looked after by various characters. Jimmy and Margery Wilson were part of that story, followed in 1984 by Glenda and Ivan, who became familiar faces behind Tucker's and helped preserve the old-fashioned character of the place. In the 1980s, the former living room was brought into use as another drinking room, but no shiny new bar was installed. Tucker's carried on being Tucker's. Today the inn is one of just six cider houses left in the country and is listed on the National Inventory of Historic Interiors. The business now includes a campsite behind the inn, live music in The Barn on Saturday nights from March to November, midweek food such as pasties, filled rolls and cheese boards, the Old Parlour Café open Friday to Sunday, evening food on Fridays and Saturdays, a traditional skittle alley available for hire, a Cocktail Bus open in warmer months, and a holiday cottage. Gift cards are available for food, drinks, merchandise or camping stays.

• 1984

  Glenda and Ivan took over the pub, helping preserve its old-fashioned character.

• 1980

  The former living room was brought into use as another drinking room.

• 1827

  Traditionally recognised as the year Tucker's became an inn.

• 1747

  Edward Tucker is said to have died and been buried at a nearby crossroads, giving the pub its name.

A preserved historic cider pub and rural hospitality destination, offering camping, live music, food and traditional pub activities in Somerset.

• Cider

  Served straight from the cask, a hallmark of the historic cider house.

• Beer

  Also served directly from casks, without a traditional bar counter.

• Pasties, filled rolls and cheese boards

  Midweek food available at the Inn.

• Pizzas, burgers, fish and chips

  Evening food served on Fridays and Saturdays.

• Breakfasts, cakes and pasties

  Served at the Old Parlour Café, open Friday to Sunday.

• Cocktails and spritzes

  Served from the Cocktail Bus during warmer months.

• Gift cards

  Usable for food, drinks, merchandise or camping stays; never expires.

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