Wiltshire-based Chickpea Group have recently acquired a seventh pub in what will be its first in the county of Somerset.
The Manor House in the pretty village of Ditcheat near Bruton will now make an addition to the group’s collection of country pubs with rooms.
Sitting centrally in the Somerset village of Ditcheat, the pub itself dates back to the 18 century and is packed with period features and views of the surrounding Mendip Hills.
The pub has been closed for the past six months, but the team have now begun a two-month refit and refurbishment to get the accommodation ready and put its stamp on the place.
On re-opening, there will be seven bedrooms upstairs, a classic Chickpea pub menu inside and a separate nole pizza kitchen serving sourdough pizzas. The Manor House features “cosy interiors”, beamed ceilings and open fires, plus plenty of outside space in the beer garden.
There will be around 50 covers inside the main pub, and a further 40 in what will be the nole pizza kitchen.
As with the groups’ existing sites, the food offering will be of great importance and the team will work with the abundance of local suppliers in the South West.
The menu will be devised by executive chef, Harry Russell, and diners can expect the usual “Pub Banger” menu, alongside pizzas from the nole pizza kitchen. The wine list will be provided by Gardner and Beedle, and they will serve their own beers under the business’s new brewery in Wiltshire, Rude Giant Brew Co, among others.
Ethan Davids, co-founder, Chickpea Group, said: “We are so excited to head west and get stuck into the Somerset food and drink scene. The Manor House is a truly beautiful pub with cosy nooks and plenty of outside space. It offers everything we look for in a Chickpea country boozer.
“The pub has always been incredibly well-supported by the local area, so we hope people are as excited about our plans as we are. We’re buzzing to meet our new locals at the bar – the first one’s on us!”