Originally built as three small cottages at the end of the 17th Century, The Saxon Inn has been in the liquor business from a early age. In the 1920’s, one of the cottage’s owners, Frank Parsons, was a beer retailer, running a small grocery shop and off-licence where villagers could purchase bottled Ale to consume at home. Although not a public house, it was said that some customers could stay and drink the bottled Ale on the premises if no one was around to see it!
By 1927, the Hart family took over and Beer was 1 1/2d a pint and Whisky 1 1/2d a nip. The off-licence then sold sweets and cigarettes, and was often frequented by cyclists and walkers during the summer months (a tradition still seen today). The other two cottages were private homes, with one house being occupied by evacuees from London during the Second World War.
The three cottages amalgamated and became a pub in 1950, prior to the consent of several villagers in order to gain its licence. The pub was named The New Inn and it has been a public house ever since.
During the 1960’s it started serving food to combat the fall in profits resulting from new drink driving regulations. It was also around this time that women were remembered to be allowed into the pub without men! In 1965 it changed its name to The Saxon Inn and was eventually sold by the Hart family to new owners.
Peter and Helen Turner bought the pub in 2003 and now, in 2007 The Saxon Inn has evolved to meet the challenge of the next era. The pub has been recently extended and refurbished to incorporate four En-suite bed and breakfast rooms, more dining areas, catering for functions and increased parking space. This has succeeded in bringing the pub up-to-date, while still benefiting the village and keeping its original character, appearance and warmth.