The Royal Oak
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18th Century family & dog friendly thatched pub in Hail Weston - offers teas, coffees, cake, lunch, evening meals, children's menu, private events The Royal Oak is a 17th-century public house in the village of Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire. This Grade II listed building served as a social centre of Hail Weston life for generations but was sold by the Charles Wells Pub Company in November 2011 and closed as a pub on January 1st 2012.
There followed a long campaign by the Hail Weston Community Pub Society to save The Royal Oak from redevelopment. This led to it being declared an Asset of Community Value in 2013 which effectively stopped it being sold as anything but a working pub.
In January 2017 The Royal Oak was bought be a group of eight local villagers and, with the help of over 100 community volunteers, the building has been refurbished and reopened as an independent village pub on May 19th 2017.
We look forward to The Royal Oak again being back at the heart of the community.
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facebook.comOne final reminder of this evening's pub quiz and the fine local cause that it is raising money for. Dawn Isaac (small child not included) is our quiz master tonight and half the pot is going towards the church restoration fund here in Hail Weston. Its only £1 per person and it starts at 7.30pm. May the best-named team win...
Our new guest ale is Little Sipper - a sessionable IPA with “light malt flavours that combine with a crisp bitterness and aromas of grapefruit, apricot, citrus and fresh pine-needles”. And it’s from the Brains Craft Brewery so it will also improve your IQ* *we may have made that up
This weekend may be all about the FA Cup but this time next week it'll be the turn of the egg chasers to take over our sporting consciousness as the RBS Six Nations kicks off. We're showing every game live in our heated rugby marquee which means it all starts at 2.15pm next Saturday afternoon with Wales vs Scotland, followed closely afterwards by the equally appealing France vs Ireland at 4.45pm. And because it'll be a long afternoon, we'll be serving burgers and hotdogs for the duration of the games to help you make it through to the end. See you for kick off!
The beautiful old church of St Nicolas has stood in the centre of Hail Weston for over 800 years, and is now in the throes of a major restoration project to ensure its survival for future generations to enjoy. It's very exciting but fiercely expensive - to the tune of about £300K - which obviously means a lot of fundraising. That's where Sunday's Royal Oak pub quiz comes in. Whilst unlikely to raise those kind of numbers (although you never know...), this week's quiz master (none other than Dawn Isaac in all her magnificence) has nominated the restoration fund as the recipient of half the pot. Its £1 per person to enter so all we need is 600,000 people joining us for a few questions, some banter and maybe even a drink or two to finish the weekend off!
Panko-coated mini Haggis bites - Massimo’s latest creation and absolutely A-MA-ZING. Perfect accompaniment to a Friday evening drink but don’t hang about as they’re going fast!
The Royal Oak has a corking history - and to celebrate this we’ve put together a wee leaflet- do pick one up next time you’re in - it’s the perfect read to accompany an end of week pint
If you're wondering what to do with the kids tomorrow, you could always bring them down to the Royal Oak at 11am for an hour's FREE crafting session. They can learn to make corner bookmarks, draw 3D pictures, make a kazoo, craft paper aeroplanes, make fortune tellers or create paper helicopters - it's up to them! We do ask that parents stay to supervise, but there's nothing to say you can't do that at the same time as enjoying a lovely coffee and cake...
We’re having a wonderful Burns Night down at The Royal Oak - haggis has been addressed and eaten, drams have been drunk and the fabulous Colin has piped to perfection! Same time next year?
Meet our new Scottish friends! Yes, we’ve got four introductions to our whiskey range in honour of Burns Night. Even if you’re not able to make the supper itself (we have just one table of four left) you can always come down for a dram or two. If you’re here by about 7.15 you should even get to see the haggis being piped in.
Fancy a traditional Burns Night Supper tonight - complete with piper, Haggis and a few drams of whisky? We have just two tables left - a 4 and a 2 (or could be put together to make one table for 6 if needed) - If you're interested call 01480 716712 or request a booking online at https://www.royaloakhailweston.com/reservation
We have just three spaces left on next week’s brush lettering workshop with The Shop At Forty and Hop & Biscuit. It will take place on Thursday 1st Feb 7-9pm at the Royal Oak and can be booked for the special price of £20 (usual price £30). As well as learning this new skill you will also take the equipment you need away with you at the end of the evening. To book email dawn@royaloakhw.com
We’re reviving vinyl one track at a time tonight in The Snug - why not join us? The turntable is spinning until 11pm
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