{"id":187158,"date":"2023-09-20T09:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187158"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:41:47","slug":"the-converted-school-thats-now-the-best-pub-in-uk-with-366-gins-award-winning-attractions-nearby-that-kids-love-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/travel\/the-converted-school-thats-now-the-best-pub-in-uk-with-366-gins-award-winning-attractions-nearby-that-kids-love-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The converted school that's now the best pub in UK – with 366 gins & award-winning attractions nearby that kids love | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A FORMER schoolhouse converted into a pub has been voted the best in the UK.<\/p>\n
And you can even stay the night, with six quaint rooms upstairs.<\/p>\n
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Cholmondeley Arms, in Cheshire, was given the award at the annual Great British Pub Awards.<\/p>\n
Affectionately nicknamed The Chum by locals, owners Tim and Mary bought the pub in 2011, and converted the ex-schoolhouse.<\/p>\n
The pub itself has a whopping 366 types of gin – one for every day of the year even in a leap year – as well as its own unique menu including a 'Cholmondeley Mess\u2019 desert and their 'Cholmondeley Chaser' cocktail.<\/p>\n
Events at the pub include their Cholmondeley Arms Car Club event alongside live music, gin tastings and themed menus including Greek Week.<\/p>\n
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When the weather is better, it has its own pub garden with tables and chairs.<\/p>\n
And at the pub are six rooms, found in the Old Headmaster's House with names of former teachers including Miss Fritton and Mr Chips.<\/p>\n
Ranging from "cosy", "comfy" and "roomy", each room has double beds and coffee machines, and they start from \u00a3110 a night.<\/p>\n
Each room comes with either a shower or rolltop bath, as well as breakfast or brunch at the pub.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Tim Bird, owner of Cholmondeley Arms, said: \u201cAfter all these years together, it means the world. <\/p>\n "When we opened, I said we can be a beacon of hope for rural pubs<\/span> but now we can be an ambassador as the pub of the year for Great Britain. <\/p>\n "For the team, this is just amazing. Helen [the pub\u2019s general manager] has worked at the Cholmondeley for 12 years and she is the epitome of what our pubs should be. I am so proud.\u201d<\/p>\n People on TripAdvisor have been raving about the pub too.<\/p>\n One person wrote: "It\u2019s just great to enjoy a country pub when everything is just perfect and the owners and staff just know what they\u2019re doing. Exquisite."<\/p>\n Another person said: "It's a shame we live 2.5 hours away but probably a good thing as I would want to eat here all the time!"<\/p>\n A third commented: "Visiting the pub transports you to a scene from the past; idyllic old English countryside, warm hearty meals, and friendly service."<\/p>\n The pub is near the woodland attraction BeWilderwood, a technology-free kid's resort once named the best attraction in the UK<\/p>\n It's also a short drive from the Ice Cream Farm in Tattenhall, also award-winning with 50 types of ice cream and a huge water play area.<\/p>\n And The Sun recently went to the Carden Park winery in Cheshire – here's what we thought.<\/p>\n<\/picture>MINNIE SAVINGS <\/span><\/p>\n
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