A 16th century inn. A new chapter.

The Stockton Cross has stood at the crossroads in Kimbolton since the 1500s, when it served as a drovers' inn — a stopping point for farmers and traders moving livestock through the Herefordshire countryside. The building still carries that history: low beams, a great inglenook fireplace, thick stone walls that have absorbed several centuries of conversation.

In 2018 we gave the old place the investment it deserved — a careful refurbishment that kept everything worth keeping and brought the rest quietly into the 21st century. New furniture, freshly decorated rooms, and a south-facing garden that earns its reputation on a good Herefordshire afternoon.

Harry’s Story

Harry grew up just down the road near Worcester.

He learned to cook properly when he joined the team at The Baiting House, our sister pub, when he was 16 , working alongside head chef Charles over several years. From there he went to London to cook at some of the capital’s best restaurants.

But home was calling him back, and he’s now running the Stockton Cross as head chef and general manager, and the food he's putting out reflects everything he's learned along the way — rustic, honest, rooted in the county he grew up in.