The Merchants Inn

01/09/2026

🎃🕯️ SPOOKY POTTERY NIGHT 🕯️🎃

Get creative this Halloween season and join us for a night of spooky pottery, good vibes & a little bit of magic! 👻🏺

Come along and create your very own spooky-inspired pottery piece — whether you’re into ghosts, pumpkins, witches or something wonderfully weird! 🧙‍♀️🎃👻

No experience needed — just bring your creativity and get ready for a fun evening of pottery!

✨ Spaces are limited — book your spot and let’s get spooky! ✨

01/09/2026

Fantastic range of ales and ciders on the bar today!
What’s your favourite?🍺🍺

27/08/2026

Some of the team back at Rugby School this evening welcoming back staff for their new school year.

Lots of old faces and some new neighbours!

23/08/2026

🍎🥒 DAY FIVE – LAST DAY! 🍸🎶

We’re rounding off our Gin, Cider & Pickle Fest in style with The Passerines! 🤠

From 4–7pm, get your country boots on and dance the night away with this fantastic 4-piece alt-country band, playing songs about love, loss, luck… and the occasional murder. 🔪🎵

So come along, grab a drink and help us drink the bar dry! 🍻

Don’t miss the grand finale of the Festival! 🤠🍸🥒

22/08/2026

A huge congratulations to Dawn, who made some absolutely fantastic pickled onions and has officially been crowned our Pickled Onion Champion! 🧅🏆

A massive thank you to Chris and Julia from La Casa Loco for being our fantastic judges and taking on the very important task of tasting all those delicious pickled onions! 👏

Well done, Dawn! 🎉

22/08/2026

To The Merchants Inn,

Hope all is well.
Just wondering if you would be interested in a 4 piece band,
We play music from the 50's, 60's & 70's, a mix of Rock & Roll To Glam Rock.
T-Rex, Beatles, Racey, Cliff, Suzi Quttro & Slade to name a few

Our Diary is now OPEN and we have started to book for 2027 and have already had a few bookings..

We have pic's and Video's on our page & YouTube Page:
www.facebook.com/majorleeandthedukes
https://www.youtube.com/
Look forward to hearing from you

Kind Regards
Major Lee & The Dukes

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22/08/2026

What’s been your favourite gin or cider you’ve tried so far? 🍸🍏

Drop your favourite down below! 👇

22/08/2026

Day Four! 🧅💚

It’s time to get pickled! Join us at 3pm for our Pickled Onion Competition and find out who has what it takes to be crowned Pickled Onion Champion! 🏆🧅

Bring along your homemade pickled onions and put your recipe to the test as they are judged on over flavour, appearance and overall quality. Think yours has what it takes? We want to taste it!

Then, once the onions have been judged, it’s time to drink the night away! 🍻🍸 With just one more day to go, let’s make this penultimate night of the festival one to remember.

Pickled onions, good drinks & even better times! 💚

21/08/2026

🍸🍎🥒 THE PASSERINES — SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 🌅

Join The Passerines, at the Merchants Inn, this Sunday from 4pm–7pm for the final afternoon of Gin, Cider and great company! 🥒🍹🍏

Come along, soak up the sunshine, raise a glass and make the most of the festival before it’s gone!

21/08/2026

Day Three: Gin & Cider! 🍸🍏

Today is all about the Gin and Cider! 🎉

With 50 different gins and 45 different ciders to choose from, there’s something for everyone!

Fancy something sweet? Try our Bakewell Tart Cider, Jaffa Cake Gin or Tutti Frutti Cider. Or why not discover a classic with Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin, Saxby’s Traditional Cider or The Botanist 22 Gin?

So many flavours, so little time! 😍

Try a few and let us know which one is your favourite! 🍸🍎