Rose and Crown

Dog- and family-friendly village inn with courtyard, serving local and guest ales plus unfussy grub.

🐕 Dogs Welcome 🍺 Real Ale 🌳 Beer Garden 🔥 Log Fire 🍖 Sunday Roast 🥾 Walkers Welcome 🏛️ Historic ⛰️ AONB 🎵 Live Music 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly
Google Rating ✓ Independent

The Pub

Facilities & Features

🐕 Dogs Welcome
🍺 Real Ale
🌳 Beer Garden
🔥 Log Fire
🍖 Sunday Roast
🥾 Walkers Welcome
🏛️ Historic
⛰️ AONB
🎵 Live Music
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly
🛢️ Cask Ale
🍻 Craft Beer
🍂 Seasonal Menu
🥕 Local Produce
🪵 Inglenook Fireplace
🌿 Outdoor Seating
🛝 Play Area
👥 Good for Groups
✓ Independent
🤝 Community Owned
🏞️ Country Estate
🏡 Village Pub
🚲 Cyclists Welcome
🗺️ Walking Route
📺 Sports Screening
🚻 Restrooms

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The Garden

Tucked away on a quiet lane near Ivinghoe church, the Rose and Crown opens onto a proper village welcome—a terraced garden that catches the sun, scattered with tables, plus outdoor seating at the front where you can watch the world drift by. It’s the sort of place where walkers arriving muddy-booted are met with genuine warmth, where dogs settle under tables as naturally as locals nursing their pints, and where winter draws everyone indoors to the snug wood fire that’s kept burning through the season. The pub’s centuries-old bones are lovingly preserved—old beams and character run through it—but there’s nothing fussy about the place; it’s the easy hospitality and thoughtful food that matters here, paired with a decent pour of local ales that reflect the countryside around it.
© Stephen McKay / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0
© Stephen McKay / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0

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