Welcome to the Robin Hood Inn

History of the Robin Hood Inn

 

Our family run public house stands at the crossroads between three old villages, Mawdesley, Croston and Eccleston in Lancashire and has a long established reputation for fine food and real ales.

Following the success of earlier landlords the pub has recently just gone under new management, with a local couple taking the reigns.

The Robin Hood Inn now serves food all day from 12 noon through to 9.00 pm with Wilson's fine dining Restaurant serving food seven nights a week.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS:

You can receive a £10 FREE GIFT VOUCHER by texting WILSONS to 07923 497291

To join us absolutely FREE for our weekly 'Cheese & Wine' tasting evening (every Wednesday at 7.00 pm) text VINE to 07923 497291

To receive a 10% off voucher to use off food & drink at The Robin Hood text ROBINHOOD to 07923 497291

To receive a FREE drink voucher that can be used at The Robin Hood Inn any Friday night between 9 pm - close (live entertainment night) worth maximum £3.00 text FREE DRINK to 07923 497291

*Vouchers are accepted subject to our terms and conditions - only one voucher per day per person.

Wilson's Restaurant, on the upper floor of The Robin Hood Inn, relaunched on Friday 14 October 2011, has many plans for themed evenings, dine with a celebrity, cheese and wine evenings and a host of party style nights providing the very best of international cuisine.

TV personality chef 'Rustie Lee' will be hosting a Caribbean Party Evening in Wilson's on Thursday 01 December 2011 and tickets are available at the bar.

History

Thought to have been built around the middle of the 16th century it has plenty of olde worlde charm with low beamed ceilings and open hearth fires.

The original building is thought to be 15th century with alterations taking place predominantly in the mid 19th century with the addition of a side extension, built of local stone.

How long the building has been used as a public house is, however, rather unclear. One early pictorial reference is a photograph which hangs in the bar. It shows "Taylors Robin Hood Inn" and is dated circa 1890 although it is certain from early maps of the area that the inn had been entertaining wayfarers long before this.

Further cartographic evidence reveals nearby Robin Hood Well and a medievel stone cross. The cross is believed to have been used as a waymarker and resting place for funeral processions - no doubt taking on refreshments from the inn before resuming their journey to a neighbouring village church. (At the time Mawdesley was churchless!)

Presumably demolished when Mawdesley's churches were built in the mid 19th century, no trace of it has ever been found. The well, on the other hand, is known to have been used in living memory for drinking water and later as a source of water for cattle.

Although no evidence exists that Robin of Sherwood ever visited these parts, his association with them is generally attributed to the Yeoman of the Middle Ages. Being free-holders and cultivators they held the land close to their hearts and regarded Robin Hood as a kindred spirit, often naming their property in his honour. Today the Robin Hood Inn still retains its historical connections and our family, who have been here for over three decades, continue to offer a warm, homely welcome to all our visitors whether they be from Knowles Wood or Sherwood!

Opening Times

Robin Hood Inn  - We now serve food all day from 12 noon

Wilson's Restaurant - Now serving food from 6 pm seven days a week