We look forward to seeing you over the Christmas season. Here’s a full breakdown of opening hours, some of which vary from usual arrangements.
Our Christmas menu is available throughout December, in addition to all the usual favourites.
December 24th – Christmas Eve
Food: 12-3pm / 6-9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 25th – Christmas Day
Food: bookings only
Bar: Midday – 6pm
December 26th – Boxing Day
Food: Midday – 7.45pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 27th – Tuesday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 10.30pm
December 28th – Wednesday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 31st- New Years Eve
Food: Midday – 3pm / Dinner – bookings only
Bar: 11am – late (DJ from 9.30pm)
January 1st- New Years Day
Food: Midday – 7.45pm
Bar: 11am – 10.30pm
January 2nd- Monday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
We shall be closed from Tuesday 3rd January, reopening Friday 6th from 5pm for drinks only. Full opening hours shall resume Saturday 7th January.
Wishing you a very happy Christmas.
The Howard Arms Team
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Friday December 16th is Christmas jumper day at the Howard Arms – please come and show us yours. We will be deciding whose is the best – although there’s a general understanding that when it comes to Christmas jumpers, bad is good! The prize for the best (or should we say the worst) is a weekday lunch for two – well worth looking ridiculous for we think.
So dig out your best effort, start creating one now, beg, borrow or steal one from your kids, and come and join us on Friday 16th at any time of day. Christmas Jumper Day is a Save the Children initiative, so there will be collecting tins available for anyone wishing to make a donation.
We look forward to seeing you on the 16th.
The Howard Arms Team
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Nestled beneath the Cotswold Escarpment, we are so lucky to be located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walks around Ilmington are beautiful and varied, taking in the village itself with its Norman church and Manor House, and the local countryside with far-reaching spectacular views from Larkstoke Hill.
We have put together directions for four favourite walking routes that start and end, conveniently (!) at our 400-year-old pub. They range from 2.5 miles to 6 miles, and we also have directions for a 1.2km ‘Walk on Wheels’, devised by the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens, accessible for wheel chair and buggy users, that winds its way through the village lanes and illustrates Ilmington’s apple heritage.
If you’d like to find more walks in the area, a lovely guide book ’20 Walks in Shipston Country’, produced by our local charity Shipston Home Nursing, is available at the pub for £6. Those wanting a good map should head for OS Explorer 205, Map of Stratford-upon-Avon & Evesham.
We wouldn’t of course expect you to take all this exercise without sustenance! Our Weekday Walkers’ Special includes a lovely bowl of our homemade soup of the day, choice of sandwich, shortbread to take away, and a big welcome to you and any canine companions you might have who are welcome to join you in the bar and the garden. We’ll send you off with your water bottles refilled, your flasks recharged with tea or coffee, some shortbread for you, and a handful of dog biscuits for hungry woofs. Our Weekday Walkers’ Special is available Monday to Friday for £9.50.
Lunch is served between noon and 2.30pm, but we’re open 11am to 11pm on weekdays, so there’s always somewhere to warm up or cool down, and refresh yourself with hot and cold drinks before you set off, and on your return.
Do give us a call to book on 01608 682226, or if you find yourself in the area, take a chance and drop in.
We look forward to welcoming you.
The Howard Arms Team
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This is the best kind of shopping. You can browse festive gifts, arts and crafts, while enjoying locally brewed mulled cider from Grumpy Frog.
The following talented locals will be selling their beautiful arts and crafts:
Sally Cahill – Campden Couture
Judith Layhe-Cook – Aromatic distiller and soap maker
Holly Suzanne Clifford – delicate and detailed wearable art
Jan Fryer – individually made brooches, earrings and necklaces
Kate Plackett – The Art Parlour
Jane Allan – paper angels
Taste of the Country – fab food
Claire Sharratt – beautiful cushions
Nikki Coupland – stunning ceramics
Celia Currey – mosaic mirrors
Grumpy Frog’s new mulled flavours will be available for tasting – Ginger Frog, Fruity Frog and Hopped Frog. A shopping experience with added spice – it’s shaping up to be an unmissable event.
4.30pm – 7pm, Tuesday 29th November. We look forward to seeing you here.
Christmas at the Howard Arms
/0 Comments/in Howard Arms | Blog /by MaritaWe look forward to seeing you over the Christmas season. Here’s a full breakdown of opening hours, some of which vary from usual arrangements.
Our Christmas menu is available throughout December, in addition to all the usual favourites.
December 24th – Christmas Eve
Food: 12-3pm / 6-9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 25th – Christmas Day
Food: bookings only
Bar: Midday – 6pm
December 26th – Boxing Day
Food: Midday – 7.45pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 27th – Tuesday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 10.30pm
December 28th – Wednesday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
December 31st- New Years Eve
Food: Midday – 3pm / Dinner – bookings only
Bar: 11am – late (DJ from 9.30pm)
January 1st- New Years Day
Food: Midday – 7.45pm
Bar: 11am – 10.30pm
January 2nd- Monday
Food: Midday – 3pm / 6pm – 9.30pm
Bar: 11am – 11pm
We shall be closed from Tuesday 3rd January, reopening Friday 6th from 5pm for drinks only. Full opening hours shall resume Saturday 7th January.
Wishing you a very happy Christmas.
The Howard Arms Team
A Christmas jumper isn’t just for Christmas
/0 Comments/in Howard Arms | Blog /by MaritaFriday December 16th is Christmas jumper day at the Howard Arms – please come and show us yours. We will be deciding whose is the best – although there’s a general understanding that when it comes to Christmas jumpers, bad is good! The prize for the best (or should we say the worst) is a weekday lunch for two – well worth looking ridiculous for we think.
So dig out your best effort, start creating one now, beg, borrow or steal one from your kids, and come and join us on Friday 16th at any time of day. Christmas Jumper Day is a Save the Children initiative, so there will be collecting tins available for anyone wishing to make a donation.
We look forward to seeing you on the 16th.
The Howard Arms Team
Weekday Walkers’ Special
/0 Comments/in Howard Arms | Blog /by MaritaNestled beneath the Cotswold Escarpment, we are so lucky to be located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walks around Ilmington are beautiful and varied, taking in the village itself with its Norman church and Manor House, and the local countryside with far-reaching spectacular views from Larkstoke Hill.
We have put together directions for four favourite walking routes that start and end, conveniently (!) at our 400-year-old pub. They range from 2.5 miles to 6 miles, and we also have directions for a 1.2km ‘Walk on Wheels’, devised by the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens, accessible for wheel chair and buggy users, that winds its way through the village lanes and illustrates Ilmington’s apple heritage.
If you’d like to find more walks in the area, a lovely guide book ’20 Walks in Shipston Country’, produced by our local charity Shipston Home Nursing, is available at the pub for £6. Those wanting a good map should head for OS Explorer 205, Map of Stratford-upon-Avon & Evesham.
We wouldn’t of course expect you to take all this exercise without sustenance! Our Weekday Walkers’ Special includes a lovely bowl of our homemade soup of the day, choice of sandwich, shortbread to take away, and a big welcome to you and any canine companions you might have who are welcome to join you in the bar and the garden. We’ll send you off with your water bottles refilled, your flasks recharged with tea or coffee, some shortbread for you, and a handful of dog biscuits for hungry woofs. Our Weekday Walkers’ Special is available Monday to Friday for £9.50.
Lunch is served between noon and 2.30pm, but we’re open 11am to 11pm on weekdays, so there’s always somewhere to warm up or cool down, and refresh yourself with hot and cold drinks before you set off, and on your return.
Do give us a call to book on 01608 682226, or if you find yourself in the area, take a chance and drop in.
We look forward to welcoming you.
The Howard Arms Team
A spiced-up Christmas Fair
/0 Comments/in Howard Arms | Blog /by MaritaThis is the best kind of shopping. You can browse festive gifts, arts and crafts, while enjoying locally brewed mulled cider from Grumpy Frog.
The following talented locals will be selling their beautiful arts and crafts:
Sally Cahill – Campden Couture
Judith Layhe-Cook – Aromatic distiller and soap maker
Holly Suzanne Clifford – delicate and detailed wearable art
Jan Fryer – individually made brooches, earrings and necklaces
Kate Plackett – The Art Parlour
Jane Allan – paper angels
Taste of the Country – fab food
Claire Sharratt – beautiful cushions
Nikki Coupland – stunning ceramics
Celia Currey – mosaic mirrors
Grumpy Frog’s new mulled flavours will be available for tasting – Ginger Frog, Fruity Frog and Hopped Frog. A shopping experience with added spice – it’s shaping up to be an unmissable event.
4.30pm – 7pm, Tuesday 29th November. We look forward to seeing you here.
The Howard Arms Team