The Plough Inn at Brackenfield - A 16th Century listed building and former farmhouse near the village of Brackenfield on the edge of Derbyshire’s Peak District. The Inn serves value for money traditional Coaching Inn fare, with a modern twist, and guests can choose to dine in the large bar area, which offers three distinct levels, the Orchard Restaurant, or the ‘Potting Shed’. The Inn caters for weddings, celebrations and business meetings, as well as more intimate dining. There is an excellent selection of real ales, locally sourced micro-brewed ales, fine beers and wines, with an excellent cellar. The Plough is situated a few miles from Matlock and Alfreton on the A615 road.
Telephone: 01629 534437
Facsimile: 01629 534169
E-mail: info@theploughbrackenfield.co.uk
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Monday - Saturday |
12 - 10:30pm |
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Food Served |
12 - 9:00pm |
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Sunday |
12 - 10:30pm |
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Food Served |
12 - 9:00pm |
The Plough Inn welcomes the New Year
With the new year comes new management and a new chef.
Our new manager Rafal, has spent the last few years working in Derby and has brought with him a wealth of experience and new ideas to make you visit to The Plough even more satisfying.
Working closely with Rafel is our new chef Oliver Charles Smith or Olli as he is affectionately know, to bring you memorable tastes of the seasons. Olli will be creating new “seasonal” menus which will delight your senses and satisfy your appetite. Please follow the “The Plough Menu” link on the right to view our latest menu.
This 16th century grade ii listed building was originally a farmhouse, and at some point was also used, rumour has it, as a courthouse. It’s recorded on an early Brackenfield tithe map as ‘Moor House’, though in the tithe schedule it is actually referred to as ‘the Plough Public House’, and indeed in Kelly’s later Directory of 1891, the Inn shares this duality, possibly to supplement the farmers income, or to indulge his passion for the ale! When the farmhouse began serving drinks is somewhat unclear, however it probably took on its current singular role around the turn of the 19th century.
The village name comes from the Norse, ‘Brackenthwaite’, as it was known in early medieval times, which literally means ‘bracken clearing’. Bracken and gorse still flourish on the acid soils overlying the dark gritstone from which many of the older village cottages & farmhouses, including the Plough, are constructed.
Feel free to view the above video to get a glimpse of just how beautiful it is here in the Peak District.