![]() It’s on Lord Stafford’s estate at the centre of Swynnerton and a circular walk (details on their website) guides you from the pub car park and back again – just in time for lunch dogs will be greeted with a biscuit and a water bowl. The group have had an extraordinarily successful year opening two new establishments and receiving a flurry of awards including: Best Food offer in the UK, Best Pub group in the UK, as well as being recognised in the Northern Bar and Restaurants Top 50 Companies.Īfter a major restoration, this charming village pub has re-opened – the frontage is fun with a stack of old beer barrels between two large glass windows and box topiary. Tim Bird and Mary McLaughlin operate seven country pubs, five in Cheshire, one in Dorset and now one in Staffordshire. The pub is also holding a gin tasting night on May 11 th. ![]() The Fitzherbert Arms was also praised for its range of drinks that include 30 different ports (more than any other pub in the country), 16 wines by the glass and a real cider as well as four cask ales produced within 35 miles radius of the pub. Other highlights included the warm atmosphere, created by three cosy fires, a ‘friendly vivacious team’ as well as the platefuls of flavoursome food ranging from seafood platters, steak and stout pies, crumbles, brownies and port-poached pears. The judges were impressed with the pub’s enticing décor, featuring creative interiors and pieces such as a blacksmith forge and unique anvil tables. ![]() What’s more important, however, is to see the positive response we’ve had from customers and to see such a famous old pub thriving again.” Tim Bird, owner of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns who operate the Fitzherbert Arms, comments “We are so proud of this team and all that they have achieved! The pub has only been in operation for just over 12 months and has already proved its merit with a stream of awards. The Fitzherbert Arms, located on Lord Stafford’s estate, reopened in February last year after a period of significant restoration work that saw the famous 19 th Century pub restored to its former glory as an enchanting, quintessential village pub that oozes character and features. This award completes a very successful 12 months for the pub who also received ‘Favourite Newcomer’ from the respected Alistair Sawday’s awards back in July, as well as a finalist of ‘Best New Pub’ from the Publican awards in March. The pub will now be entered into the running for ‘Best Pub in the UK’, battling against its sister pub the Cholmondeley Arms who won ‘Best Pub in Cheshire’. The Fitzherbert Arms in Swynnerton has been voted as the ‘Best Pub in Staffordshire’ in the prestigious Pub and Bar Awards in London. You can also keep up to date with upcoming events and exciting news by following on Twitter. Please visit “contact us” from our website to email us any constructive comments you may have or indeed any queries… Below are some reviews… Life is too short… so we would like you to contact us directly and we will help you in any way we can. If you have comments that will help us improve the service or food quality we offer please contact us directly on as we do not acknowledge such review websites as Trip advisor, beer in the evening or other sites that can sadly be used maliciously, in an attempt to damage reputations. ![]() We advise our customers to read Sawdays, The Good Pub Guide and the AA Guide both on line or via their books as these are always striving to be up to date. We wish to point out that any reviews prior to this date do not relate to our wonderful pub nor do older versions of various sites from Facebook pages to ‘Old’ pub websites. To all our customers, the Fitzherbert Arms re-opened on 16th February 2016 following a joint venture between Lord Stafford and our owners Tim Bird and Mary Mclaughlin which ensured significant restoration and refurbishment works happened to breathe new life in to the Fitz.
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