Pub operator Brakspear is adding to its Honeycomb Houses managed division with the purchase of The Redesdale Arms, a thriving pub and accommodation business in Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. The acquisition bolsters Honeycomb Houses’ presence in the Cotswolds and takes the total estate up to 11 sites.
The Redesdale Arms is a Grade II listed building on Moreton-in-Marsh High Street. The traditional Cotswold stone building dates back to 1661 and retains many original features including oak beams, open fireplaces and other period details.
Guests are offered food and drink in the cosy bar area with its log fires, the bright, contemporary restaurant or garden terrace. Accommodation is provided in 35 en-suite rooms in the main building and converted stable blocks, all equipped to the highest standards, which have earned the site AA 3-star hotel accreditation.
Brakspear chief executive Tom Davies said: “The Redesdale Arms is a quintessentially Cotswolds pub with rooms and we’re delighted to be bringing it into the Honeycomb Houses estate.
“Adding a pub in Moreton-in-Marsh consolidates our presence in the area, alongside our existing, successful sites in nearby towns such as Stow-on-the-Wold and Shipston-on-Stour. We already benefit from healthy ‘crossover’ trade between our Cotswolds sites, and this gives us another pub where we can offer our guests the Honeycomb House experience.”
“The Redesdale Arms has built an excellent reputation for dining and accommodation, and we will ensure its essential character remains unchanged, while introducing the Honeycomb Houses ethos of relaxed, attentive service in a ‘home from home’ atmosphere.”
He added: “The expansion of Honeycomb Houses is creating more career opportunities and we currently have vacancies for talented hospitality professionals at all levels to join our teams, with industry-leading pay, benefits and training.”
Honeycomb Houses team members receive access to a range of benefits including the Chef’s Academy, Talent Hive, apprenticeships and monthly reward and recognition.
The Redesdale Arms was purchased from Redesdale Arms Limited. The site will close on Monday 7th April for one week to allow the introduction of the Honeycomb Houses summer menu, and for training of the existing pub team.
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Notes to editor
Brakspear’s Honeycomb Houses managed division was founded in 2013 with the opening of The Bell on Bull Street in Henley-on-Thames. The estate has grown through acquisition and transfers from Brakspear’s leased & tenanted division, and now comprises 11 pubs.
In Henley-on-Thames
- Bull on Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames: Brakspear’s first managed pub, opened in 2013 just yards from the site of the original Brakspear brewery founded in 1711.
In the Cotswolds
- Frogmill, Shipton Oliffe near Cheltenham: reopened with major investment in 2018. Historic pub, restaurant and boutique bedrooms with a wedding and events business, set in extensive grounds. Winner of the National Pub & Bar of the Year Award 2022.
- George Townhouse, Shipston-on-Stour: Grade II listed building with bedrooms.
- Sheep on Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold: contemporary bar and restaurant with bedrooms promising to bring a ‘slice of London to the Cotswolds’.
- Porch House, Stow-on-the-Wold: believed to be the oldest pub in the country, with parts dating back to 947AD. Grade 2* listed building with bedrooms.
- Egypt Mill, Nailsworth near Stroud: converted mill with riverside dining, bedrooms and a wedding and functions business.
- The Redesdale Arms, Moreton-in-Marsh: traditional pub offering accommodation in 35 rooms across the main building and converted stable blocks.
Other locations
- Nag’s Head, Abingdon: iconic Oxfordshire pub, set on its own island halfway across Abingdon Bridge, with extensive gardens and a barge bar.
- The Lion, Wendlebury, Bicester: food-led pub with bedrooms, close to Bicester Shopping Park.
- The Chequers, Marlow: busy High Street pub and restaurant with bedrooms.
- The White Bear, Warlingham, Surrey: historic country pub with breathtaking views
of the surrounding countryside.
