Everyone knows that neighboring Somerset is known for its cider, but what you might not know is that there’s a hidden pub dedicated to the drink and that celebrities like Mick Jagger are regular patrons.
Tucker’s Grave Inn in a tiny village called Faulkland is legendary in Somerset among those who know it. Tucked away on the edge of a secluded country lane, it doesn’t even look like a pub from the outside.
It doesn’t even have a bar – one of only nine pubs in the country without a bar. But it’s a cider institution and was voted Best Cider Pub by Camra last year, a title it has won consistently.
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A trip to Tucker’s Grave is like a pilgrimage among cider lovers in Somerset and beyond. As there is no bar, your glass will be filled with real Somerset cider straight from the cask.
Here you will find a happy group of red faced locals all smiling happily enjoying the conversation and banter in the pub which has a brilliant atmosphere.
British punk band The Stranglers were regulars, and Mick Jagger visited at least once.
Nobody recognized him, not even the landlady, nobody cares about fame in Tucker’s Grave, there’s no such nonsense.
Nowadays the pub serves food in the evenings and the owners have set up a lovely campsite where you can stay and enjoy some of the local ciders, especially in summer.
It’s so great to see this 200 year old pub still thriving that a few years ago developers were in danger of moving in.
But locals and regulars have banded together to formulate a petition as the building is an important historic site and a listed building.
They won and the pub is still one of the top cider pubs in the country thanks to support from the locals.
The pub’s name has an unfortunate history, being named after a farmhand, Edward Tucker, who committed suicide in a barn a few miles away in 1747.
Back then, the bodies of those who took their own lives were buried in unmarked graves, often at crossroads, as they were not allowed to be buried in church cemeteries.
The destiny of a crossroads was believed to confuse the soul of the deceased and cause them to get lost in their quest for heaven.
But all those things are forgotten when you visit the legendary Tucker’s Grave Inn, it really is worth a visit, it’s like stepping back in time, unspoilt, quirky, all the things we love about Somerset.
You might even run into one of the Rolling Stones, just pretend you don’t recognize them.
Tuckers Grave Inn is located in Faulkland, Somerset.
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