The Beehive exudes a glorious thrown-together charm: newspapers are piled haphazardly on a dilapidated piano and the large, crowded bar is cluttered with a random collection of wooden chairs and occasional chequerboard chess tables.
Check the blackboard, however, and you’ll see this delightful little boozer is also a brilliant place to eat, with an upstairs restaurant Serving seared Scallops on Black pudding with a tomato & corriander salsa as a starter. Followed by local spring lamb steak served with stuffed cream cheese, chive jacket potatoe & honey mint syrup. What with simultaneously being the best pub in town and offering some of the finest food, it’s no wonder the Beehive hums sweetly all day long.
Source: Time Out Eating & Drinking in Great Britain & Ireland Guide 2004