Welcome to The New Inn at Church Knowle in Dorset. A village inn situated in a valley between the Purbeck hills that offers real ale and great English pub food.
The Estop family have been welcoming drinkers and diners to this lovely village Inn for 25 years, the current Landlord, Maurice Estop is only the 4th name on the licence in the last 150 years.
A village inn situated 1.5 miles behind the ruins of Corfe Castle, in the picturesque village of Church Knowle in Dorset, The New Inn itself was originally a working farm in the 16th Century, over the years it has seen many changes and many characters pass through it's doors. A stone and partially thatched building, full of olde world charm & character, with lovely inglenook fire places, and a brick alcove that used to be the original farm house kitchen oven. The village inn is situated in a valley surrounded by the Purbeck hills, a walkers paradise with plenty of pub walks.
Enjoy your visit to The New Inn at Church Knowle in Dorset.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our village inn and sample our traditional English pub food and fresh local seafood. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
The Freshest Local Dishes
Our menu is predominantly fresh fish & other fresh local seafood, sourced wherever possible from local waters and local suppliers, locally farmed meat is also used to produce most of our traditional English pub food.
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Events
At The New Inn we love a good reason for a knees-up. We have a full programme of Dorset events throughout the year from Gastronomic and Literary Tributes on Burns Night to Live Music Nights.
The Locality
The New Inn is situated in the heart of the Purbecks, part of The Jurrasic Coast - England's first natural World Heritage Site. Apart from the stunning coastline, there are countless exciting days out within easy reach like Tyenmah Village.
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