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POP IN, YOU’RE WELCOME

Enjoy our carefully selected range of ale, lagers and ciders, freshly-ground coffees, wines, spirits, cocktails, and soft drinks. Our selection of cask and keg ales includes award-winning beers from local breweries plus a roster of guest tipples, including IPAs and wheat beers.

At any one time, we offer five cask ales, two keg ales, five lagers, two ciders and Guinness on draught. We also stock the full range of traditional ciders, served direct from our cellar, as well bottled beers and ciders. All our real ales are carefully looked after, and we take great pride in the quality of the ales we serve. We are delighted to have been selected for inclusion in the
Good Beer Guide and be Cask Marque approved.

Current draught selection:

CASK ALES
Bishop Nick Ridleys Rite 3.6% abv, Bishop Nick Heresy 4% abv, Black Sheep Best Bitter 3.8% abv, Timothy Taylor Landlord 4.3% abv

Guest Ale:John Webbs Windmill – Specially commisioned for us by Bishop Nick to raiae awareness and funds for the Thaxted Windmill Restoration Fund. 20p from every pint goes to the cause
A trio of British hops, Bramling Cross, Cascade and Olicana, will deliver bold flavours of blackcurrant and warm spice. A touch of chocolate malt shall impart a rich, roasted aroma and deep indulgent ruby colour. Vegan Friendly 4.4%abv

CRAFT ALES
Beavertown Neck Oil

LAGERS
Estrella Damm, Staropramen, Madrí Excepcional, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Carlsberg, Pravha

CIDERS
Aspall, Thatchers Haze

STOUTS
Guinness

    

delicious home cooked food

From our burgers and traditional fish & chips to our home cooked Sunday Roast — there’s something for everyone. We have a good selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes and can also cater for people with Gluten Free needs.

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NEWS & EVENTS

GOOD BEER GUIDE 2025

We are delighted to be included in the CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale Good Beer Guide 2025 for the fourth year in a row. We take pride in keeping our

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Everyone needs a bit of sparkle during the weekend, so we are offering 1 x bottle of prosecco for just £15.00.  Come and join us and enjoy the bubbles  

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LOCAL ALES FROM BISHOP NICK

We are delighted to add to our permanent line-up two local ales  from the Bishop Nick Brewery, based in Braintree. RIDLEY’S RITE Pale Ale 3.6% GOLD Champion

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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

Lovely landlord, made us feel very welcome. Sat outside in The Snug with our dog, lovely food & great service. Would definitely recommend!
- Karen Booth
Amazing team, beautiful pub in a lovely village. Tonight they had Lisa Martin singing as Adele and Karen Carpenter! And she was absolutely brilliant. Will definitely come again, especially if she is singing!
- Kevin Fahy
What can we say, excellent service, lovely food and a friendly atmosphere. Hannah (palindrome), our waitress, was brilliant and made us feel very welcome as first time visitors to The Maypole. Best place we’ve been in a while.
- Travis Hills
Had a beautiful lunch in the garden. Great options on the menu, cooked to perfection. Really delicious wine options. Overall great value. All the staff are lovely and accommodating with a positive and relaxed atmosphere. Faultless.
- Sarah Kingdom
Lovely village pub, really friendly and welcoming staff. Tasty food, the waiting staff couldn't have been more attentive. Highly recommend.
- Helen Stewart
Was very impressed with the amazing spread put on for a funeral I recently attended at the Maypole. Made very welcome and the place is very clean and has a lovely garden area. Would definitely recommend for functions, just a drink or a lovely meal.
- DizzyE Reed
Great local pub, lovely atmosphere. Vince and team were really accommodating with any of our needs. Thank you to the Maypole for our lovely meal and evening.
- Sam Dunbar