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The Trout Inn was situated on Exeter Road. This 16th century grade-II listed pub was closed for 18 months, reopening in August 2012. It has now been closed since January 2018.

From The Good Pub Guide 1983:

The thatched white road frontage hardly prepares you for the very large lounge bar: subdued lighting from the tassle-shaded lamps, soft music, brown patterned carpet, masses of tables among the square stone pillars which support the extended ceiling, tapestry-cushioned Windsor chairs, modern settles and Second-Empire style button-back easy chairs, and big vases of fresh and dried flowers..An efficient food counter serves filled rolls (from 75p), ploughman's (from £1.50), duck pate (£1.80), salads such as ham (£2.65) and beef (£2.95), a choice of varying hot dishes for £2.95 - say wiener schnitzel, chicken in herb sauce or beef creole - and various puddings and gateaux. Well-kept Bass and Flowers Original on handpump. There are metal and plastic tables and chairs on a lawn by the road, prettily lined with laburnums and flowering shrubs.

Listed building details:

Public house, possibly formerly an inn plus attached houses. Probably C17. Rendered probable cob; wheat reed thatched roof; 2 rear brick lateral stacks. Very long plan cranked slightly at the centre, now altered with some partitions or cross walls removed and rear wall to far right removed to create access to large C20 rear extension; old outshut at rear far left. Exterior: 2 storeys; 7-window range plus 2-window single-storey range on right and 3-bay open-fronted building at far right. Old (probably C19) 12-pane 2-light casements to 3rd windows from left and to 5th ground-floor window from left, otherwise C20 leaded casements with diamond panes. planked doors to centre and towards left; glazed doorway towards right. Interior: has C17 fireplace with bread oven to one room space and a number of chamfered crossbeams.

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Picture source: Hania Franek