The Anchor
A traditional pub serving contemporary British food
The Menu’s
We change our menus with the seasons, so you will always find something new and exciting to tempt your taste buds. Our expert chefs create our menus to celebrate classic dishes as well as introducing new twists and recipes to compliment & revive traditional dishes. We offer a range of different menus for whatever the mood & occasion, be it a quick lunch or a dinner date. Our Sunday menus are dedicated to all our Sunday favourites and to celebrate traditional dishes, all what we believe to be true delicious great British dishes. We cater for vegetarians, vegans as well as offering gluten free options.
The History
The Anchor in Aspley Guise was originally two separate sites. The first site was a freehold cottage first mentioned in 1649 in the ownership of the Hardinge family.
It later passed to the Byworths and then to Fenn Cole in 1788. Richard Waterman purchased it from John Cole, son of Fenn Cole, in 1824, devising it to his daughter Sarah Woodin in his will and she in turn giving it to her son Richard Waterman Woodin. It was this cottage which eventually became the Anchor and was purchased by Charles Wells at auction in 1881.
Aspley Guise has its origins in 1086, listed in the Domesday. During the Second World War it was home to several ‘Top Secret’ facilities – mostly connected with the code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park and ‘black-propaganda’ broadcasting to occupied Europe from Woburn Abbey. Rumours abound about regular visits by Churchill and General de Gaulle.
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