Great Budworth,
Cheshire
CW9 6HF
Tel: 01606 891317
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In the centre of one of the county's most picturesque villages, The George & Dragon
has been in the same family for 37 years.

The historic inn was built in 1722, and the promise of the characterful redbrick exterior is more than fulfilled in the beamed bars, where a marvellous collection of gleaming brass and copper and old pictures and prints fill most of the wall space. An inscription in the front porch, accredited to Rowland Egerton Warburton of nearby Arley, delivers this message against intemperance:

"As St George in armed array
Doth the fiery dragon slay
So mayst thou with might no less
Slay that dragon drunkenness."

Other examples of his verse can be seen in the pub, in the village pumphouse and on the rhyming signposts of Arley. In the two downstairs bar areas the Lounge Bar and Stocks Bar hot and cold snacks and meals are served every lunchtime and evening. The pub has featured more than 500 guest beers from all over Britain in the last five years, and there's always an excellent selection to enjoy.

Great Budworth has a very splendid 14th century church that's well worth a visit, as are nearby Arley Hall & Gardens and Marbury Country Park.

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