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Picture source: Hania Franek

The Barnstaple Inn is a grade-II listed thatched building that dates from the 17th century.  It closed in March 2016 when the landlord died.

Listed building details:

Public house. Probably late C17, with C20 internal alterations. Painted rendered stone rubble and cob. Half-hipped thatch roof. Tall brick stack at right end, rendered stack across rear left-hand angle. Probably originally a 2-room central passage plan but all internal partitions have been removed in C20 creating single large room. 2-storey central wide porch and slated rear outshut. 2 storeys. Facade is dominated by the wide porch with hipped roof. 4-light window 3 panes per light above semi-circular stone arched doorway. 3-light window on each floor to right, single 3-light ground floor window to left, 3 panes per light. Long low range of converted shippons and outbuildings extends to right. Interior: Principally altered in C20 but some C19 joinery survives. Roof not inspected.

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