Exeter & East Devon

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Drewe Arms

The Square
Drewsteignton
EX6 6QN
Emailgro.smraewerd@maet-bup Telephone(01647) 281377
Real AleReal FireQuiet PubFamily FriendlyGardenSeparate BarDisabled AccessGamesCiderParkingSmokingFunction RoomDog FriendlyWiFiLive MusicBeer Festivals
Opening times: Mon closed; Tue 16:00-23:00; Wed–Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-18:00

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The Drewe Arms is a community-owned heritage pub located on the northeastern side of Dartmoor, just within the National Park. Situated in front of the Parish Church in a picturesque village square, this thatched building has likely been a pub for over three hundred years, and broadly unchanged since 1919, when Mabel Mudge, Britain's longest serving licensee took over. She retired after 75 years in 1994, aged 99. Don't expect anything fancy - just an unmistakably English drinking place, with rustic charm. The pub closed in 2022 and was bought by the local community, re-opening in March 2024. Local ales are served straight from the cask, from stillage to hatch. There are three individual bar rooms, and various nooks and crannies. Homemade food, using locally sourced West Country produce, will become available as soon as the kitchen is completed. The intention is eventually to open daily daily from 12:00 to 23:00. There is a small terrace at the front and a larger garden at the rear. Grant funding is still being sought to make further repairs. Within easy reach of the extraordinary Castle Drogo, and Fingle's Bridge (both National Trust).