Fauconberg Arms Inn

The Fauconberg Arms Inn is a historic coaching inn in the village of Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Dating from the seventeenth century, it operates as a traditional pub and hospitality venue offering beer, food, accommodation and a setting for local cultural events. Its name reflects the Fauconberg family, whose association with the area dates to the Tudor period: Coxwold and the surrounding estate were granted to the family by Henry VIII, and the inn is named after the Earl of Fauconberg. The property remains part of the Newburgh Priory Estate. It is situated near notable local attractions including Shandy Hall and the Kilburn White Horse, placing it within the visitor economy of the North York Moors and the surrounding North Yorkshire countryside. The inn's identity is rooted less in a standardized national brand system than in its historic building, village location, local hospitality and connection with the estate. The Fauconberg Arms underwent a substantial change in the mid-2000s. After being closed for nearly two years, it reopened in November 2006 under new proprietors Simon and Helen Rheinberg and their daughter Harriet Chadwick and her husband Jonathan Chadwick. The family refurbished the bar, cellar, dining room and kitchens. En-suite bed-and-breakfast bedrooms were renovated and reopened in spring 2007, expanding the establishment's role from a public house into a combined food, drink and lodging business. The inn has also served as a venue for performing arts. Productions and events hosted there included Alexander Wright's play Beuleh in September 2012, The Little Festival of Everything in May 2014, and two one-act plays by Alan Stockdale in July 2014. The latter performances supported Macmillan Cancer Support. These activities illustrate the inn's role as a community and cultural venue in addition to its hospitality functions. Its public reputation has varied by review and period. The establishment received a highly commended distinction in the 2013 Yorkshire Pub of the Year awards and was favorably featured by The Yorkshire Post as its Pub of the Week in April 2013. A later review published in November 2014 was critical of the cuisine, indicating that assessments of the food offering were not uniformly positive. Available reference material does not provide detailed current ownership management, financial information, sales figures or a precise founding date.

The Fauconberg Arms is a seventeenth-century coaching inn in Coxwold, North Yorkshire. Its history is closely connected with the Fauconberg family and the Newburgh Priory Estate. Coxwold and the associated estate were granted to the Fauconberg family by Henry VIII, and the inn takes its name from the Earl of Fauconberg. The property remains owned by the Newburgh Priory Estate, although day-to-day operation has been associated with successive proprietors. The inn's traditional role has been that of a rural public house and stopping place, later incorporating restaurant and lodging functions. Its setting in Coxwold, near Shandy Hall and the Kilburn White Horse, gives it a role in local tourism as well as village life. Reference material describes the establishment as serving beer and a selection of food, with accommodation available in en-suite bed-and-breakfast rooms. A major operational turning point came after a closure lasting almost two years. The Fauconberg Arms reopened in November 2006 under Simon and Helen Rheinberg and their daughter Harriet Chadwick and her husband Jonathan Chadwick. The new proprietors undertook refurbishment of the bar, cellar, dining room and kitchens. The renovated en-suite bedrooms reopened in spring 2007, restoring and broadening the inn's accommodation offer. During the 2010s, the venue developed a visible cultural and community dimension. Alexander Wright's Beuleh was performed there in September 2012. In May 2014 the inn hosted The Little Festival of Everything, described as a free performance weekend. In July of the same year, two one-act plays by Alan Stockdale, Godfrey's Last Stand and Give A Little Love, were staged at the venue in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. These events complemented the inn's core food, drink and accommodation business with live performance and charitable activity. The Fauconberg Arms also attracted recognition in regional pub coverage. It was highly commended in the 2013 Yorkshire Pub of the Year awards, and The Yorkshire Post selected it for a Pub of the Week feature in April 2013. The record is not wholly positive: a November 2014 review was unfavorable toward the cuisine. No reliable source in the supplied material establishes the inn's original construction year beyond its description as a seventeenth-century building, and no current management, revenue, employee or ownership-transfer details are available.

• 2014

  Performance and charity events

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  The inn hosted The Little Festival of Everything in May and two Alan Stockdale one-act plays supporting Macmillan Cancer Support in July.

• 2013

  Regional pub recognition

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  The Fauconberg Arms was highly commended in Yorkshire Pub of the Year and received a favorable Yorkshire Post Pub of the Week review.

• 2012

  Beuleh performance

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  Alexander Wright's play Beuleh was performed at the inn in September.

• 2007

  Refurbished accommodation returns

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  The renovated en-suite bed-and-breakfast rooms reopened in spring, extending the inn's hospitality offer.

• 2006

  Inn reopens after prolonged closure

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  The establishment reopened in November after almost two years of closure, with new proprietors and refurbishment of key public and kitchen areas.

• Seventeenth-century coaching inn established

  [1]Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org

  The Fauconberg Arms is described as a seventeenth-century coaching inn in Coxwold, but the precise construction or opening year is not specified.

A heritage village inn combining traditional pub hospitality, food, accommodation and community events in a North Yorkshire rural setting.

• Food and drink

  Pub beverages

  The inn serves beer and functions as a traditional village pub. The supplied reference material does not identify specific breweries, labels, styles or a complete drinks menu.

• Food and drink

  Pub and restaurant food

  Food is offered alongside the pub beverage service. The premises' kitchens were refurbished before the 2006 reopening, although the available material does not provide a detailed menu or culinary specialization.

• Accommodation · 2007

  Bed-and-breakfast accommodation

  The Fauconberg Arms provides en-suite bed-and-breakfast rooms. These rooms were renovated during the mid-2000s closure and reopened in spring 2007 as part of the inn's broader hospitality offer.

• 2014Macmillan Cancer Support performances

  United Kingdom

  Two one-act plays by Alan Stockdale, Godfrey's Last Stand and Give A Little Love, were performed at the inn in July to support Macmillan Cancer Support.

  Outcome. The performances provided a charitable use of the venue; the available source does not state the amount raised or other measurable outcome.

  Source

• 2006

  Reopening and refurbishment under new proprietorsStrategy

  Background

  The inn had been closed for almost two years before new proprietors took over its operation.

  Action taken

  The bar, cellar, dining room and kitchens were refurbished, and the inn reopened in November 2006.

  Aftermath

  Renovated en-suite bed-and-breakfast rooms reopened in spring 2007, broadening the venue's accommodation capacity.

  Source

1. 1Fauconberg Arms Innen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Fauconberg Arms official websitefauconbergarms.com