George and Dragon, Great Budworth

The George and Dragon is a historic public house and hotel in the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. Parts of the building date back to 1722, as recorded on an original stone plaque inscribed with the Latin motto 'NIL NIMIUM CUPITO' ('I desire nothing to excess'). The inn was originally a simple three-bay Georgian building. In 1875, Rowland Egerton-Warburton of nearby Arley Hall commissioned Chester architect John Douglas to restore and redesign the property, adding tall rubbed chimneys, mullioned windows and a steep pyramidal turret. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Following a painstaking restoration in 2010, the George and Dragon reopened as a pub and hotel. It is described as a rare example of the quintessential village pub in perfect harmony with its unspoilt setting. The inn offers food and drink, with a menu focused on fresh local produce. Sunday lunch features three roasts: sirloin of beef, roast turkey and roast ham. The kitchen team has over 30 years of combined experience. Fresh fish is delivered five days a week, including North Atlantic haddock landed at Grimsby from carefully managed fishing grounds off the Scottish coast. The George and Dragon has received recognition including being voted into the Top 10% of Restaurants of the World 2021, Cheshire Live Top 10 2022, and Cheshire Life 'Quintessential English Country Inn'. It continues to trade as a public house and restaurant, serving both locals and visitors to the historic village of Great Budworth.

The George and Dragon is a public house in the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. The village was formerly part of the estate of Arley Hall. In the later part of the 19th century, its owner, Rowland Egerton-Warburton, undertook a campaign to restore the village and render it picturesque in Victorian eyes. At that time, the George and Dragon was a simple three-bay Georgian inn. In 1875, Egerton-Warburton commissioned the Chester architect John Douglas to undertake its restoration. Douglas added tall rubbed chimneys, mullioned windows and a steep pyramidal turret. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The inn has three bays and is in two storeys. It is built in brick with a roughcast rendering on the upper storey. The roofs are hipped and covered in clay tiles. The central bay consists of a two-storey porch which projects forwards. Its lower storey has an elliptical-headed doorway, and in the upper storey is a four-light mullioned window. Each lateral bay has a four-light mullioned window in the lower storey and a three-light mullioned window in the upper storey. A tall rubbed brick chimneystack rises from the left side of the roof. Diagonally from the right corner is the inn sign. The cut-out pictorial sign itself originated in Nuremberg while its ornate wrought iron bracket was made by the estate blacksmith. On each side of the porch is an oak post-and-rail fence inscribed with a number of sayings. Above the inner door is a stone containing a verse written by Egerton-Warburton. Internally, in the bar, is a stone inscribed in Latin and the date 1722. Following a painstaking restoration in 2010, the George and Dragon reopened as a pub and hotel. It continues to trade as a public house and restaurant, offering food and drink with a focus on fresh local produce. The inn has received recognition including being voted into the Top 10% of Restaurants of the World 2021, Cheshire Live Top 10 2022, and Cheshire Life 'Quintessential English Country Inn'.

• 2022

  Voted Cheshire Live Top 10 2022 and Cheshire Life 'Quintessential English Country Inn'.

• 2021

  Voted into the Top 10% of Restaurants of the World 2021.

• 2010

  Painstaking restoration completed; inn reopens as a pub and hotel.

• 1875

  Rowland Egerton-Warburton commissions architect John Douglas to restore and redesign the inn.

• 1722

  Original stone plaque inscribed 'NIL NIMIUM CUPITO' dates parts of the building to 1722.

Quintessential English country inn offering fresh local produce and traditional hospitality in a historic Grade II listed setting.

• Sunday lunch with three roasts (sirloin of beef, roast turkey, roast ham)

• Fresh North Atlantic haddock landed at Grimsby

• Pub meals using fresh local produce

• Hotel accommodation

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