The Hit or Miss

The Hit or Miss is a traditional country pub in the Chiltern village of Penn Street, between Amersham and Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England. Its building is thought to date back to the 18th century, with earliest deeds from 1730, and it is known to have opened as a pub on 1 June 1798. The pub's unusual name comes from a cricketing term, inspired by its own cricket team, which still plays opposite the pub on Sunday afternoons in summer. The pub serves classic British pub food, including a well-known burger night, and hosts functions and events. It is a community landmark in an area popular for woodland walks and nature trails.

The building that is now The Hit or Miss was originally owned by the furniture makers Dancer and Hearne. Its earliest deeds date back to 1730, and it is known that it opened as a pub on 1st June 1798. In the 1860s, William Hearne, a labourer, and his wife Eliza, a lacemaker, established The Hit or Miss pub, amalgamating a series of cottages. Legend has it that there was a one-man workshop shed behind the pub where chairs or parts of chairs were made. The pub's unusual name is born from a cricketing term, inspired by the pub's own cricketing team who still play just opposite the pub, on Sunday afternoons in the summer. The pub has a long association with local sports, with a soccer team active in 1910–1912 and a cricket team in the early 1900s. Today it remains a traditional Buckinghamshire country pub in the Chiltern village of Penn Street, between Amersham and Beaconsfield, serving food and hosting functions and events.

• 1922

  Photograph of the pub taken in 1922.

• 1910

  Soccer team active 1910–1912.

• 1860

  William Hearne and Eliza Hearne established The Hit or Miss pub, amalgamating cottages.

• 1798

  Opened as a pub on 1st June.

• 1730

  Earliest deeds for the building date back to this year.

Traditional Buckinghamshire country pub with a historic cricketing heritage.

• Burger Night

  All burgers £9.99, served in a rustic bun with lettuce, tomato and fries. Choices include beef, grilled chicken, pulled pork, fillet of fish, homemade veggie, and mushroom. Sauces and extras available.

• 2021.08.31

  Reported2021.08.31

  The Hit or Miss wins Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award[5]The Hit or Miss获得Tripadvisor旅行者之选奖bucksfreepress.co.uk

  The Hit or Miss pub in Penn Street, Amersham, earned a place among Tripadvisor's Travellers' Favourites in the UK and ranked among the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.

Read more

1. 1Food | The Hit or Miss | Penn Streetthehitormiss.co.uk
2. 2History of The Hit or Miss public house 1730 to present…thehitormiss.co.uk
3. 3Burger Night | The Hit or Missthehitormiss.co.uk
4. 4Hit Or Miss Public Housewikidata.org
5. 5The Hit or Miss获得Tripadvisor旅行者之选奖bucksfreepress.co.uk