The New Inn is an ideal place to enjoy a Sunday lunch

THE New Inn at Coleford specialises in country cooking and warm hospitality, at exceptional value.

The picturesque romantic 13th century thatched freehouse and restaurant is an ideal place to enjoy a Sunday lunch.

Everything is cooked by a team of chefs who produce excellent dishes from the freshest and finest local ingredients which are delivered daily. The Inn provides a winning combination with carefully prepared superb local food such as Clannaborough red ruby beef or Creedy Carver duck.

Diners can eat in the Hayloft restaurant or in the Bridge Bar, the oldest part of the Inn where the cosy log fire is lit during the winter months.

In the summer, the beautiful garden offers al fresco dining on the terrace or on the deck by the stream under the gigantic weeping willow tree.

The restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch from 12 noon to 3pm and evenings from 6pm to11pm.

Customers are welcomed to the Inn by "Captain," a talking Amazon blue parrot who loves to chat and greet customers.

To book a table telephone 01363 84242.