Please reach us at enquiry@yeolderockinn.com if you cannot find an answer to your question below, allow for a 24 hour reply time as our inbox is checked once per day. Questions below are in order of their popularity in being asked
We are a family owned free house, meaning we are completely free of tie to any brewery or group. We offer home made pub food including desserts with table service as standard for both indoors & outside diners. If you want a table in or out for food please check in at the reception/ host desk upon arrival
Yes, we have two bar areas, both of these areas as well as the separate Hikers Snug room are dog friendly. If you wish to have your four legged friend on the seats then please bring a clean blanket otherwise they must stay on the floor
We open our doors at 12pm Wednesday to Sunday. Food is served all day with last bookings at 8pm Wednesday to Saturday & 6.30pm on Sundays.
Yes, you can either call us directly on 01538 300324 or make a reservation through our website, just click the 'BOOK A TABLE' button at the top. Friday evening & weekend booking is strongly advised
Yes you can but benches cannot be booked, they are offered on a first come first serve basis. We advise booking a table as normal (this guarantees you a table inside) if the weather is good and there's a spare outdoor bench then you can choose to sit outside upon arrival. We offer table service with tabs to all tables inside and out
We can offer larger tables (7+) & group bookings mid week ONLY although these would require a preorder with 24 hours minimum notice in order to guarantee all your food choices. For bookings made several weeks in advance we only send copies of our menu out the week prior as menus are subject to change, however, our menu is always viewable on our website, PLEASE NOTE: it is your responsibility to get your pre-order to us in a timely fashion, at least 24 hours in advance of your booking, as stated our menu is viewable on our website. After you have booked your table preorders can be emailed to us at: enquiry@yeolderockinn.com
As of 2026 onwards the largest table we offer at the weekends is 6 people without exception.
Yes we are, simply turn up and park on our front carpark, across the road from the pub, staying here is free, however, we do ask that you use the pub for drinks and or food for each day you plan on staying. You don't have to book your motorhome in but we do advise booking a table for food especially if you plan on staying a Friday night or weekend. Toilet access is strictly during our opening hours. We don't currently offer electrical hook-up
We NEVER put a service charge on your bill, here we strongly believe it should be your choice as a customer should you wish to add anything. Both cash & card tips are accepted... we will never ask you so please make it clear to us should you wish to add anything. 100% of tips go to staff & these are equally shared between all team members working both front of house & kitchen. Please note that card tips are classed as income & therefore taxed accordingly.
So the Roaches are a popular walking, hiking & climbing destination. If you walk from our pub then you are roughly 15-25 minutes away from the foot of the Roaches depending on how fast you walk. You can park nearer but parking is limited & sometimes restricted, don't park on the grass verge or block access to any farms, many people have been fined by the council for doing this who patrol the area daily.
So as of January 2026 it is our understanding that the tearooms is permanently closed, naturally that is subject to change. The Rock Inn is the closest hospitality venue to the Roaches. We don't offer cakes but we do offer tea, freshly ground coffee & home made desserts & lunchtime sandwiches besides our full menu. A reminder that we open at 12pm & not before, our toilets are only accessible when the pub is OPEN
Feel free to park in our carpark, we don't charge, we do however politely ask that you come in and buy a drink to show your support, this helps us keep the carpark free. We open at 12pm & NOT BEFORE!
We accept all Visa & Mastercard Credit & Debit cards, American Express as well as cash payments. We do however ask that you be sensible with cash, i.e. don't use a £20 note to buy a bag of crisps as change is increasingly harder to come by & we have to pay to swap change at the bank
Yes we have a dedicated DOC-M compliant disabled washroom which also features a baby changing unit. For disabled people in wheelchairs we advise parking on our rear carpark in the dedicated disabled bays, this gives straightforward easy access to the pub via the rear entrance which is on one level. We do advise phoning or submitting a note with any online booking if you require a table with wheelchair access just so we know to expect you.
Certainly, drinkers are always welcome, if you see a table with just beer mats on that usually means we have kept it free for drinkers, these tables are always located around the bar areas. You can also sit at the bar. Please don't sit at a table pre-set for dining without speaking with a member of staff first, if it isn't booked & there are no other tables available we will unset it for you.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL OR EMAIL prior to your visit & we can let you know what items might be compatible for you. Our kitchen is small so to give one example the fryers are used for multiple items meaning our chips are sadly not gluten free given they go into a gluten containing environment, so technically class as 'may contain'. A downside of having an old listed building is we cannot expand our kitchen area the way we would have liked during our refurbishment.
We can show free to air sport on our Hikers Bar TV which usually shows the latest news. We do NOT show anything on SKY TV.
Our hikers bar features a TV for free to air news & sport. A Pool table which takes a £1 coin per game (we advise bringing change, we can swap coins and small notes for £1 coins at the bar in limited amounts, sadly this CANNOT be done via card due to tax reasons). We also have a BLADE 6 darts board which is free to use but you must bring your own darts.
Yes feel free to bring them. If you wish waiting on staff to bring the cake out with candles lit we do ask that you bring the candles with you & make it clear to staff as to when you wish the cake to come out, many people forget to say and staff often have to guess. Unlike many places we don't charge nor do we stop you from eating the cake on the premises.