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Win a Meal Every Month - 10/10/2012


Until the 31st of March, 2013 we're giving away a meal for two every month to one person drawn at random from our email database. To enter the competition click on this link and complete the registration form. We won't share your details with anyone.

Good luck!

Beech House and Olive Branch, is named Restaurant-with-Rooms 2012 - 02/10/2011

Beech House and Olive Branch, Clipsham, has been named Restaurant-with-Rooms of the Year in the 2012 edition of the Good Hotel Guide which was published today Monday the 3rd October.

Desmond Balmer, joint editor of the Guide, said: ‘A happy atmosphere prevails at this informal restaurant-with-rooms in a village near Stamford. Ben Jones is a considerate manager; Sean Hope is an outstanding chef.

Good Hotel Guide Press Release

Olive Branch Press Release

Good Hotel Guide Website

AA Highly Commended - 23/06/2011

 

We have just been awarded the AA Highly Commended accolade in the 2011 ratings, classifying us in the top 10% of Inns in the UK.

Congratulation to the team at The Olive Branch & Beech House, particularly the Housekeeping Team (Helen, Sarah & Ania) and Rachael, for achieving such a high standard in the rooms & the welcome.

Sean's Stamford Living Article - 23/02/2011

Read Sean's great new feature in this months Stamford Living.

Great ingredients, recipes and kitchen tips. 

Look up our archive of Seans Stamford Living article for recipes and tips.......

NEW 2011 MENU - 04/01/2011


New Red Lion Menu 
Sean has created a new menu for 2011 consisting of a selection of great value pub dishes using some wonderful local ingredients such as,

- Deep fried whitebait, black pepper & lemon mayonnaisse....£4.95
- Lamb Faggots, local black pudding & red cabbage..............£9.95
- Red Lion fish & chips, homemade mushy peas...................£9.95
- a great selection of pub puds from £4.50.

The winter menu starting on Tuesday, 4th January will be accompanied by a daily changing Lunch for Even Less Menu (£11.50 for 2 courses, £14.50 for 3 courses until the end of February). Sean and his team will also be creating daily changing specials every day.

Daily Mail Review of the Red Lion - 15/12/2010

 

Daily Mail Review - December 2010

“at the Red Lion, in Stathern, came another gastronomic highlight.....”

Caption Competition - 29/11/2010


And the winning entry is......

Caption Competition Winning entry

Red Lion Winter & Christmas Newsletter. - 25/11/2010

Red Lion Inn Newsletter) Red Lion Inn Christmas

 

Beech House in Conde Nast Traveller... - 09/11/2010

 

'Country-pub accommodation has improved stratospherically, and I particularly like the unusual variation offered here, in England's smallest county....'

Facebook & Twitter..... - 03/11/2010

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Summer News - 28/06/2010


Our 2010 Summer Newsletter

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10th Anniversary Newsletter - 17/10/2009




Beech House Winter Offers.........

Olive Branch 10th Anniversary Events.....

Red Lion Inn Christmas......

Sean Cooks on BBC2 - 09/09/2009

 

Sean cooks on BBC2', Tuesday the 15th of September, 5.15pm

'The Hairy Bikers Tour of Britian'

This brand new series follows the Hairy Bikers as they visit different counties across Britain, sampling the best of local ingredients and meeting the people keeping culinary traditions alive.

When Si and Dave explored Leicestershire, they met Sean at the Red Lion Inn to discover what inspired about the produce of Leicestershire and Rutland. Finally, they faced the challenge of a cook-off against our top chef Sean Hope with Sean creating a dish using some wonderful ingredients all sourced from within 10 miles of the pub. Red Lion diners decided who had created the best taste of Leicestershire in a blind tasting, and Sean won with a great dish of Pork Faggots, sage & onion rosti, caramelised apples and cider sauce.

Read about this series on the BBC's website.

Watch the show on BBC iplayer.

Get the recipe from the BBC recipe page.

We're Going Green - 13/01/2009


Going Green
The Olive Branch and Beech House are going green(er). We have engaged the services of a local energy specialist, Energy Now, who help local businesses and homeowners to reduce their energy consumption and even advise on renewable energy systems such as solar, heat pumps and wind power. 

We are not going to become an eco-showpiece overnight but we have started doing our bit to reduce our carbon emissions and lower our energy consumption.

It is still early days; but so far we have identified how to significantly reduce the electricity consumption from our chillers, freezers and kitchen extraction fans. We are also considering heating solutions for the pub including recycling the heat generated from the kitchens.

Energy Saving Expert recommended by The Olive Branch

The Sunday Times - January 2009 - 12/01/2009

The Sunday Times - 11th January 2009
10 cosy winter places to stay in Britian

'When Sean Hope and Ben Jones opened Beech House, adding a handful of rustic-cool rooms to their Michelin-starred inn the Olive Branch, regulars rejoiced — now there was never any need to leave. Polish off Sean’s sensational wood-pigeon tart or tandoori-baked halibut, down one last pint of Rutland-brewed Olive Oil ale beside the fire, and stagger across the lane to your crib for the night.

Awaiting you there: a duck-down duvet, Egyptian-linen sheets and a deep, double-ended bathtub. In other words, world-class wallowing'

Winter Breaks - Doubles from £100, B&B; 01780 410355

 

Good Hotel Guide 2009 - reviews Beech House - 17/11/2008

 

Read The Good Hotel Guide Review    

'Strongly recommended; an enjoyable stay, a comfortable room, an interesting dinner at a reasonable price,' says a visitor this year. In an attractive village near Stamford, Sean Hope (chef) and Ben Jones, formerly of Hambleton Hall (qv), have a Michelin star for their pub/restaurant; opposite they provide accommodation in honey-coloured Georgian Beech House....

Evening Standard Magazine - June 2008 - 13/06/2008

There's a reason The Olive Branch won Michelin Pub of the Year in 2008. besides the exhaustive list of real ales, seasonal homemade tipples include sloe gin, damson and strawberry vodkas and fresh lemonade in the summer.....

Read the full article...

Michelin Pub of the Year 2008 - 05/09/2007

 

Michelin Pub of the Year 2008

The Olive Branch & Beech House has been awarded the prestigious accolade of Michelin Pub of the Year 2008. we are immensly proud to have been honoured with such an accolade, which we believe recognises all the hard work put in by all the team at The Olive Branch & Beech House, to read the review clicl on the link below.

Click here to read The Olive Branch and Beech House review..

'We most liked' the Red Lion Inn

The Olive Branch and Red Lion Inn were the only two pubs in the East Midlands to given a 'We most liked' stamp by the guide signifying them as pubs deserving additional consideration as they boast at least one extra quality which makes them particularly special.

Click here to read the Red Lion Inn review...