#waterrow

The family-run 450-year-old Rock Inn is in an area of outstanding natural beauty that combines laid-back country chic with succulent dining experiences.  Located in the picturesque hamlet of Waterrow, halfway between Wiveliscombe and Bampton on the B3227 in the lovely county of Somerset, this charming inn has a Dining Room and a traditional pub.

Since April 2013, owners Ruth & Daren Barclay have, for the 5th  year running, been awarded “Outstanding Food” by the readers of the Good Pub Guide.

Kitchen

Daren was Executive Head Chef at Goodwood Estates for over 11 years, and has worked at 3 1- star Michelin restaurants and cooks traditional food with a contemporary twist.  Fish is delivered daily, fresh from the fish markets of South Devon, local butchers supply Aberdeen Angus Steak and free-range Duck, Chicken and eggs are supplied by a local farmer.

The Exmoor Food Fest deal is available: Lunch: Wednesday – Saturday (Excluding Sundays)

2 courses for £20.00

The Rock Inn Waterrow Taunton Somerset  TA4 2AX Tel: 01984 623293 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rockinnwaterrow.co.uk

Rooms

Diners can also stay at The Rock Inn, where rooms have been stylishly redecorated, with comfortable double beds, cotton sheets, feather duvets and pillows, flat screen.

TVs, tea and coffee making facilities and power showers/baths with a plentiful supply of hot water.

ROOM OFFERS 2020

A relaxing Gourmet experience – Have a One Night Getaway at The Rock Inn … Stay in one of our standard double rooms, and enjoy a three course meal for two – £160 total package.  Call 01984 623293 for availability. Conditions apply.  Offer ends 30th April 2020. 

Have a Gourmet Getaway – And stay for two nights at The Rock Inn … Stay in one of our standard double rooms, and enjoy a three course meal for two – £270 total package.  Call 01984 623293 for availability. Conditions apply.  Offer ends 30th April 2020.

Stay in our largest room – the Executive Double with a three course meal for two – £130 total package.  Call 01984 623293 for availability. Conditions apply.  Offer ends 31st March 2019.

Have a Gourmet Getaway – And stay for two nights at The Rock Inn

Stay in one of our lovely standard double guest rooms for two nights, and enjoy a three course meal for two on both nights – £260 total package.  Call 01984 623293 for availability. Conditions apply.  Offer ends 31st March 2019.

  1883 Rock Inn

VOTED OUTSTANDING FOOD FOR THE 4TH YEAR RUNNING, BY THE READERS OF THE GOOD PUB GUIDE

The family-run 450 year-old Rock Inn is in an area of outstanding natural beauty that combines laid-back country chic with succulent dining experiences.  Located in the picturesque hamlet of Waterrow, halfway between Wiveliscombe and Bampton on the B3227 in the lovely county of Somerset, this charming inn has a Dining Room and a traditional pub.

Since having taken over The Rock Inn in April 2013, owners Ruth & Daren Barclay have, for the 4th year running, been awarded “Outstanding Food” by the readers of the Good Pub Guide.

Kitchen Daren was Executive Head Chef at Goodwood Estates for over 11 years, and has worked at 3 1 star Michelin restaurants and cooks traditional food with a contemporary twist.  Fish is delivered daily, fresh from the fish markets of South Devon, Stillmans butchers in Taunton supplies Aberdeen Angus Steak and free-range Duck, Chicken and eggs are supplied by a local farmer.

The Exmoor Food Fest deal is available: Lunch: Wednesday – Saturday (Excluding Sundays)

2 courses for £15.00

The Rock Inn Waterrow Taunton Somerset  TA4 2AX Tel: 01984 623293 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rockinnwaterrow.co.uk

Rooms

Diners can also stay at The Rock Inn, where rooms have been stylishly redecorated, with comfortable double beds, cotton sheets, feather duvets and pillows, flat screen.

TVs, tea and coffee making facilities and power showers/baths with a plentiful supply of hot water.

1883 Rock Inn

We were recently involved in The Ghost of Water Row, a project by EDO Architecture, for which we produced a veil for their temporary structure at Water Row, using our Guirlandes pattern. This pattern was felt to be relevant to the project due to the definition of the word 'Garland' and the Flemish roots of the handloom industry in Govan and throughout Scotland.

Thanks to this project and the history it has drawn our attention to, MYB are now researching the links between the ayrshire lace industry and Govan by way of the weavers trail. We hope to share our findings on here soon.

In the meantime, some more information on the project:

Water Row has always sat at the heart of Govan. It’s a route to a crossing of the water and the reason Govan exists.

Since pre Christian times, there have been successive layers of crossing and inhabitation here

All have their stories … all have their ghosts. Many remain buried awaiting investigation.

Govan’s Raison D’etre is routed in the water. With it’s desire line blocked it remains in a state of disconnection.

The Ghost of Water Row as it will appear on the footprint of the original buildings, distills the nature of Human Inhabitation that lasted here, till the Industrial Giant Harland and Wolff arrived.

Built in pale Scottish Spruce – The Ghost is a careful distillation of four Buildings that sat to the west of the now buried slipway at Water Row.

Its not a direct copy of the Ferry Inn or the weavers cottages that sat here from 1700 -1912 but it says something of them.

The shuttles of Govans hand loom weavers stopped flying in early 1900 to make way for shipbuilding.

On the 5th November 1912 the Burgh of Govan was subsumed by the city of Glasgow and much of its independence went with it.

The pattern of the Lace on the Ghost was taken from Flemish trade on the river Clyde its estuary and firth.

It’s known as “Guirlandes” meaning garlands and representative of Honour. The pattern was moved from hand looming to mechanised looming and remains in production by MYB textiles in Ayrshire to this day. .