Wednesday 19 December 2018

Foxed


This is The Fox Inn in Bucks Green, West Sussex. It's a lovely example of a country pub, which for 364 days of the year remains exactly that. However, on Christmas day at midday a horse is walked through the bar. It's done to mark an ancient right of way because the buildings were once separate [one was the poor house] which had a path running between them. The path is denoted in the pub by a series of brick pavers which run along in front of the main bar marking it out. It has been known on occasion to substitute a motorbike and a sheep when there's been no suitable horse available! One lady brought her goat Daphne through, but she rather disgraced herself and had a goodly nibble on the Chrismas tree whilst she was there [ the goat obviously!]

Arilx

5 comments:

  1. Sounds a great tradition. I am all for tradition

    Julie xxxxxxxx

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    1. I read about it in the Country File magazine last year. Knew nothing about it prior to then!
      Arilx

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  2. So that's where all those jokes about horses walking into bars started!

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  3. How funny! What a nice building!

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