“A family run pub and restaurant in the heart of the Cotswolds.” Which means – even in 2024, two decades after the Hunting Act – in the heart of hunt country as well. And indeed the Old Ship (just down the road from the Duke of Beaufort’s pad at Badminton) was listed by the Beaufort Hunt as having donated a prize to their Hunt Ball 2024 fundraiser raffle, which noted that supporters might want to remember donors when thinking about their Christmas shopping. Which is probably the only thing we and the Beaufort Hunt will ever agree on…
