Location: Everdon, Northamptonshire,  NN11 3DT

Business type: Venue

Business website: theplougheverdon.co.uk/

Date listed: January 26, 2025

“The essence of “a modern English inn” with real fires, near 200 wines in the cellar, and painstakingly sourced, emphatically seasonal menus. There’s always roast beef and a roast to share on Sundays, with all other options scrawled on the blackboard daily.” Hmm. There is a tension between describing yourself as a ‘modern English Inn’ and supporting something as outdated and cruel as fox hunting – which the Plough controversially did when it hosted and proudly ‘fed and watered’ the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt in late January 2025. The pub backtracked – slightly – in a follow-up post when the owners tried to mollify critics saying they “would like to stress that we do not support or condone any activities that knowingly put the welfare of any animals or wildlife in harm’s way. We would also like to state that we do not condone any illegal sports of any kind.” It’s hard to know whether the ‘author’ was being disingenuous or ignorant, either way the statement sounds evasive to our ears and a little more ‘knowing’ than they surely intended…

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