- The Horse and Jockey -

History

The inn goes back to at least 1754. Its name has been linked to the Penkridge  Races even though they were organized from the Littleton Arms. As it is the closest inn to the Horsefair, site of “the greatest horsefair in the world for horses of value” (Daniel Defoe, 1724) and would have served the men who looked after them (known as jockeys in the 18th century) an alternative explanation might be more likely. In the early 20th century it became known as the “Irish Pub” as it was the preferred inn for Irish seasonal farm workers
 

Open: 11-11 Monday to Wednesday, 11-12 Thursday to Saturday  12-11 Sunday

Beer range: Carling, Stella, Banks, Tetley, Guinness, Strongbow, Scrumpy Jacks