Pub of the Season
Summer Pub of the Season Presentation
The Wheatsheaf, Barton-upon-Humber
Our summer Pub of the Season award goes to the Wheatsheaf, Barton-upon-Humber
with a presentation on the evening of Tuesday August 31st.
Jim & Sarah Woodhouse took over the pub in the early summer of 2008 and were awarded the Winter 2008-9
Pub of the Season award after significantly turning the pub round in a very short space of time.
Jim is an experienced licensee of 25 years' standing, with Sarah joining him for 16 of these.
They have run several traditional pubs in London, the Home Counties and North Lincolnshire,
all serving cask ales.
Not content with their initial success at the Wheatsheaf, Jim and Sarah are constantly
striving to improve the pub.
After immediately refurbishing the kitchens in conjunction with Enterprise Inns,
Sarah & Jim have invested personally in redecorating throughout,
creating a very attractive outside seating and patio area
and their most recent improvement being a very impressive
hand carved wood panelled fireplace and log burning stove in the main room of the pub.
On the beer side they have now increased the selection of hand-pulled ales to six
and are making full use of the SIBA scheme,
enabling pubs to access ales from small independent brewers.
Jim has also worked very hard on temperature control in the cellar
enabling the Wheatsheaf to be awarded the Cask Marque accreditation.
There are three regular cask ales: Theakston's Best, Wells Bombardier and Theakston's Black Sheep plus
3 rotating guest ales which have recently included Deuchars IPA, Woodforde's Wherry and Everard's Tiger.
The pub also hosts a beer festival August Bank holiday weekend.
The Wheatsheaf has occupied a prominent position on the main road through Barton from the 18th century,
and stands on the corner of Holydyke and Brigg Road.
It has a list of former licensees on the wall dating back to 1791.
The pub has an unspoilt, traditional atmosphere, with regulars enjoying classic bar games
of dominoes and crib. There is a bar, snug and a large drinking/dining area plus
a summer beer garden and private car park.
The couple have secured a 10 year lease and regulars and visitors to the pub
can look forward to quality beer and food for a long time to come.
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