The Wadkin Arms

We have lived in the village for just over 10 years now, the pub has always been a focal point of the village and a great place to visit, the previous couple that ran the pub were wonderful and after numerous attempts at giving it their all during covid, multiple lockdowns and repeated changes to rules that didn't give them a fighting chance despite pouring their soul into it the pub was closed which was a very sad time for the village, the proprietors and all that know them! After a long absence the pub was taken on and is back to being an important part of the village for the majority that live here. Not being hindered by covid rules and restrictions which made the task impossible previously the lady that now runs the pub has absolutely smashed it out of the park. there are regular food vendors that visit (all of which are good quality) there are events themed for children, fund raising initiatives and constant enlivenment around the seasons and anything relevant at the time, during summer there were all sorts of great events organised specifically aimed at young children and families. we have a young family and all the effort to create a truly family friendly environment and keep coming up with fresh ideas and functions is great. I'm not one to write many reviews but having seen a very strange and quite offensive one regarding the demographic of customers myself included who visit the pub I felt compelled to write something. I would hope people reading the reviews will see straight through the nonsense written and visit the pub for themselves. I was there briefly yesterday and commented that while there was music playing and a fair amount of people of the non loutish variety chatting, I was actually inside the pub and couldn't really hear the lyrics of whatever was playing so whomever is sat in a dark room rocking back and forth wearing ear defenders must have some other long standing deep seeded issues they may need to address before scribing such strange reviews. The previous owners of the pub are missed greatly but thankfully we all still see each other and to Alice who now runs the pub, well done for making it such a wonderful venue and an integral part of Osgodby.