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New owners of The Star Inn

 

Dog friendly country pub in Northumberland - Harbottle - Harbottle Village - Northumberland National Park
Phil
I will spend most of my time in the bar, looking after the cellar, managing stock and distributing newspapers. When I am not working you will usually find me running or cycling in the local area, or walking our dog through the village.
Dog friendly country pub in Northumberland - Harbottle - Harbottle Village - Northumberland National Park
Karen
I will spend most of my time managing the refurbishments, running our holiday cottage business and taking care of the paperwork and finances. I will also help out in the bar at weekends and at busy times. When I'm not working you will usually find me walking Fern or catching up with friends and family.
Dog friendly country pub in Northumberland - Harbottle - Harbottle Village - Northumberland National Park
Fern
I will spend most of my time keeping watch to see what's going on. I will also meet and greet some of the visitors to our pub, especially the 4-legged ones. When I'm not working you will usually find me walking through the village and nearby hills, swimming in the river or snoozing in front of the fire.

 

We took over The Star Inn in August 2019 from Anne Dunn, who together with her late husband Robert, ran the pub for 46 years. We are now settled in Harbottle and wish Anne the very best of wishes in her retirement. 
 
Although we have broad business experience, we are new to running a pub. We were both ready to do something different together, a lifestyle business we could build up. Born and raised in the North East, we left the area to work and live in Peterborough for 15 years, returning to Northumberland in 2015. We are proud to call Northumberland our home and enjoy country living and the great outdoors.

When we heard The Star was up for sale, we were interested. We could see its potential in a lovely area and wanted to do something special with it. As we looked into things in more detail, it was not about us buying any old pub, it was about us buying this pub. It was quite a journey from viewing the pub to moving in, but we made it and are very much enjoying living and working in Harbottle.

Thank you to everyone who has made us feel very welcome.
Phil, Karen and Fern
 

Contact Us

The Star Inn

Harbottle
Nr. Rothbury
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 7DG

Tel: 01669 650221

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Open 7 Days

Pub

Sunday to Thursday: 12 noon - 10pm

Friday and Saturday: 12 noon - 11pm

Food is served all day from 12 noon until 8.30pm. Breakfast and baps are available from 8.30am Friday to Monday

Shop

From 9am (10am Sunday) until the pub closes

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