Our Pub

Inside The Maltsters Arms you'll find two separate seating areas. One is decorated with the landlord's extensive cricket memorabilia on the walls, while the other features the original beams of the pub from the 18th Century. In both rooms we can accommodate larger groups but we also have plenty of tables for two - we're nothing if not flexible and we want everyone to feel comfortable.

At the back of the pub we have a large beer garden which is enclosed for the

children and there's also a heated patio area, protected from the wind and rain with an enormous umbrella.

The Maltsters Arms was formerly known as the Shovel and Broom and was owned by Richard Appleton from at least 1779. Appleton was a rival to Robert Brakspear, brewers in nearby Henley. In 1803 a rich Battersea distiller called Joseph Benwell bought

the Shovel and Broom from Appleton, and come 1812 the two companies, Banwell and Brakspear, merged. Since then, up to the present day, The Maltsters Arms has been under the Brakspear banner.

The pub may be over three centuries old but we're not old-fashioned: while we pride ourselves on being a proper pub where you're welcome to just have a pint, well-behaved dogs (on leads please) and families with well-

behaved children are very welcome. We also have a good-sized car park - something that certainly wasn't required 300 years ago.