Bridge Inn in Topsham, Devon, United Kingdom | Pub

Welcome to the Bridge Inn Pub, Topsham, United Kingdom. History of The Bridge Inn: It is thought there was a dwelling on this site as early as 1086, in the time of the Domesday Book. The stonemasons responsible for the construction of Exeter Cathedral may have lodged here.
The present building you see is substantially 16th Century, but the actual date of the different parts varies considerably. Unlike today, much building in the past was piecemeal, with new rooms added as necessary. Most of the fabric is local stone, but the old brewhouse at the rear is traditional Devon cob. This has the remains of the hop drying floor, and is adjacent to a large brewing chimney.
Great-grandfather was William John Gibbings from Clyst St. George. He moved into the Inn in 1897, and our family has been there ever since. The current licensees are his grandson Norman Cheffers and Caroline Cheffers-Heard, his Great Grand-daughter. They are the third and fourth generations respectively.
The Bridge Inn Pub has a long history of promoting real ale. Ales from local breweries and particularly famous or select ales from the rest of the country are always available, although the actual list varies from week to week. There are usually around ten real ales available.  
The award winning Bridge Inn at Topsham in Devon is celebrating being run by the same family for 111 years. To mark the occasion, we have had a beer specially brewed and bottled, called, appropriately enough, "111".  Landlady Caroline Cheffers-Heard commissioned Branscombe Vale Brewery to produce the brew. They used Willamette, Cluster, Challenger and Perle hops, with Pale and Crystal Westminster malts to brew this fine red-brown 4.7% bitter.  1500 bottles have been bottled by O'Hanlon's of Whimple, with the label again designed by Caroline's photographer husband Nigel. This continues the tradition started with "101", famously photographed with HM The Queen, and "106" which was produced 5 years later.
Caroline says: "It is very rare for a Pub to remain in one family for so long. Indeed, our daughter Riannon and her partner Tom have now moved back to Topsham and we look forward to them continuing the tradition. The Bridge Inn is not so much a Pub, more a museum with beer, and we are lucky that so many people share our vision of a truly traditional Pub with traditional values."
There are only a limited number of bottles, and when they are gone, that is it FOREVER.