So, the evening didn't go quite as planned which means the only information I can supply has been gleaned from the tinterweb. The Bear is an 18th centurycoaching inn and a Grade II listed building, It was a staging post for the London to Portsmouth coaches and the local posting house and was reportedly used by Lord Nelson. It was originally called The Bear and Ragged Staff and was built on the site of the Earl of Warwicks hunting lodge. It was also called the Brown Bear during it's coaching days. His crest included a bear. There has supposedly been a pub here since 1460. In the dining room there are a pair of huge jack-boots. These were, allegedly worn by the post boy who drove the fugitive French king, Louis Phillippe to Claremont during the revolution of 1848. It is also said that a section of the French Royal household put up at the Bear.
And that's all the history I can give you. The only thing left to say is that it's a very good pub with very nice staff. I just wish we'd gone on a week night when it might have been less busy or that we were more disciplined with our alcohol intake!
Nevertheless, it's a great pub and I would recommend it to anyone. That's all I have I'm afraid so until next time,
Cheers!
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