The Welcome Stranger Pub, Kimpton
The Welcome Stranger is a Grade II listed building set within a conservation area. Built in the late 1700's the Welcome Stranger was once a self-sufficient public house complete with its own granary and on-site brewery. The site also contained a number of other buildings including three Cottages, stables and even piggeries. In recent years the land which had once housed the granary has been redeveloped to become the current landlord, David Smith’s own private house.
The New Inn, then owned by Hannams Brewery of East Street, Andover, left the family sometime before 1906 until 5th August 1955 when Eric & Kath ran the brewery owned pub. On 26th February 1982 Kath & Eric purchased the pub from Strong & Co of Romsey. The brewery had owned the premises since 1936 and had been hoping to sell it as a private dwelling.
For details of the pub, opening hours and entertainment schedule go to the pubs website : www.thewelcomestranger.co.uk