The Three Cups is a fifteenth century coaching inn that ticks all the boxes of a traditional old English freehouse with all the trimmings. At the front, you can sit and watch the world go by with views over the bustling Stockbridge high street. Out back, there is a private beer garden where you can feed the swans as a carrier stream to the river Test burbles past your feet. Complete with cosy rooms, a log fireplace, and duck-worthy low oak beams, this hearty little gastropub has everything to welcome you home after a long day in the Hampshire countryside.
“When I think of The Three Cups, I think of curling up in front of the fireplace and turning the pages through their menu of cockle-warming soups, hearty pies and classic pub grub. This is the place the guides and keepers meet for their post river pint.” – Jamie Pankhurst | Founder & Managing Director at Wilde Trout
This fine country pub is just a two minute walk from the main river Test, with its very own slice of gin clear chalkstream running through the beer garden. There is a range of prime river Test and tributary beats within a 10 minute drive of Stockbridge, and the River Itchen is just 30 minutes east near Winchester. If you need to pick up some last minute essentials on the way, the Three Cups is almost immediately adjacent to both fantastic tackle shops, Orvis and Robjents.
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