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This traditional black & white 17th century farmhouse bacame a beer & cider house in 1855, and was known as The Hippodrome (meaning racetrack) in recognition of the horse racing which used to take place on Oldwood Common, adjacent to the pub.

As a coach house and cider mill it served the drovers with their herds on the way to market in England from the lush feeding grounds of the welsh hills. The pub boasts its own organic herb & vegetable garden, the produce of which is widely used in the award winning menu.

The Fountain is home to its own mischievous but friendly ghost, Mr Thombs, a previous landlord who died while saving his dogs from a fire at the pub in 1958.

A warm welcome to The Fountain is always guaranteed so why not put the pub's motto to the test - 'Weary & thin they wander in, Happy & stout they waddle out'