Set amongst the rolling hillsides of rural Northamptonshire, The Three Conies is the perfect family pub with something for everyone to enjoy.
The pub is located in the picturesque, untouched village of Thorpe Mandeville, just six miles North-East of the town of Banbury, made famous by the nursery rhyme.
The Three Conies is a Hook Norton Brewery pub, now under the management of proprietors Rob Morley & Darren Drummond. Prior to taking over at ‘The Conies’, Rob & Darren have had much success running pubs in Elstree and Brixham.
Robert Morley
“Being from a family farming background and having gained my catering qualifications from Plymouth City college, I have gone forward to develop a passion for food and its presentation. My style is inspired by my own world travels and fusion of British cultures. Quality ingredients and local produce are always close at hand wherever you operate and should always take pride of place on any table. More recently in life, I have been lucky enough to have my own business where I have been able to create and present my own menus tailored to the requirements of the outlet. For the past thirteen years, we have worked together as a management team. we have always inspired one another to work hard and achieve good results and have at times been humbled by the appreciation and reviews of our customers. This has always been what drives us forward. We first saw ‘The Conies’ in the summer of last year and have been no less than obsessed with the possibilities it can hold for us.”
Darren Drummond
“I have 28 years’ experience of the licenced trade having been a manager and licence holder from the age of 18. I have always enjoyed my chosen profession and the excitement of an ever-changing and often challenging industry. Being a proprietor has given me a range of skills from good customer service when I first started my career, to running my own businesses, leading and training my own team. I have always adopted a ‘how would I like to be treated’ approach which has served me and the people I’ve worked with well. My passion for the industry has taught me the importance of good leadership coupled with an ability to listen and adapt to the needs of my customers and staff alike.”
Sitting in its beautiful, mellow Cotswold Hills landscape, Hook Norton is a proudly independent and passionate family business that takes the very best of its handcrafted brewing heritage and combines it with a thoroughly modern approach, to create a range of real ales for today’s drinkers to enjoy.
Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country. Of course, the brewery is about so much more than just its fantastic range of award winning beers. We welcome over 10,000 visitors a year to our Visitor Centre and over 40 of our pubs are at the heart of many of local communities, serving great drink and food to the region.
Many of you will know Hook Norton, having tasted one of our beers, visited one of our Hook Norton pubs or indeed having come for a brewery tour, but few will know the full story. Our history and heritage are a large part of the picture, but so too are all the things that we are already achieving today and, of course, our plans for the future.
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