Welcome to The Brocket Arms
This delightful country inn was built in the 14th century and retains all the traditional features one would hope to find therein. The bars and restaurant with their low ceilings, oak beams and inglenook fireplaces are full of character, where guests can enjoy delicious, seasonal, good quality food, together with a wide range of real ales and wines.
- Lunch is served every day from 12 noon to 2.30pm. Meals are served in the evening from 7pm to 9pm every day except Sunday.
- Bar snacks are available lunch times and early evening except Sunday.
- Traditional, charming, high quality accommodation is available with 5 double ensuite rooms and one twin room with its own bathroom.
- Large family garden, children welcome.
The History
Ayot St. Lawrence is one of the loveliest
and historic villages in Hertfordshire. The
Brocket Arms was originally the monastic
quarters for the Norman church until the
Reformation.
Legend has it that a priest was tried and
hanged in the building and that it has been
haunted by the affable character ever since.
In the village the attractive georgian Ayot
House was once famous as Britain’s only
silk farm. The ruined Norman church was
replaced in 1778 by the existing Palladian
church.
Ayot St. Lawrence is well known as the
home of George Bernard Shaw, who lived
there for 40 years until his death in 1950.
His house, Shaw's Corner, now belongs to
the National Trust and is open from March
to November. All enquiries to The Brocket
Arms.