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On Saturday 25^th June, The Countryman Inn, Shipley will be hosting their annual Hog Roast in the pub garden and the weather is set to be nice and sunny!

The event, now in its 10^th year is a cross between a garden party and a BBQ with amazing food all-day and live music from 6pm onwards.

The focal point of the day will of course be the incredible spit-roasted Hog, but this will be complemented with sausages and burgers. A pork bap from the hog roast will cost £4 or if you fancy something from the whole BBQ it will cost you just £10.

So if you fancy a lovely day in a Sussex country pub garden, then pop down to The Countryman Inn,  Shipley (near Horsham) for a relaxing day by the BBQ.

To book a place at the event, call Alan on 01403 741 283 and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Get your walking boots on for our annual mid-summer walk around the estate. It is the fifth annual Horsham District Council walk and BBQ and it takes place on the 21st June at The Countryman Inn, Shipley.

The walk is roughly 5 miles long and mainly flat (minus a few stiles), starting at The Countryman Pub at 10am and heading back to our country pub for a 1pm BBQ consisting of Roasted Pork, home made sausages and burgers, tandoori chicken, stuffed peppers, baked goats cheese, home grown salads and buttered new potatoes.

We will be walking through Sussex farmland, Shipley village and Knepp Park passing the Norman church, Knepp Castle, the beautiful Kneppmill Pond and then on to the ruins of the original Knepp castle. Along the way you could see Fallow Deer, Tamworth Pigs, Exmoor Ponies and Old English Longhorn Cattle so no dogs are allowed unfortunately.

Last year, 130 people turned out for the event so make sure you act now to make sure you don’t miss out! Tickets for the country pub BBQ are just £10 and it’s FREE to join the walk so call Alan on 01403 741383 to book your place now.

The Countryman In celebrates the Royal Wedding

It seems like decades ago that we were celebrating the Royal Wedding in true British patriotic style, yet it was only a few weeks ago.

It was a fantastic day here at our country pub and restaurant, with more than double the expected turnout. Two large screens were installed to view the ceremony accompanied by a champagne breakfast with smoked salmon and scrambled egg, mini egg & sausage muffins, homemade oatcakes and muesli bars, strawberry & melon honey coated kebab, French toast with crispy bacon and more.

Lunchtime saw us open up the Pie ‘n’ Mash Shop and Jellied eel stall, the band played all lunchtime with classic London sing-along tunes, and then we had a classic English afternoon tea of scones and jam with finger sandwiches and fairy cakes.  The evening saw us go into a traditional fish and chip supper menu, with nearly 100 people joining us for that one. All in all, a fantastic day with people coming-and-going and joining in with the fun and even dressing up for the occasion. It was a wonderful community atmosphere.

If you would like to hold a themed event at our fine country pub and restaurant based near Horsham in West Sussex, take a look at our menus by clicking here. We can create you special themed menu for your event. We cater for all kinds of diets so give us a call on 01403 741383 to discuss your needs. We look forward to welcoming you very soon.

Here at the Countryman Shipley we take Patriotism very seriously and with St. Georges Day just around the corner on Saturday 23rd April, we thought we’d let you know what we had going on!

Being a country pub, we always feel we should support the great British country(side) so we are having a Garden BBQ to celebrate our national day! We also have the Sompting Village Morris playing and dancing in the garden between 1pm and 3pm.

Garden BBQ for St. Georges Day

This is an ideal opportunity to take full advantage of the beautiful English spring weather on the bank holiday weekend in a lovely, relaxed country pub beer garden. What could be better?

Contact Alan on 01403 741383 to book a ticket for Saturday. Tickets cost £10 each. Get yourself down to The Countryman Inn, Shipley, West Sussex to enjoy the day in a brand new way!

Also, don’t forget to pop along to The Countryman Inn for a lovely Easter dinner on Sunday 24th April. Enjoy your Easter roast all day long for £12 in a relaxing country pub environment. Call us on 01403 741383 or book online.

The Countryman Inn is urging you to book early for Mother’s Day on 3rd April to avoid disappointment. From previous years, we know that this day is extremely popular and tables become fully booked extremely early. To book a table, call 01403 741 282 or book a table online.

Traditional Sunday Roasts will be served all day; perfect to treat your Mum to that special lunch or dinner. If your Mum doesn’t fancy a Roast Dinner, then why not treat her to one of our other amazing dishes like our Sussex Pâte,  Battered Cod and Chips,  Aromatic Roast Duck and Steamed Chocolate Pudding. We also have a large range of Vegetarian options available so check out our menu today.

Remember to call today on 01403 741 282 to book your table at our fantastic Sussex Pub, here in Shipley. We look forward to welcoming you to The Countryman Inn very soon.

Sunday Roasts

Another reminder about the charity ‘Spice Night’ at The Countryman Inn, on Thursday 24th March in support of My New Hair, the charity founded by Trevor Sorbie MBE.

Call Alan on 01403 741 283 to book a table and ticket.

National Chip Week 2011 begins on the 19th February and The Countryman Inn will be offering a chips with a variety of dips to celebrate.

The classic bar snack of ‘Chip ‘n’ Dip’ will be available throughout the week at the Countryman where you can try dips ranging from sweet chilli to blue cheese.

Chip 'n' Dip

Chips will be made available in 3 sized bowls at the following prices:

Each bowl comes with 2 free dips from the selection below. Each additional dip will cost 50p.

Come visit The Countryman Inn, Shipley to try this great offer and join in celebrating National Chip Week 2011.  Want to know more about National Chip week? Visit their website here.

Book your table at the Countryman today by calling 01403 741383 or booking online.

With Valentines Day fast approaching on Monday 14th February we are pleased to announce that we will have a special ‘sharing menu’ at The Countryman Inn.

This menu is perfect for a delicious meal with your partner with dishes such as Moules Mariniere and a Tapas Grazing Platter. The full menu can be seen here.

Tapas Grazing Platter - Sun Blushed tomatoes, Olives, Artichoke, King Prawn, Palma Ham, Garlic Bread, Aubergine Dip

The Countryman Pub is a lovely, romantic Sussex pub, set in open countryside close to the small village of Shipley. We have log fires burning which will add to the atmosphere. Why not treat your loved one on Valentines Day to a beautiful meal at The Countryman Inn. The Full Menu can be seen below (click on the image to expand):

If you wish to visit The Countryman Inn on Valentines Day, please contact us to book a table by calling us on 01403 741383 or booking online. We look forward to seeing you and making your 2011 Valentines Day extra special here at The Countryman Inn, Shipley.

Starting from Tuesday 1st of February, The Countryman Inn will be holding a Special Curry night every Tuesday in February. We have spent the last few weeks tasting and testing a variety of curry recipes and have created a fantastic selection for our first Curry extravaganza of 2011.

These nights will offer our visitors a fantastic selection of curries to try and will be sampling a different selection each week with tastes from India, Thailand, Malaysia and China.

See where our Curries originate

On offer at the Countryman Shipley will be a Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry, a Goan Monk-fish Curry, Thai Green Curry, Lamb Rogan Josh and a Malaysia Beef Rendang. All of which are priced at just £10 including fragrant rice, puppodoms, chapati and home-made naan bread.

Also available at The Countryman Pub and priced at only £5 is our Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Salad; shredded chicken served with a mix of fresh coriander, mint and lime. Finish with sliced red chillies and crushed peanuts.

Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Salad

Of course, we won’t just be serving curries, our normal menu will also be available with a wide range of foods from our much loved Chicken Melt to our classic and simple Ham, Egg and Chips.

Why not pop along to the Countryman Inn, Shipley to experiences flavours from all around the world?

Visit our booking page or call us on 01403 741 383

Countryman Inn Poachers Bar New Year's Eve Fancy Dress

Happy New Year to all our customers! We hope you enjoyed the festive season.

We had fantastic fun here at your favourite country pub and restaurant, The Countryman Inn.

On New Year’s eve,  we held a fantastic bumper event where both sittings were completely booked out. We boogied to 70’s and 80’s  music provided by the excellent band, Freedom. In the Poachers Bar, we held a separate New Year fancy dress party (photo above) celebrating country pursuits throughout the ages and enjoyed a wonderful buffet. If you missed out this year, don’t worry, there is always next year, but hurry, you need to get in quick  – even though there are 355 days left, tickets are already selling like hot cakes!

We have more fun, just around the corner. Of course, it’s our famous Burns Night celebration on 25th January 2011. Enjoy a full Scottish menu, Highland Piper and music by the Falloons … OK, we know Papa Falloon is Irish, but he is brilliant and the floors will be shaking with foot tapping and dancing. For tickets, call 01403 741383. Or you can reserve a table by booking online.

We look forward to welcoming you very soon. Click here to take a look at our menus which we guarantee will tickle your taste buds!

Winter at The Countryman

Winter has arrived in abundance! We’ve got just the thing to warm you because the game season is in full swing, and our new winter special menu includes favourites such as braised pheasant with celeriac mash, Roasted Venison with redcurrant & Port Jus, and traditional hand raised Game pie filled with apricot & chestnut stuffing.

You will find these delicious dishes on our blackboard specials when you come in. For other delicious menu items, take a look at our winter warming menus by clicking here.

You can reserve a table at The Countryman pub and restaurant, Shipley, West Sussex by clicking here, or you can call 01403 741383.