There was plenty going on at The Bustard Inn last month: we hosted the prize giving for the Rauceby Ripper with the return of our tasty ‘Ripper Rarebit’, organised a romantic Valentine’s evening event with the wonderful CJ Hatt performing live, participated in our first ever Bridal Fayre together with Love & Lace Bridal and..

We used the first week of January to engage in a spot of decorating which we realised was long overdue! As we reopened with newly painted walls, re-varnished restaurant tables and a beautiful oiled bar top we were surprised at how busy our first week after Christmas was – especially the Sunday! Fingers crossed this..

What an amazing Christmas and New Year we just had! We enjoyed hosting many a Christmas party throughout December; welcomed the village, their friends and all our wonderful customers to join in with our annual carol evening (including Santa!); had possibly our best Christmas Day service since Julian and I took over, and saw 2026..

November saw me reach a significant birthday milestone (suffice to say there was a ‘0’ at the end!) and I celebrated in true Bustard Inn style by hosting the quiz. I was overwhelmed with the cards, flowers and pressies I received – it was truly a memorable day spent with my lovely customers, amazing staff,..

It did not disappoint – with our 101 Dalmatians theme, we entertained 18 teams in our annual charity quiz. Costumes and spookiness aplenty, our best dressed team were the amazing pirates of the ‘Ghostly Bands’ and our overall winners were ‘The Ghostbusters (plus Ghost!)’ – both teams bagged a Bustard Inn voucher for Sunday lunch…

And just like that, the summer is over. Without pausing for breath, we are planning our autumn activities starting with our now annual charity Halloween quiz (which is fully booked with 20 teams – thank you). This year we are raising money in aid of Blind Veterans UK and supporting one of our regular quizzers,..