A pub for dinner near Peppa Pig World?🐽

[puffysthename]

Hi Mums 👋
Does anyone know of a pub / diner suitable for a family meal very near Peppa Pig World? We are two hours away but going for a day trip next week. Hoping to leave the park at 5 and go somewhere for dinner for a few hours then get the kids in PJs so they can fall asleep on the way home. Don’t want them snoozing at 5 so have to ‘long it out’. Any suggestions? Any pubs with gardens / slides?
Really appreciate any help / tips 🙏
PS Not sure what to post under, so just picked aibu

Which direction will you be driving home?

Back up the m3 most likely, to north London

We went to the Empress of Blandings pub - about 6 mins drive from Peppa Pig World, and lovely food ☺️. Will happily go there again on our next visit.

(I have previously been to the pub attached to the Premier Inn hotel, also 5 mins from PPW in the other direction.... would happily never set foot in there again, food was abysmal!)

There is a pub up the road near the premier inn called the vine I think. It's not recommended though. Food not great.

@Mumof1andacat yes I went there - awful! Would not recommend it to anyone.

Ahh thank you all. I will check out Blandings!! 🙏

Ooo any other recommendations? I went to book Blandings but it is shut on a Tuesday 🤦🏻‍♀️

There's a hungry horse maybe 10 min drive away. Then it's 10 min to motorway m27 after ?

When we go to PP we always go to Walnut Tree Farm, it's a pub with a carvery. We usually stay at the Holiday Inn over the road so it makes sense for us but it's only about 10mins from the park anyway. It has a little playground outside and an indoor play area (tiny soft play) and can get noisy but it keeps them entertained for a bit! The food is standard pub but fairly good and the cakes are lovely.

Sorry it's called the old farmhouse.

Walnut is horrible food especially the carvery. Always tasteless.

Brilliant, thank you! I will check them out!

There's also asda on route from old farmhouse to motorway if you need drinks for travel home.

There is a prezzos just down the road in a lovely old building in Romsey. 10 mins drive max.

There are lots of beautiful ones - you'll find a good one. Can't remember what any are called but we've been to a few.

We’ve been to the Fishers Pond a couple of times. It is part of a chain, Vintage Inns but we’ve always found the food nice enough and it’s a lovely setting

Luzborough in romsey too. Again not far.
But there's loads around the forest area , cadnam, calmore etc too

Chandlers Ford isn’t a massive detour and this might be ok: www.theclevelandbay.co.uk/food-and-drink/beer-garden

Lovely, but absolutely no garden!

The Potters Heron near Romsey used to be good - but not been there for years.

There is a pub that does lovely food just at the top of the entrance road to PPW - The Mortimer Arms. Very popular, so you'll need to book. Large-ish car park. We go there often when we visit.

The Mortimer Arms is great, we’ve eaten there a few times. They’ve a large garden with an oversized chair mine we’re fascinated by but no play equipment. Definitely don’t go to the vine, it’s cheap but not at all cheerful!

When we went there we camped at a place nearby called Carron Camping (now closed) but there was a pub called the The Lamb Inn that had a large tierd beer garden with all kids games at the bottom and the food was fab.

Thanks so much everyone 🙏 Really helpful!!

Can recommend The White Hart Cadnam,lovely food.Lots of outside tables,a small play area and a full size tractor to play on.10 minutes on back roads from PP and then only 5 minutes from M27 for journey home OR if travelling at peak time go via Romsey,Ampfield and Winchester to pick up M3.

We absolutely love the Dog & Crook about ten mins away from PP. It’s 50% traditional pub and 50% of the menu is absolutely the best curry we’ve ever had. (Lovely children’s menu too.)

Everyone we’ve ever recommended always says it’s the best.