The Bush Inn
The Bush Inn is a Grade II listed public house in St Hilary, near Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The current inn dates to the 16th century, and has a thatched roof, thick stone walls, low oak beams, flagstone floors, old pews, a stone spiral staircase, and an inglenook fireplace.[1] Iolo Morganwg was known to have visited the pub. The Rough Guide to Wales praised its food and "cosy" atmosphere.[2] Egon Ronay's Lucas Guide in the late 1970s said "People come from Cardiff and Swansea to St Hilary for the sake of this stone-built thatched pub, which offers table skittles or darts in the tile-floored public bar."[3] The benches outside the pub look across to the Church of St. Hilary.[4]
Haunting
The pub is reputedly haunted by the ghost of Ianto Ffranc, a highwayman of some notoriety in Glamorgan. One day he was changed by the authorities and hid in a cave about 200 yards (180 metres) from the inn. He was caught and found guilty and hung from the gallows. His ghost has been reported to cross the main bar, with a stern look on his face.[1]
References
- 1 2 Jones, Richard (2004). Haunted Inns of Britain & Ireland. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 134-5. ISBN 978-0-7607-6111-3.
- ↑ Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul (1 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Wales. Rough Guides. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-84353-120-3. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ Ronay, Egon (1977). Egon Ronay's Lucas Guide ... to Hotels, Restaurants, Inns in Great Britain and Ireland. Egon Ronay Organization. p. 753. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ AA Publishing (30 September 2007). Pub Guide 2008. Trafalgar Square. p. 758. ISBN 978-0-7495-5298-5. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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Coordinates: 51°27′7″N 3°25′8″W / 51.45194°N 3.41889°W