The Three Horseshoes in Batcombe: Margot Henderson's Latest Restaurant Opening
Dubbed the “most hotly anticipated new boozer of the year,” The Three Horseshoes in Batcombe, Somerset, UK, opened this spring and has quietly lured patrons from far and wide ever since. The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe, a bucolic weekend base. A longtime fan of Margot’s food, he brought her in to oversee the menu when the pub was purchased. There are three main rooms on the ground floor: the main pub bar and two further dining rooms. A large double-sided fireplace links the two rooms, which retain their original Blue Lias flagstone floors. “The ground floor has a simple, pared-back and relaxed feel with a soft, natural earth-toned color palette,” Frances explains. The entrance to the pub is furnished with a deeply patinated 16th-century settle. Gusty, unfussy dishes such as pork chops and rabbit pie are staples on Margot’s menu. A gargantuan locally grown globe artichoke to start. We also wanted to include high-quality antiques and beautiful fabrics and, where possible, collaborate with local artisans and other talented makers.” Room One has pale pink walls by Dulux with fabrics from Fermoie and Christopher Moore. The furniture and lighting is from The World of Difference and The Hoarde. The rooms are fitted with simple full-length curtains and black iron poles. Room Three features pale green walls by Dulux, fabric from Fermoie and Tissus d’ Helene, and furniture and lighting from Vaughan Lighting, Decorative Collective, and Walton House Antiques. All bedrooms have super king size beds from Relyon and white cotton bed linen and linen throws from Piglet in Bed. A detail from Room Three. The walls in Room Five are painted a buttery yellow from Dulux. Margot Henderson: “I’ve always had fantasies about opening a pub in the countryside.”