THE  HISTORY  OF  TRENGILLY  WARTHA

Although it would be fanciful to believe this to be an ancient inn, it is, unfortunately, not so.  Inns evolved either to serve communities as they grew, and were often built as lodging houses for the craftsmen who were building the village churches of this country, or they sprang up on ancient trading routes, with names that often reflect their history.  Since neither of those options existed here, an inn would never have survived before the advent of the motor car.  In fact, the original building, (now the bistro, room 3 and the top bar area), was a small, poor farmstead, probably built in the late eighteenth century.

In 1946 it was bought for £300, complete with a well at the bottom of the valley.  The only access to the two bedrooms was via a ladder through a hole in the floor from the current bistro up to room 3.  Internal toilet facilities were restricted to the barn for the use of the farm animals!

During the next 10 years the Ballamy family, who still visit us, renovated and extended the building towards its present shape, putting in the double staircase, courtesy of German prisoners of war!

It was acquired in about 1957 by Mr & Mrs Doe who started to build up the guest house side and in 1960 acquired a full liquor license.  For 20 years the Does, and then the Burton families, gradually extended the building to include the enlarged restaurant and the main bar area, although for many years the bar itself was in the bistro.

In 1977 Huw and Sally Jones took over and renamed ‘Trengilly’ as an inn.  They were here for nearly 10 years and firmly established the inn as a specialist real ale house.

Then in late 1988 the Logan and Maguire families continued to upgrade and expand upon the facilities. The major alterations they made to the main building involved the erection of the conservatory on the bar in 1994, which greatly improved a hitherto dull family room.  In 1997 the small annexe of two further letting rooms suitable for family groups were added.  In 2004 the new toilet block and cellar areas were created, these have blended in with the rest of the building very well, and allowed the addition of two large tables in the bar area.

We have recently bought Trengilly, and, with the help of our staff, are continuing to run the establishment as successfully as it has been in the past, making changes as and when necessary.