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Posted March 25th, 2026| The Bar will be closed for lunch. Open from 4pm as normal. This is so that staff can attend a memorial service for Head Chef Lenny who died in a car accident.
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YES, REALLY, We have BADGERS!!
In the grounds live a colony of badgers, and we feed them every night at dusk. As long as you are quiet, you can get quite close to them. In summer quite a big group can emerge, including the young ones for the first time. If you are patient you are almost guaranteed to see them. But just in case you miss them, there is a stuffed one in the bar…
News update February 2026
BADGERCAM is up and running
We have a new camera, have a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/@GlenRothayHotelandBadgerBar
The best time of year to see them is from April to October, when sometimes 5 or 6 can be seen. Over the winter they keep a low profile, and though 1 or 2 will come out, you will be lucky to see them as they don’t stay around for long.
As featured on BBC2 September 2021: Badger Bar on the telly, filmed as part of a road trip by wildlife presenter Chris Packham and his daughter. The bar looks very quiet because they had to wait until 2am for the badgers to come out. Our cheeky furry friends knew something was up and made everyone wait.
Here’s the link. Jump to 14.00 minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000zqx1/chr...