The Barley Mow at Bonsall

12/09/2026

My amazing ambassadors, Natalie Hunt and her family, and some solid representation, wearing their hen racing T Shirts in Orlando, Florida!
Well done guys!!! We salute you!
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10/09/2026

Hurray! 🎉😁

My podcast finally went live this morning on Spotify...it will be available on other platforms (Youtube, Apple, Rumble) from next week too.

We will publish a new one EVERY THURSDAY morning at 7am

I have quite a few recorded and ready to go... publicans, politicians, brewery CEO's, folklore specialists, pub historians, English civil war experts, and of course, alien enthusiasts 😁😆😎

Discussing things I am interested in, through the lens of a pub, a landlady. Exploring the unique pub culture of England, historically and contemporary, and exploring the notion, that the best things about England came from conversations in pubs, long before they were past as bills in Westminster...

Please have a listen, FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY and what not.. we are new at this, we are learning on the job, so will be chaotic for a while 🥴😛

If anyone has guest or topic suggestions, please get it touch! 😊

HUGE thanks to my funny and talented producer Mark Page 😎 what a top, top lad too! My wonderful husband, and ertswhile accomplice, mighty Mick Boam 😘and everyone who has given me advice and encouragement, including..

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Special thanks to our good friend, Kirk McElhinney, an incredible musician and cool as, for letting me use one of his songs for the opening title..do yourself a favour and check him out 🎶😎❤️

When the last pub calls last orders for the final time, will be the day England dies... let us try and understand how baked and woven into our culture they really are ✊😎🫡❤️

Links:


https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZwafYWeUeUX5LZDN3JL3d?si=6JZBsjsKRsupQExeeW3AzQ&utm_source=copy-link

03/09/2026

A sly caper carried off with director Steven Soderbergh's characteristic panache, The Christophers is a superb two-hander featuring lan McKellen and Michaela Coel at their very best...

Free film and choc ice 😛😎

From 8pm.

Book for table and food... x

01629 356494

01/09/2026

I have loved Lilly since I first laid eyes on her, in Sainsburys, as a little girl, with Dad. Such a happy little creature! A beaming, smiling little face and somehow just radiating goodness 😊❤️

How amazing it is to see this goodness she has, pouring into The Cliff Inn at Crich. and everyone she meets. Creative and bold, and loving the pub. I blushed when I read this Lily!! 😆😊

Thank you! ☺️🙏❤️

What a star you are! ⭐️❤️

Publicans supporting publicans.

A little appreciation post for the absolute powerhouse that is Colette, Mick, and the incredible team at The Barley Mow at Bonsall. Let’s be right - they don’t call themselves the for nothing… 😉

Escaping the bar is like trying to pull off a great escape. But whenever we manage to tunnel out, there is only one destination: the brilliant Barley Mow at Bonsall. It takes a lot of hard graft, late nights, and a bit of madness to run a traditional local… And nobody embodies that beautifully chaotic spirit quite like my wonderful friends Colette and Mick. 😎😊♥️

Mowfest was a prime example of why this place is an institution. Cracking bands, beautiful people, top-tier music, and a proper pub atmosphere. What more could you honestly ask for? (Apart from a new pair of knees after all that dancing.) 😂😜💃🏼

Everyone who knows Colette knows she is truly a brilliant woman. End of story. A true character of this world - a fabulous musician, welcoming as can be, quirky, kind, fun, as well as being a total force of nature who does things her own way.

Watching her, Mick, and their excellent staff keeping the cogs turning while making everyone feel like family is a masterclass in what a real pub should be. And I’m sure I’m in a long line of people when I say that. When Colette caught up with me and said she was proud of me, it stopped me in my tracks. Coming from a legend, that meant everything.

So from the bottom of my heart, thank you Colette and Mick. Thank you for putting your absolute hearts and souls into creating something so special for everyone - bringing every single generation together under one brilliant roof. You’re the real deal. And that is something I truly mean.

All the love, Lil and all at The Cliff Inn 😊✊🏻♥️

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31/08/2026

31/08/2026

MOWFEST! 😎😛❤️🎶🎶

Bands!!! Please bring drummers breakables (hi hat clutch, symbals etc) amps.. kit and bass amp here, plus top bo****ks sound engineer Liam aka The Sonic Overlord ™️ But you can just call him Lord 😆😛

The Barley Mow faithful, bring who you can and please spread the word 😎❤️


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