Sam and Georgie Pearman to open the Mason’s Arms in the Cotswolds

Sam and Georgie Pearman, the directors of London-based Cubitt House and owners of Cotswolds-based Country Creatures, are set to open the Mason’s Arms in the Cotswolds later this month.

The Mason’s Arms pub with rooms comes three years after the launch of the Pearmans’ Double Red Duke coaching inn in Bampton.

The new site is situated in the parish of Clanfield, nearby Kelmscott Manor, which was the former home of the English textile designer William Morris.

It will first open as a pub on 16 October, complete with ancient flagstone floors, lime plaster walls, beamed ceilings and a bar built from reclaimed church panels.  

The pub will feature chestnut leather banquettes, three fireplaces, blackened wall lamps, kilim and Persian rugs, a hidden Card Room papered with William Morris Snakeshead, and a conservatory.

Former Ritz London sous chef Chris Lindsay, who trained under Pierre Koffmann before launching Koffmann’s pub the Muddy Duck in Bicester, has devised the menu. Dishes will include the Mason’s Scotch egg; whole crab and mayonnaise; white onion soup; Cotswold half roast chicken with onions and bacon; and sticky toffee soft-serve.

Rooms will open above the Mason’s Arms later in the new year.

Sam said: “Much like Orwell and his fictional [ideal pub], the Moon Under Water, we want our regulars to occupy the same chair every evening and to visit as much for the conversation as for the beer! And of course, to be particular about our drinking vessels.”

Georgie added: “Frothy pints, Scotch eggs and a Sunday roast with the dogs and all the children, or a sleepy afternoon with a book in front of the fire – the cellar will be stocked and there is a sense of such great anticipation for our first guests – locals and travellers alike.”