What EAT DRINK & SLEEP LTD does

EatDrinkSleep Ltd is a privately-held, family-owned UK hospitality company founded by Charles Inkin in 2000. It operates a portfolio of three dining pubs with rooms: The Felin Fach Griffin (the flagship, near Hay-on-Wye in rural Powys, Wales), and two sister inns in West Cornwall — The Gurnard's Head (acquired 2006) and The Old Coastguard. The Felin Fach Griffin offers 8 en-suite bedrooms, daily lunch and supper service, and a bar with up to four rotating local real ales and a wine list of up to 20 wines by the glass, supported by an on-site bottle shop and seasonal accommodation packages (Winter Escape, Spring/September Sleepovers, Sunday Sleepover).

The business is direct-to-consumer with no OTA intermediaries; rooms are booked through its own Guestline-powered website tool, phone, or email, while gift vouchers are sold via Newbridge/Smart Gift. Pricing is positioned for local trade rather than tourists, with DB&B rates ranging £285-£395 and Sunday Lunch at £40-£48. A 12.5% discretionary service charge is added to dining bills and routed to teams. Operations rely on long-standing relationships with local Welsh and Cornish suppliers (Welsh Venison Centre, Wye Valley Brewery, Penderyn Distillery, Wing of St. Mawes, Alfie Dan's Market Garden operating the on-site kitchen garden), and the company is a founding member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. The technology stack is limited to operational SaaS — Guestline for booking, Mailchimp for newsletters, Pro:CMS for the website — with no proprietary platform, AI, or data assets.

The customer base is a balanced mix of rural Welsh locals (farmers, labourers, teachers) and UK leisure travellers drawn by the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains location and the Hay-on-Wye literary tourism circuit, with secondary seasonal demand in Cornwall. The company has built sustained editorial credibility through Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition from 2012-2019, Good Pub Guide Dining Pub of the Year in Wales for 7 of 8 years, Good Hotel Guide César award, Inn of the Year UK 2013, Sawdays Hotel of the Year 2015, and Best Places to Work in Hospitality (The Caterer 2018). Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the group operates with founder, family, and small management-team involvement alongside named House Managers and a Head Chef recruited in May 2023 from the Tom Kerridge group.

Name

EAT DRINK & SLEEP LTD

Legal name

EatDrinkSleep Ltd

Website

https://eatdrinksleep.ltd.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EatDrinkSleep Ltd is a family-owned UK hospitality group operating three dining pubs with rooms — the flagship Felin Fach Griffin in rural Wales and two sister inns in Cornwall — serving local communities and UK leisure travellers through food, drink, and 8-room accommodation via direct-to-consumer channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dining pub with rooms

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Inn with Pub / Tavern (Gastropub Inns) (THAGAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Dining pub accommodation
• Country inn hospitality
• Seasonal food menus
• Bed and breakfast
• Locally sourced cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Felin Fach, Brecon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Food service: Revenue from serving lunch and supper daily. Menu includes à la carte options with dishes ranging from £10.50 to £38.00. Sunday lunch pricing at £40 (2 courses) and £48 (3 courses). A Lunch for Less menu offers 3 courses for £30 or 2 for £25.
2. Beverage service: Revenue from beer, wine, spirits, sherry, and brandies. Up to 20 wines available by the glass and carafe. Four real ales on rotating basis plus bottled/canned craft beer. Pricing for local trade, not tourist pricing.
3. Accommodation: Revenue from overnight stays with 8 bedrooms. B&B rates range from £185 to £295 depending on room. Dinner B&B (DB&B) packages from £285 to £395. Seasonal offers include Sunday Sleepover from £314, Spring and September Sleepovers from £499 for two nights, and Winter Escape from £249.
4. Gift vouchers: Vouchers sold online for any amount, valid for eating, drinking, or sleeping. No expiry date. Can be used at The Felin Fach Griffin, The Gurnard's Head, or The Old Coastguard.
5. Wine sales: Bottle shop selling wines from their restaurant list at cost price plus small markup. Available for guests staying nearby.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EAT DRINK & SLEEP LTD operates a small group of award-winning dining pubs with rooms. The flagship is The Felin Fach Griffin, an 8-bedroom country dining pub near Hay-on-Wye serving seasonal Welsh-larder lunch and supper daily with an extensive wine list, four rotating real ales, and on-site accommodation. Sister properties The Gurnard's Head and The Old Coastguard in Cornwall extend the same coastal dining-with-rooms format. The company sells cross-property gift vouchers online and offers seasonal stay packages such as Winter Escape, Sunday Sleepover, and Spring / September Sleepovers.

Product overview

EAT DRINK & SLEEP LTD operates a portfolio of three hospitality properties: The Felin Fach Griffin (the primary brand and flagship dining pub with rooms in Wales), The Gurnard's Head, and The Old Coastguard (two sister inns in Cornwall). The core offering centers on The Felin Fach Griffin's dining pub experience combining accommodation (8 bedrooms), restaurant services (lunch and supper menus), and bar facilities. The company also offers seasonal accommodation packages including Winter Escape, Sunday Sleepover, Spring Sleepover, and September Sleepover. Additional offerings include gift vouchers and special event hosting. All properties emphasize locally sourced Welsh/Cornish produce, sustainable practices, and community integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Felin Fach Griffin: A dining pub with rooms near Hay-on-Wye, nestled between The Black Mountains and The Brecon Beacons in Wales.
• The Gurnard's Head
• The Old Coastguard

Products and services

• The Felin Fach Griffin A dining pub with 8 en-suite bedrooms located near Hay-on-Wye between the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons in Powys, Wales. Offers seasonal lunch and supper menus built around locally sourced Welsh produce, an extensive wine list with up to 20 wines by the glass, four rotating real ales from local Welsh breweries, and accommodation in rooms with Roberts Radios, fresh flowers, home-made biscuits, and Welsh blankets. Catered to local regulars, weekend visitors, families, and dog owners.
• The Gurnard's Head Sister inn to The Felin Fach Griffin, a coastal dining pub with rooms near St. Ives in West Cornwall, operating as part of the EAT DRINK & SLEEP portfolio with the same local-sourcing and slow-pace hospitality philosophy applied to a coastal setting.
• The Old Coastguard Sister property to The Felin Fach Griffin, a hotel and restaurant in Cornwall's coastal landscape near St. Ives and Newlyn, extending the group's dining-with-rooms hospitality offering to the West Cornish coast.
• Gift Vouchers Gift vouchers sold online for any amount, usable for eating, drinking, or sleeping at any of the three EatDrinkSleep properties (The Felin Fach Griffin, The Gurnard's Head, The Old Coastguard). No expiry date; delivered by post or email immediately on purchase.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dining Pub of the Year in Wales for 7 out of 8 years (Good Pub Guide)
• +6 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, promoting good practices in the British restaurant industry. The SRA works with restaurants to improve sustainability across food sourcing, environmental impact, and social responsibility.
• Welsh Venison CentreminorOthersLocal supplier of venison and game from the Welsh region.
• Wye Valley BreweryminorOthersLocal brewery supplying real ales to the pub.
• Penderyn DistilleryminorOthersWelsh whisky distillery supplying Welsh whisky.
• Wing of St. MawesminorOthersFish supplier from Cornwall.
• Alfie Dan's Market GardenminorOthersLocal market garden that took over the Griffin's kitchen garden in Autumn 2023. Provides fresh organic produce from 50 steps away from the kitchen. Also sells produce from a stall at the back gate.
• Wiston EstateminorOthersEnglish sparkling wine producer from West Sussex. Their wine is poured by the glass across EATDRINKSLEEP locations, made by Dermot Sugrue.
• Various local tradesmenminorOthersLocal service providers including TW Construction (building renovation), Afonwen Laundry, Ty Mawr Lime (paints), electricians, painters, car repairs, and payroll services. Keeping expenditures in the local economy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Bull Inn: Dining pub with rooms in Totnes, Devon. Comparable South-of-England countryside model pairing food-led pub trading with overnight accommodation.
• The Three Chimneys: Award-winning remote dining destination with rooms on the Isle of Skye. Same model of remote, food-led hospitality with premium pricing and strong individual recognition.
• The Greyhound on the Test: Hampshire riverside dining pub with rooms. Closely comparable food-led pub-with-rooms model in a rural English setting with strong wine and ale programmes.
• The Hand and Flowers: Tom Kerridge's two-Michelin-star gastropub with rooms in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Closest direct UK analogue: refined pub cooking combined with high-end accommodation and similar pricing band.
• The Star Inn at Harome: Andrew Pern's long-established dining pub with rooms in North Yorkshire. Comparable concept combining award-winning food with rural accommodation and similar guest mix of food-led travellers.

Broad incumbents

• Homewood: Country house hotel and restaurant in Bath. Overlapping UK countryside hospitality and dining destination positioning at a slightly larger scale.
• The Samling Hotel: Luxury country hotel and restaurant in the Lake District. Comparable UK countryside destination combining fine dining with high-end accommodation, though broader in scale.
• The Lygon Arms: Historic Cotswolds hotel with bar, restaurant, and rooms. Overlapping UK countryside hospitality positioning though operated at larger scale within a wider portfolio.

Regional players

• Y Polyn: Michelin Bib Gourmand dining pub in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Comparable Welsh rural dining pub focused on local sourcing and seasonal menus.
• The Walnut Tree Inn: Chef-proprietor Shaun Hill's dining pub with rooms near Abergavenny in the Welsh borders. Geographically proximate peer in the same rural Welsh dining-pub-with-rooms category as The Griffin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/felinfachgriff
• Facebookfacebook.com/177891098915298
• Instagraminstagram.com/thefelinfachgriffin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eat-drink-&-sleep-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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