Fish Inn

What Fish Inn does

The Fish Inn is a 16th-century thatched public house and restaurant with rooms, located on the banks of the River Avon in Ringwood, Hampshire (BH24 2AA). It serves locally-sourced seasonal pub food alongside an extensive range of real ale, craft beer, lager, cider, wine, and cocktails, and operates seven days a week with kitchen service from midday into the evening. The venue combines three revenue streams: food and beverage sales from dine-in and walk-in guests, overnight accommodation as part of the Butcombe Boutique Inns collection, and private hire of a function room for weddings, corporate meetings, and celebrations. It also offers a large riverside beer garden and is positioned as a dog-friendly (bar only), child-friendly, and wheelchair-accessible venue.

Operationally, the Fish Inn is not a standalone business but an asset within the Butcombe Pubs & Inns estate operated by Butcombe Brewery Ltd., a UK private limited company that is itself part of the Liberation Group. Butcombe Brewery Ltd. supplies the venue's full beer range exclusively from its in-house brewery (over 250,000 pints per week capacity; award-winning Original and Goram Gold), and provides centralised marketing, booking, loyalty, and distribution infrastructure — including the Butcombe Loyalty Club (5 points per £1 on food, 2 points per £1 on drink and rooms), a mobile app, and a distribution depot at Polden. The Butcombe estate comprises 120+ pubs, bars, and inns with over 400 rooms across southern England and the Channel Islands, employing over 1,900 people in aggregate.

The Fish Inn has no proprietary technology stack and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed; its underlying systems consist of standard hospitality booking and loyalty integrations shared with the parent group. Its go-to-market relies on the Butcombe group's central marketing apparatus (email, social, PR via Fleet Street and Propaganda PR), the Butcombe website booking engine, and direct walk-in traffic from its proximity to New Forest and Hampshire tourist attractions. Revenue, headcount-specific figures, and ownership percentages are not publicly disclosed at the venue level, reflecting its position as a single operating unit within a larger privately-held hospitality conglomerate.

Name

Fish Inn

Legal name

Butcombe Brewery Ltd.

Website

https://fishinnringwood.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Fish Inn is a 16th-century thatched pub with rooms on the River Avon in Ringwood, Hampshire, serving locally-sourced food and Butcombe-brewed real ale to local residents and visitors to the New Forest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub and Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Pub and restaurant
• Accommodation services
• Private event hosting
• Real ale venue
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville, Kentucky

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: The pub generates revenue from the sale of food, real ale, craft beer, lager, cider, wine, and cocktails to dine-in and walk-in customers. Opening hours: Mon-Tue 11:30-22:00, Wed-Thu 11:30-23:00, Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:30-20:00. Kitchen hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-20:30, Sun 12:00-17:00.
2. Accommodation (Pub with Rooms): The Fish Inn offers rooms for overnight stays, positioning it as a 'pub with rooms.' It participates in the Butcombe Loyalty Club and direct booking system with best-rate guarantee for room bookings.
3. Private Events & Functions: Revenue from private function room bookings used for meetings, wedding receptions, birthdays, office get-togethers, and Christmas parties.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fish Inn is a 16th-century thatched pub and restaurant on the banks of the River Avon in Ringwood, Hampshire, serving locally-sourced seasonal dishes, pub classics, and an extensive drinks range (real ale, craft beer, lager, cider, wine, cocktails). It also operates as a 'pub with rooms' offering overnight boutique accommodation, a private function room for events (meetings, weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings), and a large grassy riverside beer garden for al fresco drinking and dining.

Product overview

The Fish Inn is a single pub with rooms establishment operated by Butcombe Brewing Co. It offers a traditional British pub experience centered around its core pub restaurant serving locally-sourced seasonal dishes and award-winning Butcombe beers. Additional offerings include overnight accommodation (rooms), a private function room for events, and a riverside beer garden. The pub participates in the Butcombe Loyalty Club programme, allowing customers to earn and redeem points across the Butcombe estate. Digital services are accessible through the Butcombe mobile application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Butcombe Boutique Inns: Collection of beautiful boutique inns set in stunning locations across the South of England

Products and services

• The Fish Inn Pub & Restaurant A 16th-century thatched pub and restaurant on the banks of the River Avon in Ringwood, Hampshire. Serves brunch, lunch, and dinner featuring locally-sourced seasonal dishes and pub classics, alongside an extensive drinks range including real ale, craft beer, lager, cider, wine, and cocktails from the award-winning Butcombe brewery. Dog-friendly (bar area only), child-friendly, and wheelchair-accessible.
• Pub Rooms (Accommodation) Overnight boutique accommodation as part of the Butcombe Boutique Inns collection, offering rooms for guests exploring the New Forest, Jurassic Coastline, and Bournemouth beaches. Rooms are bookable direct via the Butcombe website (best-rate guarantee) or by phone, with Standard B&B and Advance Purchase/Pre-Pay rate options. Loyalty members receive 20% off rooms using promo code LOYALTY20.
• Private Function Room Private dining and event space available for hire for meetings, wedding receptions, birthdays, office get-togethers, and Christmas parties. Supports bespoke event packages with on-site food and drink service.
• Riverside Beer Garden Large, grassy riverside outdoor space for al fresco drinking and dining, located on the banks of the River Avon at The Bridges, Ringwood. Accessible to the general public during opening hours (Mon-Tue 11:30-22:00, Wed-Thu 11:30-23:00, Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:30-20:00).

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Butcombe Brewery LtdcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerThe Fish Inn is part of the Butcombe Pubs & Inns group and sources all its real ale, craft beer, lager, and cider exclusively from Butcombe Brewery. The brewery produces over 250,000 pints per week including award-winning Butcombe Original, Rare Breed, Goram 0%, Tall Tales, Triton, and Underfall. Butcombe also provides the loyalty programme infrastructure (Butcombe Loyalty Club), marketing, booking systems, and operational support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewer, operating a portfolio of heritage pubs and hotels in Kent and the South East. Comparable as a regional brewer-pub operator combining award-winning beer production with destination pubs and inns in southern England.
• Hall & Woodhouse: A Dorset-based regional brewer and pub operator with a comparable estate of heritage pubs and inns across the South of England. Comparable as a similarly sized regional brewery-pub combination serving the same leisure market with on-site food, drink, and rooms.
• J D Wetherspoon: The UK's largest pub chain operating hundreds of pubs nationwide including heritage-conversion sites. Comparable as a broad UK pub incumbent competing in the same F&B category, though operating at significantly larger scale and a different price tier.
• Marston's PLC: One of the UK's largest pub operators with a national estate of managed and franchised pubs, including destination pubs with rooms. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the UK pub sector with overlapping F&B and accommodation offerings.
• Greene King: A major UK pub retailer and brewer (now part of Heineken) operating thousands of managed and tenanted pubs across England. Comparable as a broad UK pub incumbent with heritage inn and pub-with-rooms formats competing for similar leisure and dining customers.
• Fuller, Smith & Turner: A historic London and South of England brewer and pub operator with a sizeable estate of managed and tenanted pubs, many with rooms. Comparable as an established UK brewer-pub group operating heritage hospitality venues in the same southern geography.
• Whitbread PLC: The UK's largest hospitality company, primarily known for Premier Inn, but also operating pub and restaurant brands. Comparable as a broad UK hospitality incumbent with overlapping F&B and accommodation customer segments.
• St Austell Brewery: A Cornwall-based regional brewer and pub operator with a portfolio of managed pubs and inns across the South West. Comparable as a similarly scaled regional brewery-pub combination operating heritage hospitality venues in southern tourist destinations.
• Young & Co.'s Brewery PLC: A London and South of England focused brewer and pub operator with a portfolio of heritage pubs, many with rooms. Comparable as an established regional brewer-pub group with similar heritage venue positioning and South England geographic focus.

Direct peers

• The Montagu Arms: A heritage boutique hotel in Beaulieu, New Forest offering F&B and accommodation. Highly comparable as a South England heritage hospitality venue of similar scale with pub/restaurant and rooms, targeting the same leisure tourism and staycation customer base in the New Forest region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@butcombe
• Facebookfacebook.com/butcombe
• Instagraminstagram.com/butcombe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fish-inn

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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