The Craven Heifer Inn

What The Craven Heifer Inn does

The Craven Heifer Inn is a traditional country pub and inn located at 400 Colne Road, Kelbrook, Lancashire (BB18 6TF), United Kingdom, operating under the Robinsons Brewery group. The business operates a single hospitality site with three physical buildings — The Barn, The Inn, and The Lodge — that collectively house a diversified room inventory including a Loft Suite, Superior King, King Size Double, Cosy Double, Twin, Family Rooms for 3 and 4, and an Accessible Room, with nightly rates ranging from £110 to £170 including breakfast. Alongside accommodation, the business runs a full pub food service (main menu, tapas, weekly specials such as 30% off food on Mondays and £12.95 fish and chips on Tuesdays) and a bar offer spanning approximately 20 gins, cocktails, wines, world lagers, and Robinsons' award-winning cask and craft beers, with food served 12:00–20:30 daily and the bar open 12:00–23:00.

The customer base is fragmented and primarily B2C, drawing leisure travelers and tourists (hikers, cyclists, visitors to Pendle Hill, Forest of Bowland, and Yorkshire Dales), local residents from Kelbrook, Colne and surrounding Lancashire villages, and families seeking accommodation or dining. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through walk-in trade and an online booking system for rooms and tables, supported by organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok via Robinsons) and a monthly email newsletter. The business has no proprietary technology, no disclosed revenue, 15 employees, and operates within the Robinsons Brewery ecosystem for beverage supply, marketing, and centralized staff recruitment through the Robinsons careers portal.

Name

The Craven Heifer Inn

Legal name

The Craven Heifer Inn

Website

https://thecravenheiferinn.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Craven Heifer Inn is a traditional country pub and inn in Kelbrook, Lancashire, offering en-suite accommodation across three buildings plus seasonal pub food, tapas, and Robinsons Brewery cask ales, serving leisure travelers, local residents, and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Country Pub and Inn Accommodation

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Country pub accommodation
• Pub food dining
• Bed and breakfast inn
• Casual hospitality services
• Brewery-tied inn rooms

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelbrook

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accommodation: Revenue from overnight stays in various room categories including double rooms, family rooms, suites, and accessible rooms. Breakfast is included with all room bookings.
2. Food Service: Revenue from pub food served during operating hours, including main menus, tapas, and special offers like Fish and Chips on Tuesdays.
3. Drinks: Revenue from alcoholic beverages including award-winning cask ales, wines, spirits, cocktails, and craft beers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Craven Heifer Inn is a traditional country pub and inn offering en-suite overnight accommodation across three buildings (The Barn, The Inn, The Lodge) with a variety of room types including the Loft Suite, Family Rooms, Cosy Doubles, King Rooms, Twin Rooms, and Accessible Rooms, all with breakfast included. It also operates a full bar and kitchen serving seasonal pub food, tapas, cask ales, wines, spirits, and cocktails sourced primarily through its parent Robinsons Brewery.

Product overview

The Craven Heifer Inn is a traditional pub and inn hospitality business with accommodation across three distinct buildings—The Barn, The Inn, and The Lodge. The core offering comprises guest room accommodations (including the Loft Suite, Family Rooms for 3 and 4, Cosy Double, King Size Double, Superior King, Twin, and Accessible Rooms) and food and beverage services (restaurant, bar, and tapas). Breakfast is included with all room bookings. The inn operates as part of Robinsons Brewery, offering award-winning cask ales alongside a selection of wines, spirits, and cocktails.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

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.

• Robinsons BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Craven Heifer Inn is operated as part of Robinsons Brewery, a family-run brewery based in the UK. The partnership provides access to award-winning cask ales, craft beers, and branded spirits. Robinsons Brewery manages the pub brand, marketing support, careers portal for staff recruitment, and supply of beverages.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Hand & Flowers: Michelin-starred gastropub with rooms in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Operates the same inn + pub + restaurant model with curated food and accommodation, targeting leisure and foodie travelers seeking premium country stays comparable to the Craven Heifer's proposition.
• Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms: Restaurant with rooms in Aughton, Lancashire, combining fine dining and upscale accommodation. Comparable as a North West countryside hospitality venue pairing food and lodging, although more premium/dining-led than the Craven Heifer.
• The Punch Bowl Inn: Country pub with rooms and restaurant in the Yorkshire Dales/Lancashire border area. Closely comparable as a rural inn-pub-restaurant with overnight accommodation catering to walking and weekend leisure trade.
• The Inn at Whitewell: Country inn with rooms, restaurant, and bar in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire. Operates a similar pub-and-rooms hospitality model in the same region as the Craven Heifer Inn, serving overlapping leisure tourist and local resident segments.
• Fischer's at Baslow Hall: Small country house hotel with restaurant in the Peak District, Derbyshire. Comparable as a North of England countryside inn offering food, beverage, and accommodation to leisure visitors to nearby scenic areas (Peak District), adjacent to the Craven Heifer's Pendle/Yorkshire Dales catchment.
• The Bull Inn Totnes: Boutique inn with pub, restaurant, and rooms in Totnes, Devon. Closely parallels the Craven Heifer's combination of multi-building accommodation, pub food service, and destination weekend trade from travellers seeking a curated countryside stay.
• The Gallivant: Boutique hotel with restaurant near Rye, East Sussex. Operates as a small countryside inn-hotel with on-site food and beverage, targeting similar weekend-break, food-led leisure guests in a heritage property.

Regional players

• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewer operating a portfolio of pubs and hotels, largely across Kent, London, and the South East. Comparable as a regional brewery-tied pub estate including pub-with-rooms properties similar in operating model to the Craven Heifer, though concentrated in different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Greene King: One of the UK's largest pub retailers and brewers, operating thousands of managed and tenanted pubs with rooms across the country. Comparable as a UK pub-hotel operator at scale; its portfolio includes many rural pub-with-rooms properties competing for similar leisure and local customers.
• Marston's PLC: Major UK pub operator and brewer running over 1,000 pubs, many of them family-friendly inns with food and accommodation. Comparable as a national-scale brewery-pub operator with similar pub-with-rooms proposition across the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCravenHeiferInn
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecravenheiferinn
• TikToktiktok.com/@robinsonsbrewery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-craven-heifer-inn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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