17 Mar 2014
The Five Alls at Filkins is the latest pub/restaurant with rooms venture from renowned chef, Sebastian Snow. Located in the heart of the picture-perfect village of Filkins, Gloucestershire, Five Alls, is a beautiful, 18th century Cotswolds stone coaching inn with rooms. Re-opened in October 2012, following a sensitive and extensive refurbishment, the Inn features a spacious bar, three lovely dining rooms, a private dining room, and upstairs, four gorgeous bedrooms, all en-suite. Outside, there's a pretty cottage garden for alfresco dining and a large car park.
The Bar
Expect a great range of carefully selected wines and beers served in a spacious flag-stoned bar with inglenook fireplace, exposed beams and rough Cotswold stone walls. Relax in one of the squashy, old leather Chesterfields, or head outside to a parasol-shaded table in the garden. Drinks include craft beers, local cask ales and lagers, 15 wines by the glass and special house cocktails and seasonal mixes, eg; English garden mojito and passion fruit bellini.
The Restaurant
Heading up the Inn's kitchen, Sebastian Snow sources the best local produce available for Five Alls innovative, monthly-changing à la carte menu of modern British dishes with Italian influences (Sebastian's mother is Italian).
There's also a 'little people' menu for children and a bar menu offering traditional British favourites such as devilled kidneys, potted shrimps and hearty soups with home-made bread. Snow is also renowned for his fish dishes with fresh supplies arriving daily from Looe in Cornwall.
The Bedrooms
Upstairs, the Inn's four elegant bedrooms come with crisp linen and duck down duvets, the headboards covered in locally made fabrics by Cotswold Woollen Weavers. Rooms feature fireplaces, thick all-wool carpets, vintage furniture and travel trunks, local paintings, old photographs and hand-turned beehive doorknobs, while limestone tiled bathrooms offer fantastic walk-in showers and organic toiletries by Bramley.
Interior style
The Inn's charming and original features include flagstone floors or oak floorboards, inglenook fireplaces, exposed oak beams, whitewashed wood and Georgian sash windows, all complemented by contemporary Cotswolds chic décor chosen by interior designer, Miranda Snow, and Sebastian's wife, Lana. Together they've created cosy, welcoming and stylish interiors for Five Alls using antique kelims, vintage wallpapers, dove white, charcoal and slate grey paint finishes on walls and tongue & groove panelling, thick hessian curtains and Roman blinds. Original works of contemporary art and original black and white prints by photographer Bill Brandt cover walls throughout, alongside some quirkier touches such as antique gramophone speakers upcycled as pendant lights, antler wall lights and wall-mounted taxidermy, vintage posters, gilt frames and antique glass chandeliers found at local auctions, markets and fairs. Elsewhere, huge vases of fresh flowers and wrought iron lanterns flickering with candlelight only add to the Inn's relaxed, laid-back vibe.
Five Alls at Filkins
Lechlade,
Gloucestershire, GL7 3JQ,
United Kingdom
Reservations - 01367 860875
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Bridget Stott, Piece of Cake PR
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Notes to editors
Opening Hours
Lunch Mon-Thursday 12noon-2.30pm- Dinner 6pm-9.30pm
Lunch Friday/Sun 12noon-3pm- Dinner 6pm-10pm (closed for dinner Sunday night)
The bar is open all day Mon-Sat noon-11pm, Sunday noon-9pm
Location
Filkins is situated just off the A40 between Burford and Lechlade and is 1.5 hours drive from central London. Nearest railway station - Swindon. The journey takes 1 hour from London Paddington +20 minutes from Swindon railway station by taxi. Five Alls has a large car park.
Covers
Seats 100 in main dining rooms and there's also a private dining room seating 12.
Crowd
Welcomes everyone - locals, family groups, weekenders, walkers, party people and dogs.
Events
Five Alls can cater for large parties and events such as shooting parties, weddings and special celebrations inside and classic car rally meetings in the car park.
Room rates and facilities
Room Rates - All four en-suite bedrooms cost £110 per night on a B&B basis, including full English breakfast
Flat Screen TVs
Egyptian cotton linen and duck down duvets
Toiletries by Bramley
Complimentary wireless access
Families are very welcome
Child-friendly services include: overnight accommodation, babysitting, cots, Z-beds, baby monitors, baby change mats, emergency nappies, milk. A dedicated children's play area is currently under construction in the garden. Local children's activities include cycling, horse riding, sailing, indoor climbing, tennis, festivals, eg; Cheltenham, Cornbury, Wilderness, Feastival and Giffords Circus. All activities can be arranged with Five Alls directly.
To do/see in the area
Walk the Thames Path from nearby Lechlade
Explore the area by bike - mostly on the flat
South Cerney Lakes - the largest lake development in the UK
Wild swimming at Buscot weir
Cheltenham Festivals (literature, jazz, music and science)
Cheltenham Races
Giffords Circus - Cotswolds touring country circus with a cool, vintage vibe
Gardens and stately homes at Hidcote, Buscot, Kelmscott, Sudeley Castle, Blenheim Palace
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Cotswold towns and villages close by include Burford, Lechlade, Bibury, Kelmscott, while the city of Oxford is 25 minutes drive away
Clay pigeon shooting and other country sports
Five Alls at Filkins features on Alistair Sawday's Special Places to Stay and the i-escape websites.
Profile of Sebastian Snow
Formerly the chef/owner of Snows on the Green in London, then head chef at the multi-award winning The Swan at Southrop, Sebastian Snow moved to the Cotswolds from London five years ago with his wife Lana, who oversees front-of-house at Five Alls. 'We have never looked back since leaving London,' says Snow. 'It was the best move we ever made and it's been the best five years of my life. Our quality of life is so much better, and we've really enjoyed simplifying our lives and our needs.'
Alongside Sebastian, other investors in Five Alls include model and wife of artist Jake Chapman, Rose Ferguson, Chelsea football club chairman, Bruce Buck, and former Harlequins and England rugby team player, Alex Snow.
