Cherry Tree
“The Cherry Tree dates back at least 150 years but could undoubtedly be a lot older.” Wadworth...
The pub has previously been known as the ‘Railway’ and a 1940 picture shows it as a hotel offering tea and accommodation.
In the 1920s a pig club held meetings in the, then, Railway Inn
Once an Ushers pub it became a free house for a while and is now owned by Wadsworth Brewery in Devizes.
In 1950 the Spy, Klaus Fuchs, ate here.
A 1983 CAMRA guide mentions the ‘unusual but dangerous’ automatic snuff-taking machine in the pub, there is also the quaint riddle fireplace.
The Cherry Tree and the 'riddle' fireplace
For a much more detailed history of this pub over the last 180 plus years - including its origins as a home and bakery, with the names of many of the landlords, details of various events, many pictures (one possibly including the Railway House ghost - or perhaps it's just the landlady!) Please click here
Can you identify the two lads at the 2004? beer fesitival?
