At the heart of the beautiful south Cotswold village of Shipton Moyne, off the beaten track but just minutes from the bustling town of Tetbury, is our quintessential village pub, The Cat. Here you’ll enjoy cosy comfortable rooms to dine or drink in, delicious and traditional pub food, and a fabulous warm welcome, together with service that goes the extra mile.

built between 1700 and 1710 by the Estcourt family, who owned and built much of the village of Shipton Moyne and were great landowners for many centuries in North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. The building was an off-license and ale house; also comprising a village store, a bakery and a post office until 1924 when the Estcourts sold it to the Stroud Brewery Company. The Post Office moved to the other end of the village in the late 1950s. Thence the inn passed, in 1962 when Stroud Brewery went into liquidation, to West Country Inns, part of the Whitbread Group. In 1991, when Whitbread’s were required by law to reduce its holding of off-license inns from 6,000 to 2,000, the freehold of the business was bought by Ken Grey. In 2014 three families in the village bought it from Ken and employed Francois to manage the business. It has since undergone a massive transformation with adding eight bedrooms and two restaurants. The main restaurant serving modern pub cuisine and a Italian Chalet restaurant

After exploring Westonbirt Arboretum, Highgrove Gardens or watching polo at the Beaufort Polo Club, or perhaps just enjoying a wonderful local walk with dogs and friends, there is nowhere better to relax and unwind and enjoy the best wines, beers and company around. An ale house for over 300 years and a freehouse for over 30 years, The Cat and our staff know just how to make you feel welcome and cherished.