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Welcome to the Wheel & Compass Public
House Website.
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Set in the Heart of the
Welland Valley, The Wheel and Compass
Pub offers locals and passers-by a chance
to enjoy the atmosphere of a real local
village pub where quality and value are
not compromised. We offer our customers
a hearty meal or just a light snack. Being
a free house we stock a variety of Beers,
Wines and Spirits. We have an ever changing
selection of guest ales some of which
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Opening
Times |
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| Monday
- Thursday |
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| 12 noon - 11pm.
(Last Food Orders 9pm).
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| Friday
& Saturday |
| 12 noon -
11pm
(last Food Orders 10pm). |
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| Sunday |
12 noon -10.30pm
(Last Food Orders 9pm). |
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We now accept most
major credit/debit cards |
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| The Wheel &
Compass was built in 1738 of mainly local stone
and some brick work, consisting of ground and
first floors only and more than likely originally
had a thatch roof. In approximately 1800 John
Scott, probably became the first landlord of the
Wheel and Compass. His father a wheelwright lived
in the house before him, hence presumably the
name Wheel & Compass, these being the tools
of a wheelwright’s trade, no nautical connotations
were involved. A small plaque that is fixed to
the upright timber roof support in the bar, states
that on the 27 April 1836 the roof was raised
by the landlord Mr John Scott aged 51 years, thereby
adding a second floor to the Wheel & Compass.This
extra floor was an open dormitory and was added
purely to house the foremen who were responsible
for the railway track that was being laid close
to the rear of the Wheel & Compass. It is
believed to be haunted by one of the work men
murdered in a brawl over a card game, the present
owners David and Linda Woolman have owned the
Wheel and Compass since 1994 with their two daughters’
Charlotte and Natalie making the Wheel and Compass
a family run business. |
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