Vale of Belvoir village life
Granby
A village of a brewery-tap pub, medieval church, community hall and footpaths across Vale farmland.
- Best for
- Real ale, medieval church details and Vale walks
- Give it
- A village visit, with parish footpaths for a longer outing
- Don't miss
- The carved medieval bench ends at All Saints' Church
The Fox verdict
A small village with strong local anchors
Granby brings together its last pub, a community shop, a Grade I church and paths into the Vale of Belvoir.
The Marquis of Granby is Brewster's brewery tap, and its former kitchen houses Dragon Street Stores and Coffee Shop. See All Saints' medieval church, follow public footpaths into the surrounding farmland, and make a separate stop at the listed pump on Sutton Green.
Where to go
Places in Granby
Every place below is checked against a published source, listed with what it is and how long to give it.
Local signatures
3 placesDragon Street Stores and Coffee Shop
A small grocery store and coffee shop serving everyday essentials and coffee from Nottingham's 200 Degrees roasters.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: Allow around 30 minutes
- Locality
- Dragon Street
All Saints' Church
A Grade I church with 12th-century fragments, a heavily moulded 13th-century doorway and bench-end carvings of mermaids, angels and grotesque animals.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: Allow around 45 minutes
- Locality
- Granby
Granby Village Hall
The former village school, dating to 1871, is now the Village Hall and hosts Welcome Wednesdays and the annual produce show.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: Allow around 45 minutes
- Locality
- Granby
- Access
- Welcome Wednesdays offers light bites, cake, tea and coffee on Wednesdays.
Food & drink
1 placeMarquis of Granby
Granby's last pub is Brewster's brewery tap, with York stone floors, yew bar tops, an open coal fire, outdoor seating and regularly changing guest beers.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: Allow around 60 minutes
- Locality
- Dragon Street
- Access
- The pub does not serve meals; street-food vans visit.
History & heritage
1 placeSutton Green Village Pump
A Grade II-listed 19th-century cast-iron pump stands on the green in Sutton village.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: Allow around 15 minutes
- Locality
- Sutton Green
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Three ways to explore Granby
Signature outings
The Last Pub
The Marquis of Granby combines Brewster's regular ales with changing guest beers in a traditional two-roomed pub.
Medieval All Saints
From outside All Saints', look up for two small Norman windows in the tower and its later battlements.
The Village Pump
The Grade II-listed pump belongs to Sutton village, so include its green as a separate stop when exploring beyond Granby.
The village story
Granby: The Village Pub and the Vale
Explore Granby's brewery tap, medieval church and parish paths, then make a separate stop at Sutton Green's listed pump.
The Last Pub and Its Brewery
The Marquis of Granby serves drinks rather than meals, though visiting street-food vans provide a food option. The two-room pub is thought to date from 1760 or earlier, with York stone floors, yew bar tops and an open fire. It is the village's last pub: the Boot & Shoe closed in 2015.
The pub is the tap for Brewster's Brewery of Grantham, founded by Sara Barton. Brewster's Marquis bitter and Hophead blond ale are regulars, alongside guest beers from smaller breweries. The pub is dog friendly and has outdoor seating.
A Pub at the Heart of Granby
The pub's former kitchen now houses Dragon Street Stores and Coffee Shop, created with support from Pub is The Hub. The shop sells grocery essentials, and the coffee shop offers a place to pause; the nearest supermarket is a nine-mile round trip.
The pub was named Classic Pub of the Year in 2020/21 and won Pub of the Year in 2022.
Vale Walks and Sutton Green
Public footpaths cross Granby and Sutton. FP4 begins on Plungar Road just outside Granby and crosses fields toward Jericho Covert; FP1 runs from Green Lane across Moor Dyke toward Whatton. Field paths may be uneven or muddy.
The Grade II-listed cast-iron pump stands on the green in Sutton village. Back in Granby, narrow lanes meet around three small greens, with views across surrounding farmland.
Church Carvings and the Marquis Name
Grade I-listed All Saints' Church has 12th-century fragments and a heavily moulded 13th-century doorway inside a 1958 porch. Its bench ends, probably carved around 1440, include mermaids, angels and grotesque faces. A Roman altar stone was found near the church in 1812.
John Manners, Marquess of Granby, led a cavalry charge at Warburg in 1760 and lost his hat and wig in the action. He later helped some discharged soldiers become publicans, and many pubs came to bear his name. Granby's Marquis is believed to be the original pub of that name.
Arriving and Joining Village Life
Bus 833 serves Granby, Bingham and Cropwell Bishop, where travellers can change for services toward Nottingham.
The village hall occupies the former school building, built in 1871. Welcome Wednesdays brings light bites, cake, tea and coffee to the hall.
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Sources
Every place on this page is checked against a published source. Each entry links the record we used and names who publishes it.
- Marquis of Granby — granbycumsutton.org operator, sector body or destination organisation
- Dragon Street Stores and Coffee Shop — pubisthehub.org.uk operator, sector body or destination organisation
- All Saints' Church — historicengland.org.uk statutory register or public authority record not machine-readable; publisher restricts automated access
- Sutton Green Village Pump — historicengland.org.uk statutory register or public authority
- Granby Village Hall — granbycumsutton.org operator, sector body or destination organisation