Brunning and Price opens Barn Owl in Blacknest
Brunning and Price has announced the opening of The Barn Owl in Blacknest.
Brunning and Price has announced the opening of The Barn Owl in Blacknest.
Formerly known as The Jolly Farmer before its closure in January 2024, The Restaurant Group-owned pub company bought the site in July 2025.
The opening takes the Brunning and Price estate up to 80 pubs, joining local sites The Mill House in Hook, The Leather Bottle in Mattingley and The Refectory in Godalming.
"Following a relatively quiet 2024 in terms of acquisitions, we are delighted to have opened a new pub and even more delighted to have been able to do so before Christmas, meaning the locals of Blacknest now have a village pub back at the heart of their festivities," says Mary Willcock, CEO for Brunning and Price. "The Barn Owl will be a fabulous little country pub and sits in a strong location for us in an area that we already know and love."
Brunning and Price says next up for renovation is The Mallard in Tidbury Green, near Solihull.
"This is a complex acquisition project that we’ve been working on for several years in terms of getting the planning and build costs right, but we now expect to be opening in early Autumn 2026, and starting on site in a matter of weeks," adds Willcock.
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