Nestled in the Blackdown Hills AONB the Half Moon Inn at Clayhidon provides a traditional country pub experience, with fresh homemade food, real ale and stunning views of the Culm Valley.
Welcome to the Half Moon Inn
Clayhidon
The pub has a fascinating history, a lovely log fire, and a great selection of locally sourced drinks and food.
We are featured in the Good Pub guide. We are members of Food, Drink, Devon.
Our menu features pub favourites, traditional country dishes, world cuisine and incredible homemade puddings.
All our food is locally sourced and freshly prepared.
We are a family and dog friendly pub so feel free to pop in with the whole family after a muddy walk on the hills.
A Cozy Pub In Devon
The Half Moon is the longest established inn in the parish of Clayhidon. The first records show a licence was granted to Thomas Salter in 1787. Next to St Andrews church, it was probably built originally as a cottage for stone masons to live in while they built the church in the 13th Century, and this ecclesiastical connection has continued in a totally unique way.
At some stage two cottages were converted into one. But the original path between them is still a church right of way into St Andrews. The open archway was covered in during the 1850’s so a function room could be built across it, but until 1917 the pathway through the arch was the only way to the church.
