Good company
since 1861.

A little pub with
a long story.

The story of The Jolly Farmers reaches back to the nineteenth century, when the Knights family established a beer house at the crossroads in Forncett End. By 1861, John Knights was recorded as both miller and beer house keeper.

Nearby stood the White Mill, worked by the Knights family for generations. The mill and the pub were woven into the everyday life of this rural community.

After John's death in 1879, his wife Judith took on the licence. Later generations of the family followed, and the pub continued to serve the village through decades of change. The building was substantially rebuilt in the 1970s.

“A place with a past, and a welcome for the future.”

Today, a new chapter begins. With new ownership and a refurbishment in November 2026, we're proud to carry the story forward.