Cuckoo Inn in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Whenever I was on holiday in the New Forest I came here then it suddenly shut but reopened a few years ago. Visited again and even better than before. A stonkingly good range of real ciders (£5), great food ( try the various ploughmans). Friendly staff, big beer garden, dogs allowed, and the pub is basically an old cottage and the layout is as it was a century ago. A gem of a place.

We met our son and daughter in law here for lunch and it was great. The food was outstanding, served by a happy, friendly young waiter. We sat outside under a shady gazebo which was lovely. My husband and I had the ploughman’s which was fresh and tasty with lots of variety. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely traditional English pub. I use to play croquet at Hamptworth but its not a friendly place and the bar food and drinks are extortionately expensive and the premises lacks charm and character. So AVOID at all COST and visit the amazing Cuckoo Inn instead.

Met friends here for lunch mid week. We all enjoyed our main meals and thought the pub offered good food at very reasonable prices. The menu was also extensive for a small pub. Excellent choice of real ales from local breweries. Will definitely return again.

A nice friendly pub but the Sunday roast was dire! Overcooked vegetables and chicken as dry as a bone. So much potential and I believe new owners so I hope they quickly improve the food.

Very welcoming and friendly ran pub. We sat in the marquee as we found inside to be a little tight with 2 muddy & hungry dogs! The bar man kindly put the outdoor heaters on for us. We ordered a selection of starters and all were extremely tasty and cooked perfectly. Very lovely location too

Lovely old pub, nice choice of real ales and friendly staff. Food not good quality or value, wouldn't repeat. Burritos cold in middle and bread like a wet flannel. Chilli was a deep bowl of white rice and a tablespoon of meat chilli. Left with loads of rice and nachos, but nothing wet. Who wants to eat white rice alone.

Terrible food with cheap ingredients, delivered very slowly. Very shabby and unclean. There's no excuse for dirt, grade 2 listed or not.

People write about 'hidden gem' pubs but this one actually is! Gorgeous location and a great selection of drinks. Staff members informed us of beer festivals and bands which we would definitely be back for.

Visited the Cuckoo late June on a Monday, we both had a ham and cheese ploughman’s and chips. The cheese was hard and dry and the ham was cheap poor quality that I would not buy for sandwiches. Did not compare to the quality of the ploughman’s we had last summer there. I know times are difficult but they still charge a good price so should have better quality ingredients. Decent ham is cheap enough from any supermarket.

Great family run pub good service friendly happy to see you Greek cuisine nice quiet settings, will be back .. very fast table service real ales thanks ..

Stopped off for a pint of Summer Lightning but decided to grab some nibbles at the same time. Chips, honey sausages and the Cuckoo charcuterie. Chips were light and fluffy, the honey sausage (which we told was Cumberland) was a German bratwurst, cut into slices, with chives and maybe some honey and the charcuterie a match for any restaurant. The garden was as peaceful as ever with only the ocassional car going past.

We are all retired railwaymen and once a month walk part of England. We arrived in Salisbury and drove to Downton and then walked through the first until we came across the Cuckoo. What a fantastic time. We planned to arrive about 1pm, have lunch, and remain for a couple of hours. So much were we enjoying oursilves we left at 5.10pm. We have been in some marvellous pubs across England but the Cuckoo rates as one of the best. The young barmaid was on the ball and deserved the tip we left for her. We only left when we did was because we had to walk two miles back to the car. At least it sobered the driver up not that he had drunk that much (two pints and two coffees.) We all had out lunches and ate heartily I having the cheese sharer all to myself. beautiful. In june two of us are bring deiving down with our wives for lunch to show them what a marvellous establishment you have. Regards, Bob Hind, 72, Pat Kinsella, 82, Steve Cooper, 67, Les sanders 64.

Haven’t been back here for a while (my loss) great to see this gem back in good hands. Had a cheese platter for lunch, I know it is a simple dish but the selection of cheeses and presentation were superb, absolutely delicious. Thank you Will be back for the beer festival.

Great little family run pub Greek cuisine really tasty or like we did chicken burger Beef burger & a Greek salad fantastic fries .good service With a nice pint of real ale ..

Very welcoming staff and clientele. Good selection of beers and many other wines and spirits. Limited food menu (not necessarily a bad thing), but a fun Greek food night on Thursdays.

We ordered a vegie burger with fries and a club sandwich £28 waited 40 mins only to find they had forgot to put the order in landlord was very rude and aggressive did get a refund but what a wasted trip out for lunch

4 of us enjoyed a fantastic ploughman's lunch yesterday. Will certainly be going back. Brilliant lunch, brilliant service

Just come back from a weekend beer festival, what a fantastic time, got to say a big thank you to Nik and his team what a lovely welcoming lot, if you haven’t been to the cuckoo it’s definitely worth a visit

Plenty of cider variety Selection of different ploughman types Sausage roll ploughmans yummy Local produce Will definitely go back again Thanks for reopening this beauty

Lovely pub in an absolutely idyllic location. Great range of food and drink with cosy areas inside and a lovely beer garden. I look forward to seeing the pond just 1 minute walk away filled with water. I have just started playing Croquet at the...

Lovely vibe this lunchtime. The Cuckoo beer was excellent, a lovely lower gravity beer but still very tasty. The lighter bites food was very good, honey sausage, firecracker chicken and fries were brilliant. Plus met up with friends a super Saturday lunchtime.

Love it here. Came to New forest to do field research and when we need a break we walk about 40minutes for a couple pints and some food. All locally sourced and some of the best ciders ever (highly recommend pineapple and mango!). Lovely staff...

Great pub! Really friendly staff that serve a great selection of food and ciders. Returned multiple times during our stay and always received brilliant service.

Such a lovely little place. The staff here are incredibly welcoming, food is delicious and the range of ciders they offer is amazing (Mango cider especially)! We have been staying in Nomansland for a few days and we have visited every chance we get. Would...

Stopped by on the bike for a pint, the Cuckoo has been my favourite destination for years when out on the motorcycle doing a New forest loop. So glad its open again! Pint of Cuckoo was perfect, sunny garden, great atmosphere. Thankfully not overrun with...

We chanced upon this pub on a walk and experienced a truly enjoyable lunch. A ploughman’s is what I had in mind before we arrived and that is what we had - me a cheese and ham one, my wife’s the pork pie version. Not...

The staff were super friendly and lovely. Food was amazing, there was plenty of it, we would definitely recommend and can’t wait to go again.

Came back to this little gem on the Easter weekend and it was incredibly busy and full of life again! the pub is back at its peak but this time round its clean! The decoration in and around the pub is simple but beautifully done....

Myself and my husband celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary at the cuckoo as this is where we met all those many moons ago! Couldn’t be more pleased this pub is open again we shared a cheese platter and a pork pie ploughman’s as we couldn’t...

Seven of us arrived today for lunch, all the meals turned up at different times, the food was inedible, cold and several items missing, on questioning the staff they blamed us for not ordering it, yet we paid for it. The fiery chicken was cold,...

I think the most accurate description of this pub would be … - boom! If Heineken made a pub…. !Amazing (new) landlord. Cuckoo looks the same inside (I know this is important to lots of people), incredible food (proper pub food but without the heavy...

Just thought it would be helpful to let people know the pub is currently closed. Looking for a new landlord. Sign on gate is misleading. Spoke to a couple of locals who confirmed this. Should be open in around a month. If absolutley parched, leave...

Pulled up to the Cuckoo today, around 1:00pm, with the kids for a light lunch and a drink. I've been here many times before and enjoyed delicious beer, good food in the fairy-tail garden of this lovely pub.This time however was very different. On arrival, the gate was open with signage proclaiming their opening times and the food and drink within. The garden was rather overgrown but I was unphased. There were a few empty glasses on tables and a man sat at one of them rolling a fag.I tried the first door; it was locked. I asked the man who was sitting"Excuse me, do you know if they're open?"To which he remained silent and motionless.On seeing a sign which said "Entrance this way" I walk around the building trying a few more doors - all were locked.I returned to the man and repeated myself."Are they open, or will they be soon?"He continued rolling cigarettes and staring into space, as if caught in some sort of Time dilation, negative-reality-inversion; unaware of mine or my kids presence."Hello, are you OK?" I said to him. still no answer or movement. He did appear to be breathing but not sentient. So we left, in that slow backing away motion people do when they're a bit freaked out and fear their children's lives. I can only assume that the Cuckoo is now permanently closed. Except for the presence of one old man - possibly a ghost - who sits alone at a table rolling cigarettes never to be smoked.

drink and food in short supply, lawn overgrown and plants taking over the building obviously been closed a long tine

We have been to the pub in the past on a Friday night used to be very good but what has happened a drunk landlady drugs on open veiew the pub is now clearly being run by locals what a shame no card machine the owners must be disgusted the landlady could hardly talk

Beer & wine list reduced, prices gone up.Not sure what has happened with the ciders on offer. We were frequent visitors not sure now!

Warm dog friendly pub with two log fires. Locals are OK when you get to know them but can rather hog the parlour bar.Good range of beers and ciders -all well kept although a little on the pricey side.Food not their thing-don't go there looking for a restaurant.Super outside garden for the summer and well worth visiting beer festivals.A thatched small country pub with excellent ales. Whats not to like!

Nice service, comfortable old pub, good beer. Highly recommended. Been through many changes of landlord but now back to a reliablle pub again.

Walking into the Cuckoo Inn is just like walking back in time into someone’s front room, which is actually correct- the book about ‘Distinctive Pubs’ in the area, left on the bar, mentions that the Inn was created by merging two existing cottages- hence the strange and crowded interior design. In reality the overall seating area is large with two outdoor areas, one very large area at the rear being also used for occasional live music; the interior seating is much more limited though. As a Free House the Inn has an interesting selection of real ales and a huge selection of Ciders and Gins. We had soup and a Bacon and Brie roll with our drinks which were excellent. Definitely a good place to visit the only concern would be getting served from the very small bar when the pub is busy.

This was the pub to go to to sit in their lovely garden with a group of friends. Interior of the pub is minute. But nice atmosphere.

Esta fue nuestra primera visita por cerca de 10 años. La elección y la calidad de la cerveza era igual de buena. Notamos una larga lista de sidras adecuadas, pero no probamos ninguna. Tal vez vendan cerveza estándar a granel, pero ¿por qué querría eso dada la verdadera elección de la cerveza y la sidra? El personal es muy amable. Tuvimos un par de baguettes para el almuerzo, sentados en el jardín. Nada de lujos, pero perfectamente aceptable y que coincidía con el ambiente del lugar. Podríamos habernos quedado allí toda la tarde. . . . . Pero tenia que continuar nuestro paseo.

Nice building, staff friendly, but we wanted a larger food menu. Probably really good in the summer as lovely garden.

Visité Cuco hoy para el almuerzoCervezas, ambiente, personal todo super igual.Las tartas de cerdo solían ser las mejores! ¿La tarta de cerdo de hoy? Pastelería genial, rellena sin textura, muy picada. No relleno de pastel de cerdoPor favor traiga la receta original?Gracias

Teníamos hambre después de nuestro paseo y tropezamos con este pub. El jardín estaba bastante ocupado con gente tomando bebidas y almorzando. Entramos, elegimos nuestra comida y pedimos nuestras bebidas en el bar. Los dos pedimos chili con carne con la chaqueta. Nos dio la impresión de que no iba a ser un almuerzo rápido, ya que nos llevó mucho tiempo hacer nuestro pedido.Encontramos una mesa afuera y nos sentamos y disfrutamos de las vistas del campo y el canto de los pájaros. Después de una hora de espera, estábamos empezando a tener mucha hambre. Estaba ocupado y parecía que solo había una persona llevando la comida a las mesas. Cuando nuestra comida finalmente apareció, el chile era realmente bueno, una cucharada de crema agria a un lado lo terminaría muy bien, pero oye, ¡ay! En general, estuvo bien, no vayas si tienes prisa.

Wir hatten uns spontan entschieden, hier zu Mittag zu essen.

Amazing. I didn't think pubs like this still existed. Small country pub, sociable locals, good staff, real fire. Some may say it is dated; I would say it is a piece of living history. We only had soup (it was a cold lunchtime) but there was a choice of three homemade varieties.

Great little country pub, with lovely Ales and very helpful staff and a nice little fire.

As two hungry cyclists we arrived at this pub and were instantly welcomed by the locals and staff. We had a lovely Lamb curry lunch sitting in front of warm open fire.

Mi suegra de 95 años solía vivir a unos 200 m de este pub en 1937, por lo que la llevamos de vuelta para tratar de reavivar algunos recuerdos.

At last, a real pub in the New Forest area. A free house with real ales, good simple home made food. No piped music. Friendly staff.

Maravilloso paseo circular de Langley Wood con pub brillante a mitad de camino. Sopa casera y tocino y brie bap con sidra Old Rosie fue una delicia! (¡Me encanta saber de dónde sacan su pan!) Amable propietario y chef con asiento al sol para aprovechar al máximo un increíble día de otoño. (Si no tienes tanta suerte, hay un fuego acogedor en el interior.)

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Took my 94 year old Dad to the Cuckoo. He had the paté and said it was the best meal he'd ever had in a pub !!

Been to the Cuckoo Inn several times and I'm always delighted by the range and quality of ale on offer. The lady behind the bar was superb and explained the ale menu. I opted this time for a pint of Cuckoo which was superbly light refreshing and very tasty. The garden is huge and sitting in the shade it was peaceful and complimented the great beer. If you're in the area it's a must visit.

This pub is a beautiful little place with a great atmosphere and food. The service is great and staff very friendly

Original style pub with a few tiny rooms and the bar cutting through the corner of each - it's what pubs were before the fashion to remove field hedges to make fields bigger caused our countryside to be more open. This pub has a communal atmosphere in each room where the occupants quickly begin to share conversations.

Another good visit to the Cuckoo,excellent choice of real ales, always changing but always good. Sat in the garden in lovely weather with a fab pint and a lovely lunch, good chat with friends and locals, what could be better? Pity there are not more pubs like this.

Wouldn’t bother going here if you happen to have a different accent or look at all like you not white British.

After trekking through the Langley Wood National Nature Reserve, we stumbled across this awesome pub. Several real ales and ciders, I had to come back to buy some take-outs!!!

Great beer and cider, tastes dangerously non alcoholic. Friendly atmosphere, often music in the garden.

This is a pub as they were. Unless you are there on a Friday evening when the mobile chippy comes, there is no evening food. This is how it SHOULD be in an alehouse.

Three of us enjoyed a couple of fine real ales in the beer garden, accompanied by a ploughman's each (pork pie, cheddar and stilton plus an accommodating cheese / ham variation from the menu). Lovely surroundings in the New Forest following a short walk in the area.

Great place to stop for a pie and a pint, cyclist friendly, nice gardens front and back, really good selection of Ales and good pub grub

Este no es un comida típica de pub. Sólo los paquetes de frutos secos y patatas fritas tradicionales están disponibles excepto una tarta y quizás sándwiches. Es un pub de cerveza y sidra tradicional país con Ale Cask derramado del barril en la habitación trasera. No ha sido modificado por dentro y uno torácica alrededor del bar. La clientela son los ciclistas de pedal, los senderistas, los entusiastas de coche antiguo, y buscadores de nostalgia y buena cerveza o sidra. El clima estaba caliente y nos sentamos en el jardín frontal (un poco menos país como ya que la carretera es muy transitada).

Cómo no sé sobre este pub antes?

Descubrir esta joya de un pub en un paseo. Tan refrescante encontrar un modesto real pub que sirve una buena selección de cervezas y sidras. Pasty y bocadillos eran muy razonables y eran deliciosos. Como yo era el conductor que no podía probar el capricho de sidras, pero me encantaría volver a hacerlo. Espero que continúe el comercio como estás y no convertirse en un gastro pub extraoficial ya que hay muchos de estos por ahí.

Vimos en un paseo en bicicleta. Se siente como un auténtico pub del campo. Fuimos a tomar algo y conocí a muchos lugareños. Tiene un precioso jardín recepción - deben tratar de comer allí este verano!

Cuando visito a mi familia en la llamamos, lo Cucú una cálida bienvenida y estaban contentos de mis nietos bienvenida 😊 en el jardín. Gran ambiente y entorno perfecto en el borde del bosque nuevo 🌳 sin duda volveré. Gracias 😊

Nuestro local. Un gran pub, que se concentra en una amplia selección de cervezas y sidras. No es un "". El personal es muy amable.

Since the change of landlord I really think this pub has improved. Excellent and ever changing choice of real ales all in tip top condition and if you like cider note this was voted cider pub of the year by Wiltshire CAMRA branch. Food is good though low key, excellent filled rolls, pasties, pork pie ploughmans etc.Feel the emphasis is on the beer which is what it should be IMHO. Lovely garden to enjoy your drinks and food in,what more could you want,a totally unmucked about pub, wish there were more about like this.

This is a 'Darling buds of May' pub, unaltered for years, hidden under an ancient thatch and focussing on the main thing...BEER - mighty good beer they have too ! Ther is an annual beer festival which is well worth a vist and as a local one which we try to get to - I guess I shouldnt tell you this as otherwise there might not be space for me at the bar !!! Well worth a visit if you are close by and even if you are not, its still well worth a visit - CHEERS !

A small pub sat off the normal trail, traditional in appearance on the outside but a warren of little rooms and bars on the inside. This is primarily a drinking pub, the lunch menu remains comfortably set in the 1970’s, sandwiches and very simple fayre (No chips) but the real attraction is the real ale. Walls are covered by awards from CAMRA and other organisations but sadly I was unable to test these out. The service against a small portfolio was nothing more than exemplary, there was nothing too much trouble. one of a our party is a vegan, a growing need across the population, but with a small menu there little scope but this didn’t deter the staff, working through the kitchen cupboards they managed to rustle up wholesome ‘beans on toast’, this went along with some simple but very good sandwiches that the others had. As the order had been paid the chef came out to reminds us that we needed to pay, £3.12 was owed, but would accept £3, this sums up the pub, it exists to provide a service to it's customers, it is small, quaint and perfectly placed in a small village. It doesn’t have high aspirations of gourmet feeding, just pure and simple excellent beer, snacks not meals and above all to meet customer needs at every opportunity.A welcome jewel in a world of pub chains and fast food, long may it survive and prosper.

Still the perfect spot for a beer and a pasty in a country pub garden. The formula remains the same - simple, well sourced produce with unpretentious and friendly service.

Known this pub for years. It is an untouched New Forest pub that does great beer and cider and doesn't insult you by trying to be a restaurant like 99.9% of all the other Forest pubs. The food they do is good but it is simple. It's location is idyllic particularly on a sunny day. Long may it remain as it is!

Good beer good company always made to feel welcome. Have not tried the pub food but have tried the Fish and Chips from a van that visits on a Friday night great.

We saw this little pub halfway round our New Forest walk and decided to call in after we had finished.Very good service - the lunch orders were delayed as there had been a rush of customers and the chef came to personally apologise - as did the bar staff. No problem for us but a nice touch.The pasties were homemade and delicious and we will return to sample the chef's signature stew and dumplings soon.Quaint pub which has a fab garden so I reckon it would be an excellent summer as well as winter retreat.

We stopped here for lunch during a walk in the Forest. It was a sunny day in January and the place was full to bursting with cyclists, walkers and other visitors. It's pretty small to start with and it was bursting at the rafters. We decided to brave the outdoor area, which would be beautiful in the summer but was a bit chilly! Glad we did though. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, the menu was pretty basic, but very reasonably priced and delicious. We will definitely be back.

Great beer, an amazing atmosphere... lunch time soups and pasties, the perfect spot to refresh ... or relax ... too much lol

When we moved to Redlynch, this was our local, jumped on the bike and played bowls for the team, hubby has played gigs there, friends and family celebrations have been had at this pub, including a christening...party wetting the first born's head...it's just a great pub!

Went there at lunchtime after a nice walk in the forest and what a lovely place it is! We were greeted by some friendly staff who were not trying to rush you by any means but we're just happy to advise you on the wide range of ales, ciders and food that were available. We ordered some pasties to go with our drinks and when they arrived they were lovely The ales and ciders that we tried were just right too full of flavour too just what you would expect from a typical country pub on the Wilts/ Hants border.

The Cuckoo is something of a local institution,serving just just alcohol and pasties,no fancy food menus and no pretension.It is solely as seen, good pub,nice garden on the edge of the New Forest.

My wife and I were down in the Southampton area visiting her brother and his partner and we visited this pub one sunny, September afternoon - and what a joy it was. Shame one of us was driving or we would have been there all afternoon and evening! Very friendly welcome from the landlady, excellent real ale and chatty locals. Lovely beer gardens front and back plus a relaxation area. Cosy and charming inside without being too oldie-worldy or over the top. And what was so refreshing was that apart from fantastic meat pasties, the pub didn't do food - hurrah! Which we could have taken this pub back to Cumbria with us.Will be following it on Facebook from now on and we definitely aim to return in New Year.

We came on a Thursday lunchtime and were surprised how many people were there. We had a beer and a glass of wine and some crisps to nibble. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Staff are always very pleasant.

Such a quaint, quirky and beautiful pub. Gorgeous locally sourced, fresh food and amazingly low prices.A little gem of a place with attentive and engaging staff. Thankyou

Thank you so much for looking after us this afternoon. Weary mum and groovy granny and 2 children after fabulous mottisfont visit, stopped at The Cuckoo on way home. Utterly charming landlord opened a little early to revive us! Lovely wine and provided us with an exceptionally warm welcome and games for the children. Very much appreciated and we will be back lots! Especially looking forward to your beer festival in September! Thank you!

Great food, lovely location and outside beer garden. The gentleman behind the bar was very helpful with food and drink choices. I would certainly return here.

A lovely clean freindly pub that I often pass and took the oppurtunity to visit. Good range of beers and food. Food sadly only served at midday not evening.

The fish and chip comes on a Friday evening and is a great way to start the weekend! We sat in the garden in the evening sun and enjoyed our food with a couple of drinks.

I love this place. It's simple it's slightly out the way it's odd it's unique it's my my favourite pub. If you are used to plastic pubs full of lost souls then stay away. Real life English characters welcome. Good beer simple food ..enough said

Stopped here for lunch after a walk in the new forest.It is set in a quiet location, and is very picturesque outside however inside it's all as it should be with a great selection of real ales and a simple and reasonably priced sandwich and ploughmans menu. I had a couple of pints of Hogsback Citra and my friend had Palmers and both were good and well kept.We both had cheese Ploughmans which at £7.50 were good value and very tasty.The only slight cloud was the landlord didn't exactly exude bonhomie and welcome, but I think he may be new into the job so may well improveI would definitely go back.

Recommended to visit this pub by a local and weren't disappointed. It's tucked away down a country lane with a lovely garden at the front (not sure about the back). The pub itself is quant, as are most of the New Forest pubs. Didn't eat here as they only do food at lunchtime but on a Friday evening a mobile Fish and Chip van visits and he seemed to be doing great trade. Like most New Forest pubs it's worth a visit just for the chocolate box look and the real ale.

Stumbled upon this place while cycling through the forest. The beer garden is large, and there were a couple of people playing tasteful music on banjo, guitar and flute which was really nice. The food served is simple, but good, and the range of ales fantastic. Staff were chirpy, and incredibly helpful. Couldn't ask for a better spot.

Visited with friends. Amazing to find such a choice of beer, all in excellent condition and reasonable price, in this un-spoilt, out of the way country Pub. If you like good beer this is a must

A sunny day in the garden or a wet day inside.....who cares, you are in the country with so many fresh beers in you ! What's not to like !

A time warp such a lovely proper pub well worth a visit. A pasty or the odd mobile food van its how pubs were and what we miss.

What a find! Last visited over 20 years ago when it was a lovely old pub of the spit and sawdust variety and I am not exagerating!Today. Lovely. Very well kept beer. Ambience, outstanding! A real old fashioned pub. A rarity.Food is limited to pasties and pies but....what the hell? Well worth a visit for the beer and ambience alone.

Enjoyed an early evening drink and snack. Fires were burning, and we were amazed at how many customers there were for the time of day. Will definitely return.

We stopped in for drinks as we passed this place just by chance. The greeting was warming and the drinks very good. Its a lovely old traditional pub with a great feel. They were serving huge pasties which we didn't sample but they looked great. The garden is big and has plenty of places to sit. It was a Sunday afternoon and the place was very busy. Will definitely visit again

We always love coming here and are glad it has not changed too much over the years. You can now get a sandwich or pasty which is good. The service is extremely friendly. On a Friday night you get a fish & chips van and on a Saturday there is a pizza van with wood fired oven - looked great although we did not try it. The beers always enthuse the 'boys' and the wine for us ladies is also very good.