The Fleece Inn in Stroud

On arrival we found a large car park with plenty of spaces. Entrance through the door at the front into bar area. People sat eating by the door and it must’ve been annoying for them with everyone coming in and draughty. We arrived just before one. Ordered drinks at the bar and lunches. Sunday lunch was good sized portion. Beef a little on the chewy side. Vegetables good choice. Not a fan of the cabbage and cauliflower cheese bit bland. Needed cheese toasting on top. Saw someone eating pigs in blankets and they looked great. Desserts a bit on the expensive side. We all left feeling quite full. I would say that the service charge really annoyed me as it’s a pub that not a high end restaurant and I would’ve left a tip of my choice not what the pub decides. We’ve given this place a 4 but I think it’s more a 3.5/5 7/10. Friendly staff and they welcome dogs. The ones in there today were very well behaved

A very nice village pub with a great selection of beer and cider. Food is served here and is reasonably priced.

Cute country pub. Went mid week and felt like outsiders walking in, but the bar staff were super friendly. We had food and sat in the dining room. It was a great place to catch up with an old friend. We were out of the main bar, but could still hear the live music in the background.

What a great pub with amazing, knowledgeable and helpful staff. The food is great! Amazing experience with my family. Intuitive owners offering varied experiences throughout the year. Will be visiting often!

A lovely village pub, we only popped in for a drink but yhe menu looked good and very reasonably priced.

A very popular community pub set in the heart of Hillesley village. We received a warm welcome. Sadly, the occasion was a wake to celebrate the life of a dear friend who frequented this very pub! The buffet provided for the occasion provided a range of sandwiches, sausage tolks, quiche, chicken skewers & more. A range of sweet treats was part of the spread, however I didn't sample them. A lovely venue for the occasion. The pub was very vibrant on the Friday we visited. A testament to the community spirit within this lovely village.

We walked up from Wotton and enjoyed a lovely lunch this afternoon. Great service in this hidden gem.

Stumbled in here at about 1:30, lunchtime, on Saturday afternoon and order the burger and the sausages. Barmaid very welcoming, food cooked quickly and tasted delicious after running 20miles round the hills.

What a great pub. Great Beer, good value good quality food, friendly staff. Lots of 5 star reviews, and for good reasons. Nice to see a community owned pub thriving. Congratulations.

We had a good lunch after walking part of the Cotswold way. Very good food at a reasonable price with a good selection of beers and ciders to wash it down. All the staff were friendly and efficient. To cap it off when we couldn't find a taxi to take us back to our car, the landlady got out her own car and gave us a lift, thank you. Service to be proud of.

We had a good lunch after walking part of the Cotswold way. Very good food at a reasonable price with a good selection of beers and ciders to wash it down. All the staff were friendly and efficient. To cap it off when we couldn't find a taxi to take us back to our car, the landlady got out her own car and gave us a lift, thank you. Service to be proud of.

Excellent beer. Good food. Slow service.

Beware misleading pricing: Fish and chips were advertised as buy one get second one half price on Friday. When it came to paying for our lunch we were charged full price as we were told the offer was for dinner only ( the menu board didn't say that). Apparently this had happened before but the management had refused to change the offer description. It required a good deal of hassle to get any acceptance. Also an automatic and excessive service charge was added to our bill.

Booking a table was easy with great contact, worth the ride out to this little Gem! Sunday lunch was amazing, great staff and amazing atmosphere, they have a good car park out the back and a beer garden with lots of seating, the pub itself is a gem of the time before but light and Airy with clean tables and toilets. Will definitely be recommending and will be back.

Popped in for a cheeky pint 58km into a 100km ultra marathon challenge, great cider, friendly locals.. Being local I'll definitely pop in again and for another 🍻🏅

Dropped in on the off-chance after Badminton Horse Trials. Great atmosphere, lovely locals and delicious food at very reasonable prices. Considering they were packed to the rafters they were incredibly welcoming to us and our 11st dog 😁. Exactly what a country pub should be.

Nice old pub, good food and atmosphere. :)

Brilliant 5 course meal with wine tasting last night. Each course was a treat and, coupled with the wines accompanying each dish, made for a memorable evening. Hats off to all concerned. Sign me up for the next one!

Lovely local pub. Excellent atmosphere, very welcoming

Friendly staff and accommodated our motorhome overnight.

A reallylovely cosy pub Good food and good varierty of beers . Well worth a visit. We went lunchtime and had good service & the menu included assorted sandwiches, jacket potatoes or meals or just starters . There was something for everybody . We’d like to try Sunday Lunch next!

A quick stop off en route from Somerset to Haddenham, Bucks. Needed a cuppa and the loo. 3.30 ish. Pub open, a warm welcome from the barman, good atmosphere, the other 2 customers chatty. Log burner lit and warming. Way exceeded expectations. We could not have asked for more. Oh that all village pubs could offer the same. I'd been in with my family whilst on hol in village. It was very welcoming then , who wouldn't think to go again. CONGRATULATIONS . Maureen Mitchell

Fantastic " Vinyl Night " experience. You can't beat it.

Lovely country pub selling a good selection of beers, very friendly locals x Good food too

Just had a lovely lunch here. The food was excellent and a great choice of beer & wine. Lovely atmosphere and very welcoming. So nice to find an old school, traditional pub for a change.

Great food, friendly staff History Like many other village pubs up and down the country The Fleece was originally owned by a Pub Co that went into administration in 2011. The vibe of the village was noticeably altered; some felt quite bereft at the closure. So the local community formed HCPL (Hillesley Community Pub Ltd) and bought the Freehold. In July 2012 The Fleece Inn re-opened as a Community Pub and although the concept worked initially, the pub started to falter and was on a downward spiral. HCPL decided that the format wasn’t working and the best course of action would be to lease the business.

Good lunch and pint in a Community Pub. Very friendly landlord and landlady.

Went for a quiet drink in the evening spolit by barking dog . Ironically, children not welcome at bar....but barking dogs always welcome. Man, if you want to share your evening with sounds of a kennel, this is the pub for you.

We are visitors to this lovely part of the country and so, so lucky to come across this wonderful community pub in the small village of Hillesley. The range of beers was excellent; well kept and poured. Despite being very busy on Christmas Eve we visitors were made very welcome and the young staff could not have been more helpful. Big shout for the locally made pork pies too!

Just enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Fleece Inn - Hillesley today comprising of a Croque Monsieur and a Croque Madame - both were very well-prepared, tasty and satisfying. Along with a cosy log fire and great hospitality it was a very pleasant way to spend a Friday lunchtime. Thank you.

We stayed at the Old Granary in Hillesley for my surprise weekend away for my sixtieth birthday. My wife had secretly booked us in for dinner at the Fleece. What a wonderful pub, with a great atmosphere, delightful staff and serving amazing food. The birthday banner was a lovely surprise too. Can't speak highly enough of the Fleece. Thank you for a wonderful meal.

Taken to The Fleece Inn by friends who lived in the area and wanted to show us what a proper village pub should be like. And it was fab. Extremely friendly and welcoming staff, lots of choices of real ales (Trooper was our favourite), a good menu to choose from with lovely food served up at reasonable prices. What was not to like. If only we lived closer.....

Called in for a pint with a friend. Unfortunately the beer we were drinking was taken off even though it had just been put on. There was nothing wrong with the beer, infact it was excellent. So why would the landlord want to throw away three pints of perfect beer just to have a empty pub. The Fleece should be removed from the GBG

Visited for first time today. Warm welcome, great food and really good value. Barmaid was attentive and helpful without being intrusive and nothing was too much problem. Will definitely return.

Friendly staff good beer selection as well 👌

Sunday roast with the family, good food, great service and attention. Will definitely go again.

What a fab little community pub. Real ales & great cooked food (had the Sunday roast). Would highly recommend

Could actually do with engaging the users. No smile no conversation. The bar who was on before 5pm last Wednesday was a complete atmosphere hoover. I know the status of the pub and I worked there in the late 1980’s. More interested in the villager than passing trade

Wonderfull little pub with very good food and a nice atmosphere. We will go back.👍

Slight hiccup, but resolved perfectly. Will be back with other friends soon.

We just had Sunday lunch here today. Had a lovely time and some pretty dam decent food to. Only took two photos as we had already started 😬. As we have only just moved to the area we thought to give it a go, but now I think it will be a place we will frequent 😊

Lovely village pub- have moved to the village and decided to have Sunday lunch at the pub, food was lovely , great selection of drinks and everyone was very warm and friendly. Will be popping in for food or drinks often.

Food pretty sad, “granary” bread for slightly stale brown bread a stretch. And didn’t have half the stuff it said it came with - but not told about this until after lunch was served. Nice pub garden.

Nice place for a stop old pub out of the way, nice selection of bears they do food but didn't get chance to see a menu, live music on at times! Worth a look

Lovely evening spent at the fleece. Great food very good service . Super atmosphere. We will be back . Thanks guys

An evening with friends at this pub in the beautiful village of Hillesley... we had the fish and chips.. which was divine! And desserts were also delicious with lots of local produce ... my rhubarb was yummy. Well worth a visit if you are in the area. Motorhomes are welcomed too, if you have a meal.

Great beer festival with good music, fantastic atmosphere and tastiest pizzas I've eaten outside Italy!

We came off the cotswold way on a detour after a morning of continual rain. Wow, what great service and perfectfood. I needed a very large latte coffee and the waitress leant me her pint mug for it…. ! Best coffee ever! The beef and horseradish sandwich was more than full of properly cooked pink beef! Meat feast or what! Such kind and helpful staff. Thank you so much.

Nice community pub good choice of beer's..

Lovely place...nice vibe..good food. Friendly staff

Took my mother to The Fleece today for lunch, had a friendly welcome from the locals & Emma behind the bar. Excellent choice of food & drinks including some interesting beers. Service friendly & attentive. A lovely pub in a great countryside location, we hope to go back for the Sunday Lunch in the near future. Thank you.

1977 vinyl night was good fun. Such a great idea. Loved the music and it brought back some lovely memories from the past. Also stopped by to sample the food the following evening. Great service and food was plentiful.

We were staying in the village so we walked down for a drink on the Friday evening to do a recce as to whether we wanted to eat there on the Saturday night. As everyone was very friendly we booked and thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

Fabulous old style pub; real ales, friendly staff and locals, great Sunday lunches with a choice of foods and not silly prices (rest of weekly menu looks great too) , different areas with tables so everyone not herded in together, easy to find, dog friendly (actually more than friendly they loved dogs!) and great walks on the doorstep. What more do you need? The addition of a horse tied up outside when we arrived just added to the experience!

Fantastic place. Newish landlord and landlady lovely, really friendly. My dog was made very welcome by all. Food and beer excellent. Go weekly now. Fab ☺️

Lovely country pub friendly staff and locals

A friendly welcome as always was

A wonderful pub I had somehow missed. Friendly staff excellent menu and fairly easy to get to from m5 or a46

Locale dal sapore "antico", sulla strada di ritorno da Castle Combe. Accoglienza ospitale, buona varietà e qualità di roast nelle versioni pork, beef e chicken (anche in porzione ridotta per i bimbi). Salette semplici, attesa forse eccessiva ma giudizio molto buono.

We were staying in the village for a couple nights so visited for a meal on Saturday evening. We got a table at 6 but it was busy soon after. The food was fantastic! Honey glazed and soy salmon with stir fried veg and noodles was spot on. The fish and chips and curry also very good. Can definitely recommend and not badly priced either.

A fabulous country side bar, tucked away in the foot of the Cotswolds. Terrific team great beer garden and kids play area, real ale's and excellent food all served up with a warm welcome from the landlady & lord, as well as the lovely locals. This is a wonderful community owned pub.

After hearing a lot of good things about this pub, we booked a table for small group of friends for a Saturday night. We were asked to preorder, which wasn’t a problem. We arrived at the booked time and ordered some drinks. Starters were very slow to come, probably over an hour. They looked like they had been bought from Iceland and weren’t very good. We then waited..and waited for our mains, even asking at the bar how much longer they would be. They eventually came and we’re ok, but considering we’d pre ordered the wait was way too long with no apologies And who puts a pie in a bowl? Only once we’re we asked if we wanted any more drinks, each time we had to go to the bar and ask for someone to come and take out order. So, poor service, a long wait for food and just ok food. Hope this was just a one off.

Great community pub .Good options of food and drink .warm welcome, friendly atmosphere. Certainly worth a visit again

Soup and sandwich, BRILLIANT. Delicious hearty soup, meat or vegetable sandwich. Excellent beer. THE place to stop. On foot to Wotton 1 hour, Cotswold Way, 2 hours. Well worth the visit.

Lovely pub run by the community. Great place for a drink or food. Friendly staff and beautifully decorated.

I'd love to give this delightful pub 5 stars: lovely simple food, good portions, nice bar lady, good beer, log burner etc etc. We two walking women arrived at early lunch during our walk to find three separate men (two old, one youngish) in situ. Not one of them looked at us, said (or even nodded) hello, and the youngish man at the other end of our table gave off positive waves of negative vibes as he sat with ears plugged in at his laptop. I appreciate that he might have been working, but even the slightest acknowledgement of our presence would have been polite. So...'community' pub? Hmm. I can't say we felt welcome. Oh, and noone apart from the barmaid said (or nodded) goodbye either. A bit bloody miserable tbh.

Having booked a table for 7.15 and arrived promptly. There was a table for 20 celebrating an eightieth birthday that seemed to be ordering when we arrived. By 8.30 there was no sign of our food which we had ordered an hour before so we decided to call it a day . We explained to the Land Lady who seemed surprised at our decision to leave. As were departing, the Land Lord was apologetic and said he would contact us the following day with the offer of a complimentary meal. As yet there has been an ominous silence so we may never know how good the food is.

Excellent, highly recommend. Great atmosphere, locals all said hello. The 4 of us had curry, pasta, fish and chips and pie. All the food was well presented, well cooked and tasted great. We are going back again for a second night.

We had an amazing time. The locals were really friendly, atmosphere great. Food delicious. We had beef pie, pasta, fish and chips and curry. All meals arrived together, well presented and tasted amazing. Can't fault it, we are going back tonight. Highly recommend.

Such a cute little pub, pretty basic pub food but the choices of lager and staff made up for it!

Great country pub, very friendly staff.

Visitado el 05. 09. 2020 por la noche, ningún saludo cuando entramos, solo gritaba "¿has iniciado sesión?". Mi compañero se inclinó levemente sobre la barra para mirar la variedad de cervezas, para que le ladraran para mantenerse fuera de la barra. Fui a pagar y me gritaron "no aceptamos pagos en efectivo, solo con tarjeta".Hemos vivido y trabajado en el área local durante más de 30 años, y nunca nos han hecho sentir incómodos en el Fleece, no hubo modales, un Por favor o gracias o incluso un Hola como bienvenida.Los Beaufort de Hawskbury eran un 200% más atractivos.

Asistí con un grupo de colegas para la comida de Navidad.Es algo raro que suceda, pero todos estábamos contentos con cada aspecto de la comida, desde la bienvenida hasta las bebidas, el servicio y cada plato.¡Altamente recomendado! !Gracias al equipo ¡Nos verás a todos de nuevo!

Visited this community run pub twice, clearly whoever is working in the kitchen know what good food and presentation is all about, that matched with friendly efficient front line staff makes this venue an absolute winner. Well done to the team, if you ever find yourself in the area go visit and treat yourself.

six family called in whilst visiting locally and benefitted from superb Saturday afternoon weather. Two kids meals and adults had three pies and one amazing Barnsley chop washed down with local Cider. All meals excellent, service impeccable, setting lovely. Called back in for G&Ts on the way back from woodland walk as well. Lovely friendly community pub.

Just happened to hear about this eatery at work and as we were meeting up with friends who live nearby we opted to try it. Please go! The service was excellent, staff very friendly. And then there were the pies! Oh my! Not to be missed - absolutely. Three of us had the beef along with root mash and beautifully chopped bright green cabbage, and one diner had the chicken pie - equally favoured. All accompanied by the most delicious gravy. 2 of us managed to share a sticky toffee pudding - highly recommended. What a find. Shame it's not on our doorstep

We went to The Fleece Inn on Friday night while we were staying in the village. The Fleece Inn is a lovely pub and the staff are very friendly. We enjoyed a drink in the bar area before moving to the restaurant area. The service was prompt and polite. We shared the goats cheese bon-bons to start which were delicious. As a vegetarian I had a couple of options including a veggie bean burger and a cheese pie with root mash. I opted for the pie and my partner had he chicken pie - both delicious. It is definitely worth leaving room for dessert - they offered an extensive menu with different options of cream, custard etc. I would recommend this pub to anyone wanting a good meal in a cosy pub.

Just had a lovely meal at the Fleece. We had the calamari starter which was beautifully cooked followed with roast lamb and beef with loads of veggies including cauliflower cheese. Delicious and great attentive staff

Went to visit my Grandad (first trip to England) with my mother. That’s where she is from so we went back there. We ate lunch there and the food was wonderful and the company was even better. Bartender was an absolute Lovely Gentleman that was very Kind and pleasant to be around.

Went to the Fleece on a wet Wednesday in August . It was a bit late so some of the food choices were not available. However, my friend’s chicken pie was very good as was my fish and chips including the mushy peas, which normally I detest. The service was friendly and efficient. Not being beer drinkers, we didn’t sample their prize winning real ales.The pub is patronised by locals and their dogs and the atmosphere is very informal. The furnishings are a little tired so you’d not be worried about going in there in your walking gear or your overalls.

Lovely pub with excellent, personal service, great proper beers and brilliant food. My first visit, but not my last Thank you.

What a wonderful meal aged fillet steak cooked to perfection. Steve the chef definitely knows his way around good ingredients and brings them to a new dimension Will be returning again and again

Me encanta el concepto de propiedad comunitaria.

Popped in here for a couple of beers and were not disappointed. Their range for the area is excellent and reasonably priced. Homely feeling pub with great character. Wished we lived nearer !

popped in on our way back from Badminton for some thing to eat & drink & were not disappointed. Very friendly & great welcome for us & the dogs. Will defo go back here again excellent food & drink. Highly recomended

Atractivo pub con jardín, buena variedad de cervezas, buen ambiente y un personal atento.

As always a fantastic tasty Sunday lunch with homemade Yorkshire puds and the beef was cooked perfectly , very nice gravy too and loads of veg.

Parado por una pinta después de un paseo en bicicleta en los Cotswolds. Gran pub, una buena pinta y un perro encantador en el bar. Siéntese a disfrutar de una pinta en el pintoresco jardín de cerveza. Local trae a un encantador perro al jardín de la cerveza y lo deja cagar a 2 metros de nuestra mesa. Ten cuidado donde dejas que jueguen tus hijos.

Como una familia de 4 elegimos Fleece Inn para el almuerzo del domingo en el Día de la Madre. También era el cumpleaños de mi hija, ¡el doble de razón para no tener que cocinar! ! Había una selección de Carne de res, cerdo, pollo o cordero en este día en particular. Todos elegimos el cerdo, que estaba delicioso: tiernas rebanadas gruesas de cerdo con un delicioso trozo de crujiente con tostadores crujientes y un enorme budín de Yorkshire, y luego 2 platos muy buenos de verduras frescas mixtas entre los 4 de nosotros. Las porciones son muy generosas, pero asegúrese de dejar suficiente espacio para un postre porque la selección es realmente buena y deliciosa. Podemos recomendar el cheesecake de mango que fue absolutamente increíble y tan ligero como una pluma. El vellón tiene un ambiente cálido y agradable, el personal es educado y no puede hacer lo suficiente para todos ustedes, todo con una sonrisa incluso en un día agitado como el domingo de la Madre. Si busca disfrutar de una deliciosa comida casera en un pub tradicional, entonces no hay nada mejor que el Fleece Inn en Hillesley.

Meal of fish and chips was okay. However the place lacks atmosphere and certainly needs some updating inside.

I had the homemade chicken pie and he had the fish and chips. Both excellent meals.i like the fact that I didn’t have excess pop ages with my meal, the pastry is plenty and I had lovely veg with it. After that, I had the chocolate brownie with ice cream. Oh it’s so good! Will go again, very soon!

Very good atmosphere Very friendly The Prince of Wales visited last year. Children friendly. Excellent food

Always a warm welcome. Excellent service in a traditional English pub. Wide range of beers and guest beers and ciders. Sunday lunch exceptional and nothing too much trouble. Attentive and food arrives timely and is tasty. The landlord and his partner and staff make this place and the chef and team obviously highly competent. Food presented well, full of flavour and an interesting menu with something to suit everyone. Beware the puddings........which one (or three) do you choose!

Excellent pub, good range of top beers and the food, all carefully sourced and delicious. Very welcoming and great atmosphere.

First time I have had a meal here, I had the goats cheese Bon bons for starters and they were so tasty, I then had the veg pie which was also delicious, my partner had the pate then the brisket main meal, he said the meat was so tender.The staff were friendly and we didn't have to wait long for our meals. We will definitely be going back.

Sunday lunch with friends , good choice of food with veggie option. Nice open fire , great staff and quick service.

Viernes, hora del almuerzo. Pub lleno de lugareños y caminantes. Ambiente realmente encantador. Excelente gama de cervezas bien conservadas. El servicio fue amable y bien hecho. La gama de alimentos es estándar, pero está bien hecha y recién hecha. Este es un gran pub y realmente disfrutamos de nuestra visita.

Atmospheric country pub in pretty village.local cider was superb.Pies were very good with proper shortcrust pastry(although a little mean on meat) and served with fresh delicious veg.Puds average.Friendly efficient service.

Logré experimentar The Fleece por primera vez en un viaje en autobús a su Festival de la cerveza. Me pareció absolutamente encantador y acogedor. Gran selección de cervezas y música en vivo con deliciosas hamburguesas. Es un pub comunitario con un corazón real y una pasión por la buena cerveza.

A real community pub. Food is always good, service can be a little slow, but worth the wait. Friendly and a good atmosphere.