The Plough - Pub & Kitchen, Hickling Basin. in Rushcliffe

Great scenic pub n beer garden, campsite, very picturesque, ticks all the boxes

What a find! We truly couldn't have picked a more perfect spot for lunch. Tucked away like a true hidden gem in the heart of our countryside, we stumbled upon The Plough during a drive, nestled right beside a charming old canal. As soon as I saw the sign for homemade pies, I was utterly convinced – and it turned out to be an inspired choice! We indulged in the lamb and mint, and the steak and stilton, and both were simply superb. The pastry on both was wonderfully light and crumbly, a testament to genuine homemade quality. The lamb filling was a revelation – so tender it just melted, with the mint offering a beautifully fresh counterpoint. The steak and stilton was equally impressive, featuring meltingly tender beef and a stilton presence that enhanced rather than overwhelmed. A special mention must go to the rosemary-infused gravy, which added another layer of flavour. Beyond the food, the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, creating a truly homely atmosphere. Their extensive selection of beers and wines was noteworthy, and even the coffee was excellent. A thoroughly delightful experience we can't wait to repeat.

Great pies, a selection of ales and nice garden seating for when the sun is out

Sunday Lunch was very nice, plenty of Roast beef cooked to perfection, friends had the home made pies and they said they was very good and the pastry was lovely too, plenty of veg options, chips, mash or roast - service was spot on and will go again when in the area as it’s a lovely area and beautiful walks down the Grantham canal

We stayed here in our camper last night, free to stay as long as you buy food and drink. We had a lovely welcome and were given free choice of where to pitch up. There's a huge sunny beer garden and table service food. It was pizza night, so we had one each and they were delicious! I can absolutely recommend this place either for a stay over, or just for a beer and some food.

There for a family gathering, lovely pub, food and prices great.

Lovely location and good food. I just wish they would take orders for drinks at the table instead of Keep having to go to the bar every time. It was fairly quiet, so there wasn't much of an atmosphere but I can imagine a great atmosphere if there were more customers in there. I highly recommend and will return again soon.

Lovely food and friendly atmosphere and good selection of beers.

Absolutely fabulous food, great service and environment. Lovely outdoor facilities including a children’s playground and raised seating area. Chris and Kirsty were fab, 5 star hosts, overall a lovely family pub! Would totally recommend to anyone! Thanks for the experience will definitely be back! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Superb Sunday lunch, always a great selection of beers

Great little country pub fantastic staff brilliant food and great booze

No better place to spend New Years Eve or any night come to that. 🤟🤩

A brilliant pub that does a proper Sunday lunch. Staff are all nice and polite

First time visiting today (Sunday). We booked last minute as we fancied a roast dinner. We’re not at all disappointed! We all had beef and it was cooked to perfection. You also get a very large portion! The mash was smooth. The roast potatoes were crispy and well cooked! It felt very homely! Will definitely be visiting again!

Anne and I came for Sunday lunch today. The service was fantastic and the lunch was delicious and plentiful. Will definitely be visiting again soon. We even got cauliflower cheese to take home. Jayne

Popped in for a Sunday roast, very disappointed, flooded in gravy , isn't it best to be able to pour on the amount you like rather than have it done for you. Veg were overdone, only two roast potatoes albeit it came with mash. Took a friend there so was very disappointed , ended up not eating it all.

A pub for beer and lovers. Food is decent too.

Always good food and a warm welcome.

A real oldie world pub. Lovely atmosphere and lovely staff. We really need look after places like this

The absolute hidden gem of The Vale

Lovely beers, gorgeous food, zero atmosphere and VERY stressed publicans...shame

Food was good, but I got the feeling I was not a regular so not as friendly as I would expect. Perhaps been a long busy day?

The Plough is a good English country pub. Excellent selection of beers and plenty of inside and outside dining areas. Haven't eaten here but the menus look interesting and the beer is always good. Well worth a visit.

Brilliant place for homemade pies and burgers with brilliant beer. Really lovely venue with great outdoor eating

Amazing and authentic village pub ... Proper beers and drinks, wholesome and hearty food full of flavour, and an idyllic setting. Not sure there is more you can ask

Ideal lunch spot on a cycle ride along the wonderful Grantham canal.

Lovely pub, great food. Nice day

Great place, great staff and great pies.

Great kid's play area. Great real ale.

Love this beautiful pub & recently tried their Sunday Dinners! One of the best ever! The beef melted and the roast potatoes & yorkshires were something else. All locally sourced, which is even better and the staff are all super warm & friendly too. Can't wait to come back. Absolutely Awesome!

Brilliant Sunday Roast... will visit again!

We had a lovely meal at The Plough. The food was very good and the staff were friendly and helpful. We stayed all afternoon and didn't feel rushed by the staff, which was great as we were catching up with friends we hadn't seen for many months, thanks.

Great pub! Welcoming and the food was great. Pies are excellent and all with fresh veg

Excellent Sunday roast, cauliflower cheese to die for, lovely service, chilled atmosphere. Thank you

Very impressed with this pub! Excellent pies, definitely live up to the title of "proper pies". Great beer selection too, recommend Round Corner Brewing's Social Club if you like stout. Child friendly too; spacious with good changing facilities. Beer garden looks good for summer and a nice walk along the canal on the doorstep. An all round fantastic pub, we will be back! P.S. I ate all the pies - IYKYK ;)

Lovely old village pub. Food was limited to pizzas last time but now it does GREAT pies with chips, veg and gravy. Also desserts. Soft drinks way overpriced at £4.20 for a pint of lemonade and lime!

Just a great pub really, it’s out of the way, it has a really nice atmosphere, a good selection of real ale and ciders, the food was great quality and good value and really tasty. Dog and child friendly too.

Fab pub and an excellent Sunday dinner

Just had a lovely meal in a lovely pub, rugby on the TV followed by darts, great pub!

lovely lovely place. food was magnificent. proper pies, gorgeous. great atmosphere. park up as well for campervans. next to the canal for a walk. brilliant.

My "home" pub. Near the Grantham canal for walks. Good selection of ales and craft ales. Kiddies garden at the back. Excellent food and choices Some great beers for the Hick Fest and Scarecrow weekend.

Really lovely roast dinner and pudding. Best roast we have had at a pub in a long while. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing selection of beers and great service

Food was delicious, I had the roast pork & it was very tender with a nice piece of crispy crackling, lovely roast potatoes & yourkshire pudding. Not long to wait, definitely recommend!

Great village pub great range of seating areas....food looked really good... will definitely be back 🙂

Called in here on the off chance for a Sunday lunch after finding it on a motor home stopover app and we really weren’t disappointed! It was coming up for 4pm and it had clearly been a very busy service. The bar was still very busy and after a bit of a wait we were served by a lady who we now know was Kirsty. She was so friendly and helpful despite being very busy. She explained the kitchen closes at 4pm and to order asap. We ordered straightaway. Kirsty came over to explain that as the kitchen should be closing but they’d had a few late tables drop in they were cooking a fresh batch of roast potatoes and we would be waiting about 1/2 an hour. We were quite happy with this and impressed to be kept informed. The food arrived and wow it was absolutely delicious! The mini sausages we’d added on were fabulous and so tasty, the roast beef was succulent and cooked perfectly. A huge home cooked Yorkshire pudding and lovely mash and veg with delicious gravy. I’m very observant and also work in a kitchen and I did note the kitchen staff leaving after their shift and they looked clean and well presented (this is always a big plus for me) I really cannot rate this pub high enough for friendliness and superb food and service. Well done to all the team. We will definitely be back, and at some point we look forward to a stay overnight in our motor home 👌👌

Fab little place, we ordered way too much but took it home for seconds and thirds once we had recovered 😆 will be back for a pie night!

Lieu très agréable. Bel établissement. La cuisine est traditionnelle. Les légumes sont excellents !! Nous avons bien apprécié ce moment convivial. Merci pour votre gentillesse, votre accueil. A découvrir!!!

Beautiful Sunday meal. Staff so nice. All very friendly. Very dog friendly to.

Went for Sunday lunch and it felt very underwhelming. The two roast potatoes were chewy. They had clearly been pre cooked and not heated up fully (or microwaved) the veg was very plain and barely warm. 1 Yorkshire pudding, small amount of mash and the stuffing tasted like it was a week old. Flavourless and chewy. The pork was OK but barely warm. It's a real shame as it cost £15.50

We visited the area and found this lovely pub near the Hickling basin. We found the pub and staff very accommodating and friendly for our visit , so much we've been 3 times now. Some cracking ales to be had which I did. Well worth a visit in a ideal setting and super dog friendly. Thanks guys

Four of us called for a bite to eat this evening, two had fish and chips one had Pie ( it was pie night ) the other had a steak. Everyone really enjoyed their food, the steak was excellent and perfectly cooked ( rare ). Service was spot on and all very reasonably priced. Special mention for our server ( Kirsty ) incredible tray skills 😉 Thanks to all involved for a nice evening !

such a lovely pub and the staff are amazing! The lovely Kirsty even drove us to the nearby vineyard when we couldn't get a taxi quick enough (thanks again!)

Fantastic Pub offering superb food and specialist Ales. Nice staff, relaxed, chilled atmosphere. Awesome place

Great food, great service, lovely staff

A great place for beer and food

Found this pub by accident. What a little gem. Real ale. Great location, great food. Even the chips are "Real". Definitely recommend this place.

Good pub good beers on good real ale on as well good friendly staff

Great food, great drinks, great staff, great location. A truly great find 😊

I’m currently touring the country in my camper and was allowed to park over night if we had food and drinks, so that’s exactly what we did. The bar tender was very knowledgeable about what was on and all in all I would definitely recommend

I booked The Plough Inn for the hen do I was organising. We booked the table for 15 people. Kirsty and the team were amazing! The entire hen party had nothing but positive things to say about The Plough Inn. Kirsty listened to everything we wanted, to make sure the party was personalised, wonderful, and fun. She put our party in our own room and decorated it beautifully with the decorations we provided. A very friendly service and we recieved our pre-ordered meals promptly. The staff were not fazed by having a large party in the pub! The roast was delicious and the cauliflower cheese was the group's favourite- and it was agreed some of the best cauliflower cheese we had ever had! The Plough Inn is a lovely pub, with great staff and delicious food - I would recommend everyone to go!

Really impressed with staff and service. Booked a table for Sunday lunch with my elderly father who has mobility issues and they made a note to give us a table with minimal walking. It was also very reassuring to know there was a toilet for the disabled. My father requested his veg be cooked longer than usual and the staff made a note of this and sure enough his veg had been cooked longer than mine. A lovely pub, wish it was our local. Particularly good for anyone with mobility issues.

Good selection of gins and ales with good quality tasty food.

Popped in for a quick drink after walking. Cozy pub with many options.

We enjoyed a lovely meal in a typically English pub. The staff were very helpful, attentive and great fun. The games on each table were a real nice touch. We both had such an enjoyable evening and will definitely be going back. Many thanks

Food mediocre and the place has really gone downhill very scruffy.

Menu a bit limited but they do they do well.

Brilliant beer and great landlord and lady.

Great pub, lovely laid back atmosphere. Dog and child friendly. Woman behind the bar was so lovely. Food was yumm. Will be back!

Great beer, great food, great atmosphere, great company. The perfect English pub experience.

Lovely friendly landlord and staff - always top range of beers and fabulous walks on the canal what’s not too like ?

Always a great experience. The beer selection is fantastic

Not open on a Friday lunchtime.. was looking forward to a lovley bowl of soup and pint 😒

Fantastic Place. Cycle past this pub all the time and never been in.....well I'll go more now. Wonderful Sunday roast with all the trimmings and specific gravy for each meat!! Wonderful service and a great range of beers

Just visited tonight for the 1st time. We're from a neighbouring village and decided to try it out. Food was excellent, friendly staff, good prices, various ales to choose from, great atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Lovely food, they were able to accommodate my wife's dietary requirements. All the staff were excellent.

Great food, the lamb pie was amazing. Attentive staff. We stayed in our motorhome in the car park which was reasonably flat, we had a peaceful nights sleep. Will definitely be back

Wow. What a lovely place. How to visit again soon.

Great atmosphere, good food. Landlord and staff very attentive.

Pub is doing well under the new management. Good food, with real and craft ale. Sunday lunch particularly good. Pleasant staff.

Great food, lovely location, friendly staff. Always had here, whenever I'm in the area

A superb village pub run by knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating hosts. Wide range of drinks available. We went for Sunday lunch which was beautifully cooked and delicious. You definitely need to book to avoid disappointment. Highly recommended!

Really good beers on tap. A good selection of craft as well as lagers and interesting Ales. Went for Sunday lunch, really good quality food, just the right amount to make you want a dessert - and the desserts were good. Lovely setting, yep - nothing bad, would highly recommend

The pub itself is a beautiful and interesting building. Check out the snug and the top bar especially. Some interesting old photos and lovely traditional feel. The menu is great for those of us that want to continie supporting pubs but don't always want or are able to spend a fortune. I had a lovely generous fish pie for £10 ...amazing value!! The There is plenty of choice for all pockets. Great range of well kept real ale and craft beers. Parking is flat and spacious with a big beer garden. Staff are super helpful & very dog friendly. Lovely canal walks on the doorstep..Keep up the great work guys. We will be back!

Fav place especially for a Sunday roast!

I wish I lived closer. Good to drop in whilst out cycling. Great cask selection.

Great pub quiz on Thursday nights!!

Very poor Sunday lunch, tasteless and pre cooked , really poor and to much to list here. nice place nice people but hopefully we just choose a bad day.

Yummy Sunday lunch with the family

Great selection of beers in a superb location. Well worth a visit.

Excellent food, friendly staff and good prices. Even played pool. Perfect for our family. Highly recommend. Thanks

Lovely place which is a genuine village pub which serves simple but great food. There is a wide range of craft beers with tastings offered in case you're not sure. The thing that really swings it though is the staff who are all, without exception, fantastic. I'd fully recommend you visit for a drink, a meal or even a haircut (Tuesday evenings).

Decent vegan food - gr8 place for a pint as well

Lovely location, very good food including vegetarian options. Good range of beers. Owners are very nice.

Followed signs off main road en route to Derbyshire. Friday night is pizza night! Superb authentic pizza, delicious fries and onion rings and Suffolk beer and cider. Great service, and lots of seating inside and outside.

After 45 years still come back !

Hidden gem of a pub. Great for families and parties of adults. There is a pool table as well as a range of games to play. Fantastic range of ales and lager's with different rooms available to suit your vibe. Would recommend as a refreshment after a walk along the canal.

Nice beer, Good food, really nice canal side pub.

Lovely landlord and landlady Lovely food. Amazing chips.

Good selection of real ale and craft keg. Lovely staff amd a great setting. Back next week