Historic Inn bans Hunt meets.

[Velcrobum]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-60761938

Surprised the hunt did not purchase refreshments from them. I guess the hunt brought their own with them which seems a bit rude IMHO. I could be wrong but that is the impression I got from the article.

 

[AmyMay]

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[little_critter]

I’m not surprised the hunt didn’t buy drinks there. The last time we visited it was very naff. (Think Du Maurier themed canteen)

 

[bluehorse]

I’m not surprised the hunt didn’t buy drinks there. The last time we visited it was very naff. (Think Du Maurier themed canteen)

Way too naff for the Beaufort to even be in the near vicinity then don’t you think?

 

[Wishfilly]

I’m not surprised the hunt didn’t buy drinks there. The last time we visited it was very naff. (Think Du Maurier themed canteen)

If they expect the pub to host them, especially as their presence discourages other customers, is it not polite to spend a bit of money with the pub? Hunts don't have a right to access to private property, and they offer no benefit to the pub so surely they've got to provide a bit of a benefit for those who host them, regardless of what they actually think of the pub?

It doesn't actually take that much for landowners to remove their support from a hunt, necessarily, and I think hunts need to be really careful that they don't act in a way that's seen as dangerous or anti-social by those who host them (thinking of another hunt in Cornwall that has lost access to a lot of land this season due to some incidents last season).

 

[maggiestar]

Slightly off topic but I stayed there once in search of the Beast of Bodmin. Didn't find anything though! Regarding the hunt, I think it's a shame that the tradition has ended but I can see the pub's point of view. It must have been more hassle than than it was worth, especially if they weren't spending anything

 

[little_critter]

If they expect the pub to host them, especially as their presence discourages other customers, is it not polite to spend a bit of money with the pub? Hunts don't have a right to access to private property, and they offer no benefit to the pub so surely they've got to provide a bit of a benefit for those who host them, regardless of what they actually think of the pub?

It doesn't actually take that much for landowners to remove their support from a hunt, necessarily, and I think hunts need to be really careful that they don't act in a way that's seen as dangerous or anti-social by those who host them (thinking of another hunt in Cornwall that has lost access to a lot of land this season due to some incidents last season).

My comment was rather tongue in cheek. Yes, I agree that if there is nothing in it for the pub then no wonder they would rather not have the hassle of a load of riders and hounds rocking up.

 

[ycbm]

We have always lost money because some people won't come here because of the association with hunts. There are no pluses, all we get is minuses. They never spent any money here - they never came in.

Having hunted a lot from pub meets I think this statement might mean "they don't spend any money here or come in at any other time, and others who would spend money here all year round are being put off coming here because of the hunting link".

It would surely be the first hunt in history, otherwise, where the followers didn’t buy a drink at the bar before mounting up?

My experiences are of locals being crowded out of their own pub by the hunt folllowers, every meet.
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[MagicMelon]

Seems like it makes perfect sense what the pub has done. Why alienate its regular / other customers for the sake of a meet where nobody even bothers to buy anything. Crazy it was allowed to go on this long, I would have banned them from day 1.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Assuming that these pics (put up on FB by antis) are correct, then the hunt vehicles parked in the Jamaica Inn car park prior to the meet. It beggars belief that the hunts involved didn't think to spend some money in the pub as a thank you...



Putting pressure on venues which have historically hosted hunt meets is a very effective anti tactic.

 

[Rumtytum]

Perhaps they thought it was enough that the world famous Jamaica Inn was to be honoured by their presence.

 

[Wishfilly]

Having hunted a lot from pub meets I think this statement might mean "they don't spend any money here or come in at any other time, and others who would spend money here all year round are being put off coming here because of the hunting link".

It would surely be the first hunt in history, otherwise, where the followers didn’t buy a drink at the bar before mounting up?

My experiences are of locals being crowded out of their own pub by the hunt folllowers, every meet.
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There are also reports of hunt followers drunk driving, which is slightly contradictory with the idea of no-one buying anything at the bar- unless they drank their own alcohol in the car park, which would be beyond rude.

But regardless, the landlords has decided that hosting the hunt no longer makes business sense.

I think Cornish hunts have taken things for granted for a long time, and events last season, not relating to the East Cornwall, have caused a real change in attitude, so all Cornish hunts now need to be very careful.

 

[Clodagh]

I work at a pub which hosts the hunt. The pub supplied a lot of port and whisky punch and roast potatoes and so on. No one came in and bought anything.
When we hunted in Essex, back in the legal days, hunt followers would have been crowding the bar.
It’s discourteous to your hosts to not even buy a drink.

 

[Rowreach]

I thought Jamaica Inn was well known for being a tourist destination, not somewhere that had too many "locals". It's more of a theme pub, so I can't imagine too many tourists knowing or caring that the hunt met there.