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The Fortescue Arms

A child and dog friendly pub serving food with Sky TV in Sleaford.



The Fortescue Arms

 

Welcome to The Fortescue Arms, an attractive 16th
century pub in the beautiful village of Billingborough, Lincolnshire on the
edge of The Fens.

We pride ourselves in serving the best ales and
beer, an excellent selection of wines and spirits, and a fresh, home cooked pub
menu that is sure to appeal to all tastes.









Whether you are joining us for a drink at the bar,
a family meal or perhaps just to sample our wide range of gins, then we are
sure you will leave with a smile on your face.


27 High Street, Billingborough, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 0QB
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01529 240228

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Facilities include: Real Ale, Outside Seating, Restaurant, Traditional Sunday Roast, Live Music, Cathedral/Church, Terrestrial, Woods, Country, Village, Traditional, Cask Ale Week, SIBA, We're award winners, Good Pub Guide, Separate food area, Quiet area, Power sockets, CAMRA Local pub, CAMRA – district, European, Gastro, Function Hire Available, Lunch, Dinner, Dog walks nearby, Beer, Wine, Cider, Tea & Coffee, Grill , Weddings, Dogs Allowed in Bar Area , Christenings, Funerals, Spirits, Dogs Allowed in Bar Area, TripAdvisor, Family Friendly , Log Burner , Whisky , ITV Box Office,

Mon: 17:00 - 22:00, 17:30 - 22:00
Tue - Thu: 12:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 22:00
Fri: 12:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 00:00
Sat: 12:00 - 00:00
Sun: 12:00 - 22:00

Drink % Brewery
Birra Moretti 4.6 Heineken

The ultimate Italian lager since 1859, Birra Moretti’s special blend of high quality hops creates a smooth, full bodied beer with wholemeal bread top notes which are cut by a delicate citrus note.

Tasting Notes: It is a bottom fermented beer with a golden colour. This colouring is a result of the type of malt used in brewing. Its alcohol content is 4.6% alcohol by volume. It is not a strong beer and is therefore perfect for drinking at lunch, at dinner or for evenings out with friends

Courage Directors 4.8 The Eagle Brewery - DO NOT USE

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.

Tasting Notes: Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.

Adnams Broadside 4.7 Adnams

Brewed with East Anglian malted barley and First Gold hops, Broadside is a dark ruby red beer, rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit. Broadside has been a firm favourite among Adnams beers for many years now. Originally brewed to commemorate the Battle of Sole Bay, fought over 300 years ago off the coast of Southwold, it’s since earned a special place in beer drinkers’ hearts.

Tasting Notes: Broadside has been a firm favourite among Adnams beers for many years now. Originally brewed to commemorate the Battle of Sole Bay, fought over 300 years ago off the coast of Southwold, it’s since earned a special place in beer drinkers’ hearts. Brewed with East Anglian malted barley and First Gold hops, Broadside is a dark ruby red beer, rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit.

Sharp's Atlantic Pale Ale Cask 4.2 Sharp's Brewery Ltd

Atlantic is a modern pale ale brewed to feature the best attributes of our ingredients. Succulence from two types of malt, tropical and citrus fruits from new world hops.

Tasting Notes: Atlantic is a deep golden colour. The aroma of Pale Ale is a blend of stunning citrus notes, juicy tropical fruits and fresh-picked hops with a touch of candy floss.

Tribute 4.2 St Austell Brewery

Tribute is an easy drinking pale ale.

Tasting Notes: Fresh, Orange, Grapefruit The zesty orange and grapefruit flavours are balanced with biscuit malt. The beer of South West sport, Tribute has high profile shirt sponsorships with Somerset and Gloucester CCCs as well as close relationships with both Football League clubs Plymouth and Exeter City. Tribute is also the Official Beer of South West Rugby and supports many rugby teams in the region with shirt sponsorships, plus it is the main sponsor of the Cornwall RFU whose teams are the current County Champions and holders of the Bill Beaumont Cup. We were also thrilled in 2015 for Tribute to be the main sponsor of Bristol Balloon Fiesta and in 2016 Tribute will again be a high profile partner of this wonderful event. All told, there is plenty to look forward to for Tribute in the coming year.

Sharp's Doom Bar Amber Ale 4.0 Sharp's Brewery Ltd

Doom Bar is a perfectly balanced beer combining subtle yet complex flavours, Doom Bar is both satisfying and deliciously moreish.

Tasting Notes: “The aroma of Doom Bar combines an accomplished balance of spicy resinous hop, inviting sweet malt and delicate roasted notes. The mouth feel is a perfectly balanced and complex blend of succulent dried fruit, lightly roasted malty notes and a subtle yet assertive bitterness. The bitterness remains into the finish with dry fruity notes which implore the drinker to go back for more.” Stuart Howe, Head Brewer.

Amstel 4.1 Heineken

Our classic, golden Amstel Beer, with its very distinctive and mildly bitter taste, has over the years become well known beyond the borders of its native country.

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San Miguel 5.0 Carlsberg UK Ltd

San Miguel is brewed using a special mashing process which gives the beer a fuller and slightly sweeter flavour. The unique recipe and San Miguel yeast then come together to deliver a refreshing, full bodied beer with a great taste.

Tasting Notes: San Miguel is a pale blonde Spanish pilsner style lager, with a hoppy, citrus aroma, and hoppy zesty fruity flavours with a full flavoured hoppy lingering finish. San Miguel is well suited to tapas style food, cured meats, hams and cheeses

Carling 4.1 Carling

Carling has been Britain’s best selling lager for more than three decades. It is brewed to have the perfect balance of sweetness & bitterness ensuring it is as brilliantly refreshing from the first sip to the last.

Tasting Notes: Carling has been skilfully brewed using lightly kilned British malts, aromatic hops and Carling's unique yeast to create a malty, sweet flavour, balanced with a hoppy ''clean flavoured'' bitterness and the aroma of freshly harvested grain.

Guinness Draught 4.2 Guinness

One of the world's best-loved beers, with sweet smelling aromas of coffee and malt, from the first velvety sip to the last, lingering drop, every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between is pure beauty… pure Guinness.

Tasting Notes: Unmistakeably GUINNESS®, from the first velvet sip to the last, lingering drop and every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between.

John Smiths Extra Smooth 3.6 John Smith's Brewery

John Smith’s Extra Smooth was launched in 1993 and is now the nation's number 1 ale.

Tasting Notes: The boffins say it has a distinct cereal character, with malty, caramel notes being complemented by some fruitiness. But we just think it’s a right good pint.

Becks Blue 0.0 Becks

Beck's Blue is a light, crisp and refreshing alternative with no compromise on taste. Beck’s Blue adheres to the strict Reinheitsgebot. Only when the distinctive Beck’s flavour has been allowed to fully develop is the alcohol removed.

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Budweiser 5 Budweiser

Fresh and subtle fruit notes, a delicate malt sweetness and balanced bitterness for a clean, snappy finish.

Tasting Notes: Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp and pure beer with blended layers of premium American and European hop aromas, brewed for the perfect balance of flavor and refreshment.

Estrella Damm 4.6 Sociedad Anónima Damm

Estrella Damm is a Mediterranean beer, made with malt, rice and hop, brewed with 100% natural ingredients according to the original recipe from 1876

Tasting Notes: A light malty aroma on the nose with a little spice drifting through slowly.

Newcastle Brown Ale 4.7 Heineken

Newcastle Brown Ale was first brewed in 1927 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, by Jim Porter after three years of development. Aroma: skunky, malty, sweet. Taste: artificial, metallic, sweet and malty.

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Sol 4.5 Heineken

Sol, “The Original Mexican Sunshine Beer” is a Blond Mexican, light, festive and refreshing golden coloured Pilsner-style beer with a fresh malty, fruity-lemony flavour and a soft, quenching dry finish.

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Aspall Harry Sparrow 4.6 Aspall Cyder

Harry Sparrow Classic English Cyder was created to honour the man who was Aspall’s Cyder maker for over 50 years from the early 1920’s. It reflects the rich and diverse styles of cyder Harry enjoyed both making and drinking.

Tasting Notes: Mid golden to amber in colour, Aspall Harry Sparrow is a full bodied medium dry cyder that has a wonderful fruit aroma with floral and cedar wood overtones.

Old Mout Cider Kiwi & Lime 4.0 Heineken

The ingenious pairing of aromatic kiwi and zingy lime. Mixed with cider, these natural partners create a unique combination.

Tasting Notes: Refreshing kiwi fruit character cut with tangy lime.

Strawberry - Lime 4.0 Rekorderlig Cider

Made from the purest Swedish spring water, Rekorderlig Strawberry - Lime Cider was the first to explore this unique flavour combination. Enjoy served over ice with fresh mint leaves or a real strawberry and a wedge of lime for a fresh, zesty experience.

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We serve the following food styles:

Restaurant, Traditional Sunday Roast, Traditional, European, Gastro, Grill