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Sheaf Of Arrows

A child and dog friendly pub serving food in Cranborne.

Welcome to The Sheaf of Arrows, Cranborne.

One of Dorset's best pubs, offering a warm and inviting atmosphere to all.

Serving a wide selection of ales, beers, wines and spirits and a varied food menu, offering pub classic's to freshly made pizza's, there is something for everyone.

For those looking to extend their visit to Cranborne we offer comfortable accommodation, please see our rooms page for more details.

We host a popular Quiz night, anyone is welcome to play and we offer function hire for any special occasion that you wish to celebrate.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

4 The Square, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5PR
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http://www.sheafofarrows.co.uk/

Facilities include: Real Ale, Outside Seating, 2-5 Rooms, Traditional, Quiz, Function Hire Available, Lunch, Dinner, Beer, Wine, Cider, Tea & Coffee, Spirits, Dogs Allowed in Bar Area, Family Friendly ,

Mon - Sun: Closed

Drink % Brewery
Fortyniner 4.9 Ringwood Brewery Ltd

Fortyniner is named after the 1849 gold rush. Golden in colour and brewed to 4.9%, Ringwood has been brewing this classic beer since 1978’.

Tasting Notes: Golden brown, dry, toffee flavoured ale

Guinness Draught 4.2 Diageo

Rich and creamy. Distinctive, Ruby Red colour. Velvety in its finish. This iconic beer was developed in 1959 and launched as a celebration of the 200 years anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing his 9,000-year lease.

Tasting Notes: Aroma: Sweet smelling with a coffee and malty nose 
 Flavour: Perfect balance of bitter and sweet with malt and roast characters Palate: Smooth, creamy and balanced

Otter Ale 4.5 Otter Brewery

Imagine a piece of beautifully polished mahogany and you’ve got the deep, rich tones of Otter Ale. The malty aroma and hints of fruit provide a first clue to the flavour but the taste goes further and finishes in a strong combination of fruit and some bitterness.

Tasting Notes: A pale brown, well balanced beer, with a predominant hop and malty taste and aftertaste.

Proper Job 4.5 St Austell Brewery

A powerfully authenic IPA, Proper Job is brewed with a blend of imported American hops. It is a real treat of a beer with a growing reputation and loved by beer enthusiasts far and wide.

Tasting Notes: Perhaps the forerunner of all modern IPAs in the UK, Proper Job regularly wins awards, both from within the brewing industry and also at CAMRA Beer Festivals. The awards include the prestigious Champion Bottle Beer at CBoB and Champion Premium Best Bitter at the SIBA National Beer Festival. Proper Job is also supported with a unique online supporter's scheme called Proper Job Ambassadors. Here a growing group of fans and enthusiasts are encourage to tweet/post ect their enjoyment of Proper Job to the world! It's a great way to support new stockists or listings with retailers.

Sixpenny Best 3.8
Exmoor Fox 4.2 Exmoor Ales Ltd

As subtle as the creature after which it is named, this is one of Exmoor Brewery’s most popular ales.

Tasting Notes: Four malts are mixed in the mash tun and deliver a graceful and sleek malty mouthfeel. Hops are Goldings, producing a burst of delicate citrus and slight spice on the mid-palate, and Progress, which soothes the finish with a soft bitterness, while more malt comes forth to produce a delicious and lingering bittersweet character.

Hedge Hop 4.9

Deep biscuity maltiness balanced with exotic fruits and spiciness

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Betty Stogs 4.0 Skinner's Brewery

A quirky character yes, from Cornish folklore, Betty Stogs was reputedly full-bodied, golden-hearted and just a little fruity. So, you can see why we chose to name our award-winning, smooth-drinking amber ale after her.

Tasting Notes: With whole-flower Celeia, Northdown and Aurora hops alongside malted barley and wheat, this is a Cornish twist on a classic smooth-drinking ale. The light malty aroma leads to a floral, even cedar taste, and a sharp tang of bitter grapefruit leaves a lasting impression; just like Betty herself…

Best Bitter 3.8 Ringwood Brewery Ltd

An ideal balance of hoppy happiness and tangy citrus, our classic Best Bitter is plenty refreshing to hit the s

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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.

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.

Dorset Gold 4.5 Palmers Brewery

A bright, upbeat golden ale packed with refreshing, zesty and thirst-quenching flavours from the very heart of Dorset's Jurassic Coast.

Tasting Notes: A bright, upbeat golden ale packed with refreshing, zesty and thirst-quenching flavours from the very heart of Dorset's Jurassic Coast.

Abbot Ale 5.0 Greene King PLC

Full flavoured, smooth and mature taste with fruit cake characters , a malty richness and superb hop balance.

Tasting Notes: Mahogany in colour and brewed for longer to create a rich malty, and mature flavour.

Carling 4.0 Coors Brewers Ltd

The masterful blend that balances depth of flavour with the thirst quenching refreshment of the UK’s no.1 lager

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Grolsch 5.0 Molson Coors

Grolsch is an international premium beer of Dutch origin. Grolsch Premium Lager is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law), using no other ingredients than malted barley, hops and water.

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Old Speckled Hen 4.5 Greene King PLC

A distinctive rich malty taste bursting with toffee character, fruity aroma and deliciously smooth.

Tasting Notes: Auburn Copper in colour with a distinctive malty and toffee taste.

Sam fm 4.2

An amber coloured premium best bitter, with a good balance of English malt and American hops.

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Guest Ales 0.0

We also have guest ales available, please ask our staff for more details.

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Exmoor Gold 4.5 Exmoor Ales Ltd

In the world of beer the eyes have it when it comes to ordering ale, something that Exmoor completely understand back in 1986 when they produced the first modern Golden Ale, Exmoor Gold.

Tasting Notes: In the glass, Exmoor Gold is an appetising and enticing gold in colour. The nose is an interplay between a fresh bouquet of grassy and floral hop and a subtly soft, fluffy caramel-tinged maltiness. The palate sees more balance between gentle grainy maltiness and sprightly floral, citrusy fresh hop fruitiness

Foster's 3.7 Heineken

Foster's is the ultimate ice-cold refreshment. Its balance of subtle fruitiness and vanilla is ideal for the sweeter-toothed lager lover. The perfect session beer to enjoy with mates.

Tasting Notes: A light-coloured lager style, it presents full malt character with a balanced clean hop bitterness. Combined with a slightly hoppy, but yeasty/malty nose, Foster's lager is a full bodied beer with excellent drinkability.

Kronenbourg 1664 5.0 Heineken

Kronenbourg 1664's pleasure is in its light lemon and herbal flavours from the Alsace hops, and clean bittersweet finish.

Tasting Notes: This exceptional beer originated in Alsace in Eastern France and is brewed with the exclusive Strisselspalt hop, known as the caviar of hops, which gives it its unique aromatic and fruity flavour.

Stowford Press 4.5 Westons Cider

A refreshing medium-dry sparkling cider that is bursting with the delicious flavour of crisp cider apples

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Thatchers Haze 4.5

A cloudy premium cider bursting with flavour. Crafted with Jonagold eating apple to create its crisp sweet finish.

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Single Room 1 available £35.00pp

Comfortable and inviting room. With an en-suite shower and TV and Tea/Coffee Making facilities.

Double Room 2 available £35.00pp

Comfortable and inviting room. With an en-suite and TV and Tea/Coffee Making facilities. There is a £10 per night single occupancy charge.

Family Room 1 available £35.00pp

Comfortable and inviting room. Double and single bed. With an en-suite and TV and Tea/Coffee Making facilities. There is a £10 per night single occupancy charge.

We serve the following food styles:

Traditional

Menu

Choose a meal (from a selected range) and a tea or coffee for just £6.50

Available Tuesday to Friday, Lunchtimes only.

Choice of Meals