Fox and Grapes - Hawarden

Opening times of the
Fox and Grapes

Mon - Thur 12noon - 11pm
Fri-Sat 12noon - 12am
Sun 12noon - 11pm

Food Serving times
Fox and Grapes

Mon - Thur 12noon - 2pm
Mon - Thur 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 12noon - 2pm
Fri 5:30pm - 9pm
Sat 12noon all day 9pm
Sun 12noon all day 8pm

Tel: 01244 532565
Fax: 01244 532565
E: foxandgrapes@hotmail.co.uk

Fox and Grapes as it was in 1800

The Fox and Grapes Public House is situated on the Highway Hawarden. The village itself is close to the welsh border and has a great deal of history due to one former resident. W.E Gladstone who was four times Prime Minister and gave the village and its residents a sense of pride and well being, reflected in its instituations and buildings.
Today the orginal castle of Gladstone, although now ruins still stands and the new Gladstone Family home can be found nearby on the Gladstone family estate. The Highway, the main street in the village provides passage both north to south and east to west providing passage for carriers making Hawarden an ideal halt en-route.
This may explain the vast amount of pubs, hotels and inns that have been over the year. Yet only three remain today The Fox and Grapes being one. Very little has been recorded about the pub apart from parish meeting records from the 1700's until 1856 when the Fox Hotel was sold to Edward Bate owner of the Kelsterton Brewery and the Fox and Grapes was born!
Although many years have passed and the village trades have changed, the custom served is still very much the same as can be seen in the advert from the 1800's.
Today the Fox and Grapes has been kept a traditonal public house with a warm and friendly atmosphere. Situated around the pub can be found many pictures and information about the village dating back to the 1800's.