The Jolly Huntsman
The Jolly Huntsman Public House
80 Kington St Michael
Chippenham
Wiltshire, SN14 6JB
Tel: 01249 750305 Fax: 01249 758846
E-mail: thejollyhuntsman@aol.com Website: www.jollyhuntsman.com
Licensees: Helen & Simon Curtis
A Grade II listed building.
Please note that the pub is currently running bed & breakfast rooms only
(no bar or restaurant facilities).
En-suite Bed and Breakfast:
4 double rooms, ensuite.
2 twin rooms (sleeps 3), ensuite.
1 family room (sleeps 4), ensuite.
For up-to-date rates please click here.
All rooms are en-suite with colour television and tea and coffee making facilities.
**Wireless broadband in all rooms**.
Please check our website for the latest news - www.jollyhuntsman.com
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NEWS
2024
June: Message from the landlady - "Sadly, due to ill health and a lack of hospitality staff, we have had to take the difficult decision to restrict our operation to B&B only, thus no bar or restaurant facilities are available. We hope that this will be just a temporary measure and that you will understand".
2020
The Jolly Huntsman Receives Award
January 2020: The
Jolly Huntsman has received CAMRA’s Highly Commended award in its North
West Wiltshire Pub of the Year competition 2019
A big “well done” to
the keeper of the village beer, Simon Curtis!
2014
February: Helen & Simon of The Jolly Huntsman attended the Finalists Evening for the Wiltshire Business Awards and collected their certificate, as they have qualified as finalists. The main awards evening is in April when they will find out who the winners and runners up of each category are. The Jolly Huntsman is in the 'Small Business of the Year' category.
January: The Jolly Huntsman is named Gazette & Herald "Pub of the Year 2013"
From the Gazette & Herald, 23rd January 2014:
"Husband and wife team Helen and Simon Curtis are toasting success after their pub The Jolly Huntsman at Kington St Michael, near Chippenham, was named the Gazette and Herald pub of the year for 2013.
Mrs Curtis said: “It is a fantastic start to the year. It is lovely to know that people like what we do and have voted for us. All of our team works very hard but something like this makes it all worthwhile.”
The free house prides itself on being at the centre of the community and creating a warm welcome for people who come from outside the area. Mrs Curtis said: “We have fantastic local support and this creates a really good atmosphere in the bar. People who aren’t local who come in often find they quickly become part of a conversation.”
The couple regularly work 18 hours a day but allow themselves two evenings a week off. Mrs Curtis said: “We work seven days a week but we really love what we do. It is more than just a job, for us it is a way of life.”
The pub stocks a large variety of real ales and likes to support local micro-breweries. It is well known for its good food and also has a bed and breakfast business.
Mrs Curtis gets up at 6.30am every day to prepare breakfast and it is rare for her to be in bed before 1am.
Mr Curtis, 37, has two children Jack, and Ella, who stay every other weekend and are happy to fit in with pub life. The couple met when Mrs Curtis, 44, was a barmaid at The Jolly Huntsman and her husband was a regular. When the pub came on the market about ten years ago they bought it and have been building its success ever since."
