The History around The Houblon Inn - Oasby, Lincs

Oasby
Near Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 3NB

Telephone: 01529 455215
Free WiFi

History

Built around 1650, the inn was initially called ‘The Old Red Lion’ and later renamed after Sir John Houblon, one of the main land-owners in the area, and the first governor of the Bank of England. (Look on the back of your £50 notes!).

‘Houblon‘ is also the Flemish translation of the word ‘hop’; and ‘jets de houblon’, or ‘hop asparagus‘, is the world’s most expensive vegetable, having a market price of over £200 per kilo. (Not on our menu, by the way!)