Our bar is the original cider mill of Tintern Abbey, with the Ferryman’s Cottage now part of our restaurant, but was formally connected to Tintern Abbey’s Watergate, a 13th century arch and slipway that transported people and goods to England, across the River Wye.

The Anchor has been run as a licensed premises since 1806, as the fashionable ‘Picturesque’ movement swept down the Wye Valley, bringing with it notable artists, royalty and wealthy middle classes. Touring down the river from Ross-on-Wye to Chepstow, Tintern Abbey was by far the leading attraction given it’s impressive ruins set within the winding valley scenery.

Over the years the site has been adapted and extended, which concluded in early 2018 when we sympathetically restored and re-configured the venue to create a new bar area, extended restaurant and terrace, providing more space for visitors.