Eat and drink · Box
The Quarryman's Arms, Box
A Butcombe pub on Box Hill above the By Brook valley, open from 8am every day for breakfast, lunch and supper, with four rooms and a garden with a view.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly
The old quarrymen's pub on the hill above Box, worth the climb for the view over the By Brook from the garden. It serves food from breakfast to supper every day, which makes it easy to fit round a walk.
- Good: Garden with views over the By Brook valley
- Good: Open from 8am every day, with breakfast
- Good: Dogs and children welcome
- Good: Covered, heated terrace for colder months
- Worth knowing: About 400m uphill from the nearest bus stop on the A4
- Worth knowing: Kitchen closes 6pm on Sundays
About
The Quarryman's Arms is a Butcombe Brewery pub on Box Hill, the old quarrymen's settlement above Box, and it says it has been a pub for more than 250 years. The reason to climb up is the garden, which looks out over the By Brook valley, with a covered and heated pergola terrace for the colder months.
It opens from 8am every day. Breakfast runs until 11am, then lunch and dinner from noon to 8.30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, 9pm from Wednesday to Saturday and 6pm on Sundays, when the roast is the thing. The menu is pub cooking from seasonal, local produce, with Butcombe Gold in the batter for the fish and chips, vegetarian and vegan dishes, a gluten-free menu on request and a children's menu. Behind the bar are Butcombe's own ales, craft beer, local cider and wine.
Dogs and children are welcome. There are four rooms, breakfast included, all with walk-in showers: Hudswell and Spring on the ground floor, Clift and Freestone on the lower ground floor. Some have the view and some take dogs for £20 each; the ground-floor rooms are not fully adapted for wheelchairs. Butcombe's booking terms give check-in from 3pm (last check-in usually 9pm, though times can vary in winter, so check before you arrive) and check-out by 11am, and its Expedia listing gives free parking. Its festive menus run from 16 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Faresaver's 231 between Bath and Chippenham stops at Box Hill Hedgesparrow Lane on the A4, about 400 metres' walk uphill from the pub. It makes a natural end to a walk on Box Hill and the common, and Lacock and Bath are each a short drive.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 08:00
| Mon | Opening | Breakfast | Food served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 to 22:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 20:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 22:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 20:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 21:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | 12:00 to 18:00 |
Food served: Lunch and dinner
Festive menus run from 16 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics · Modern British
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Vegetarian dishes · Vegan dishes · Gluten-free dishes · Children's menu
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 4
- Check-in
- From 3pm (last usually 9pm)
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Views · Real ale · Restaurant · Bar · Dogs in rooms · Wi-Fi
- History
- A pub for over 250 years
- Without a car
- Faresaver's 231 between Bath and Chippenham stops at Box Hill Hedgesparrow Lane on the A4, about 400m uphill from the pub.
Photos
A bedroom 
The bar 
The view across the valley 
Breakfast
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
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