Built in the late 1770’s as a boarding house for the brave navvies and miners who built the once longest tunnel in Britain…
The Tunnel House has been refreshing locals and travellers alike for centuries
We are in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), located next to the ornate Coates portal of the now-closed Sapperton canal tunnel. A much-loved rural inn, you will find us down our own private track just off the lane between the villages of Tarlton and Coates, a few miles down the Roman Fosse Way from the market town of Cirencester. For the moment, please park a few hundred yards away next to Tarlton Bridge. Our gates will be closed for a few months, and we politely ask that you keep to official footpaths and let our builders and tradesmen get on with their endeavours!