Reaching the Angel Inn at the top of the High Street you stand at the centre of medieval Andover. Here the route from the West Country going towards London met the route from the south going towards Newbury.
The Angel Inn was, for many years, the largest and most prominent inn. It was rebuilt after the great fire in 1435and remains one of the most important timber frame buildings in Hampshire. It used to be called College Inn because it was owned by Winchester College and the carpenter who constructed its impressive frame also built Eton College. The Angel Inn has seen some illustrious visitors including King John, Edward I, Edward II, Henry VII, Catherine of Aragon and James II, fleeing from William of Orange.
The Angel Inn
High Street
Andover
SP10 1BL
United Kingdom