The Foresters Country Pub
A great country pub...
The Foresters is a great country pub located in the middle of the woodland between Church Crookham and Aldershot. Decorated with wood taken from the plentiful trees around the building, the place steeped in history. The Foresters was first licensed in 1857!
The perfect place to stop after your woodland walk!
Testimonials
Read MoreLove this place. 2/3rds of the way round our walk through Velmead woods. Great beer. Good food. Dog friendly. Large garden with lots of tables spaced appropriately. Relaxed and pleasant. Staff really friendly. Visit, you will enjoy it.
A pub with great food
The Foresters proudly remains a friendly country pub. That means great fresh food, quality cask ale and a diverse selection of draught beer.
Pop in for a drink, a snack or a delicious meal – all of our food is fresh and made on site.
Come and see for yourself…
A woodland walk
A short walk from Church Crookham, and surrounded by woodland, we are the perfect place to stop after your walk.
Dating back to the 1800s
The Foresters was built in the 1800s, as one might expect from its name. Originally one of 3 Inns in the area built to look after the captains of the horse drawn barges that used the Basingstoke canal where they would come in their ‘knee breeches and buckled shoes to slake their thirst and swap a yarn at the bar’.
Pub garden
Our well nurtured & award-winning garden to the rear whisks you away to the ‘middle of nowhere’. It has more space for customers than the pub, making it particularly popular in the summer.
Hanging basket fire
In the winter the raised ‘hanging basket’ log fire is a spectacular center feature – right in the middle of the restaurant. Find our specials on chalkboards on the fire too, as well as throughout the restaurant.
Everyone is welcome
We frequently welcome guests from the International businesses located around Farnborough Airport, as well as walkers & cyclists enjoying the woodland that surrounds us. Not to mention our four-legged friends are always welcome.