Standing remotely on the banks of the tidal River Severn The Inn marks the site of an ancient ford or passage, across this, the longest river in Britain. St Augustine the first Archbishop or Canterbury is recorded as crossing at Arlingham, in 604AD to meet Welsh Christians at the Synod of the Oak, a few hundred yards upstream. What a pity he missed the splendid food and accommodation of today.

This history together with the tranquil setting and broad vistas of river and forest are now complemented by an excellent Restaurant, with rooms, offering the highest standards of welcome, the freshest and most delicious foods, the finest wines. Everything in fact that makes top English Inns the envy of the world.

Samuel Johnson once said "There is nothing which has been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as a Good Inn." The Old Passage is run by Sally Pearce and they are supported by a young, skilled and enthusiastic team.