The Plough at Cadsden

A potted history of The Plough at Cadsden

Formerly a staging post for London coaches and dating back to the 16th Century, The Plough is actually one of the oldest pubs in the Chilterns. It is said that in 1643 a wake was held here for John Hampden by his beloved Greencoats, whilst escorting his body back to the family home at Great Hampden from Thame, where he had died following the Battle of Chalgrove.

Cherry orchards were once commonplace in this part of the Chilterns and The Plough traditionally held a Cherry Pie Festival each year to celebrate the year’s crop of fruit, like so many things this festival had not been upheld into modern times. Steve and Sharon were keen to revive this tradition soon after taking over the pub and it has been run successfully for some years now and marks an unforgettable date on the first Sunday in August each year, being open to all.