About Us
Welcome to The Addison Arms, a traditional country pub located within the village of Glatton in the heart of rural Cambridgeshire. We pride ourselves on offering a wide selection of beverages including guest ales, alongside a wide range of food, served amidst the ambience of our historic building and extensive garden.
The Addison Arms has stood in the village of Glatton since the 17th century and is named after playwright Joseph Addison, a relative of first landlord Peter Addison who built the pub after a tavern that had initially stood on the site was demolished.
It has Dutch influences in its architecture and has a notable spine-beam which was common in buildings of this period. Although extended to the rear in relatively recent times, the pub still retains its original silhouette.
History
The Addison Arms Inn Glatton was constructed in the late 17th century. A public house has stood here since early times. A tavern run by the aptly named Mrs Goodale was demolished to make way for the present building, constructed for its first landlord Peter Addison.
The Addisons had lived in the village since the mid-16th century and were one of its biggest landowners. The pub was named after Peter’s relative Joseph Addison (1672-1719), a well-known playwright perhaps best remembered for writing “A women seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes”.
