The Dambusters Inn
reopened on Monday, 17^th May 2021 at 12:00

Opening Times:

Sunday 12:00 – 19:30

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday 12:00 – 22:00

Wednesday 12:00 – 22:00

Thursday 12:00 – 22:00

Friday 12:00 – 23:00

Saturday 12:00 – 23:00

TASTE of Excellence FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2018

Sponsored by LINCOLNSHIRE LIFE MAGAZINE

In the Dining Pub of the Year category — the Dambusters Inn was awarded a Gold Citation at the LINCOLNSHIRE LIFE MAGAZINE ‘TASTE of excellence’ FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2018. The Awards were announced on Thursday 1st November 2018, following five months of voting from members of the public — the results were drawn from over 15,000 nominations for almost 2,000 businesses.

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Eating with us:

Excepting Bank Holidays, please note that we do not cook on Monday

Evenings – Tuesday to Saturday

Lunchtime – Tuesday to Saturday

Sunday – Lunchtime only

(Please note; our kitchen is CLOSED on SUNDAY EVENING)

Our menu is available during the following hours:

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RESTAURANT HOURS

Sunday — 12:00 to 16:00

Monday — CLOSED

Tuesday — 12:00 until 16:00 and then 17:00 until 20:30

Wednesday — the same as Tuesday.

Thursday — the same as Tuesday.

Friday — the same as Tuesday.

Saturday — the same as Tuesday.

Eating with us in the Evening: Tuesday to Saturday

This menu, updated on Friday 18^th June 2021, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.

Starters

Soup of the Day

with Toast and Butter. – £6·00

Chicken Liver Pâté

with Onion Chutney and Toast. – £6·00

Warm Fosters’ Pork Pie

with Piccalilli – £6·00

Salt and Pepper Squid

with Garlic Mayonnaise. – £7·50

Smoked, Sliced Salmon

with Bread and Butter – £8·00

Mains

Grimsby Haddock

with Hand–Cut Chips, Mushy Peas,
Homemade Tartare Sauce and
a Lemon Wedge. – £13·50

Sirloin Steak ( eight ounces )

with Hand-Cut Chips, Garlic Roasted Tomato, Field Mushroom and Onion Rings. – £22·00
(add Peppercorn or Stilton Sauce for £2·50)

Steak and Ale Pie

with Mashed Potato or Hand-cut Chips,
Vegetables and Gravy. – £13·50

Homemade Beef Lasagne

with Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Bread
and Side Salad. – £11·00

Chilli Con Carne

with Steamed Wild Rice — topped with Sour Cream, Cheese and Jalapeño. – £11·00

Whole-Tail Scampi

with Hand–Cut Chips, Dressed Salad, Homemade Tartare Sauce and a Lemon Wedge. – £10·50

Nut Roast

with Melting Goats’ Cheese, Sweet Potato Fries and Pickled Vegetables. – £12·00

Dambuster Burger

with Barbeque Sauce, Smoked Bacon, Cheese, Rocket, Beef Tomato, Coleslaw and Hand–cut Chips. – £13·50

Side Orders

Hand–cut Chips – £3·50

Portion of Vegetables – £3·00

Bread and Butter – £2·00

Onion Rings – £4·50

Coleslaw – £2·50

Side Salad – £2·00

Gravy – £2·50

Garlic Bread – £3·00

Sandwiches — £7·50
with Hand–cut Chips and Chilli Sauce.

( Available from 12:00 until 16:00. )

Roast Beef, Horseradish Sauce and Rocket.

Roast Ham, Mustard and Leaves.

Cheese and Spring Onion Mayo.

Roast Turkey, Cranberry and Leaves.

Fosters’ Haslet with Piccalilli and Leaves.

Bar Snacks

Hand–cut Chips – £3·50

Hand–Chips and Cheese – £4·50

Onion Rings – £4·50

Mozzarella Sticks with Chilli Sauce – £5·50

Desserts

Warm Chocolate Brownie

with Ice Cream – £5·50

Sticky Toffee Pudding

with Custard. – £6·00

Trio of Ice Creams:

Vanilla, Toffee and Strawberry. – £5·50

Belgian Waffle

with Toffee Ice Cream. – £5·50

Extra Custard. – £1·50

Extra Scoop of Ice Cream. – £1·90

Please consult a member of staff regarding
Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy

Thursday 05^th March 2020

The

Lincoln CAMRA
‘PUB OF THE YEAR 2020’
AWARD

Has Been Awarded To:

Dambusters Inn · Scampton

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With Our Thanks
to the Ladies and Gentlemen of
the Campaign for Real Ale

THIS AWARD IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED

Please meet the Dambusters Team

Alex Brufton

Andy Lambley

Annie Metcalfe

Bradley Bell

Cheryl Downes

Cynyr Jones

Ellie Jones

George Osmond

Gill Frith

Greg Algar

Henry Shields

Jack Osmond

James Staddon

Josh Kenny

Kim Pickett

Lauren Young

Morgan French

Sam Paine

Simon Carter

Skye Bell

Sophie Young

Steve Plews

Teah Kenny

Walter Robinson

As a guide, here is the list of Ales serving at
12:00hrs on Sunday 20^th June 2021

HOPTIMISM — from Milestone Brewery, Cromwell, Newark
(ABV 3·6%)

ROISTER — from Brumaison Ltd., Marden (ABV 4·0%)

DIPLOMAT (Chocolate Stout) — from Beermats Brewing Company, Winkburn
(ABV 4·6%)

1721 (Plum Porter) — from Tom Herrick’s Brewery,
Carlton on Trent
(ABV 5·0%)

MASTERPIECE – from Heritage Brewing Co.
Burton upon Trent
(ABV 5·6%)

COMING NEXT . . .

Here is a List of the Ales COMING NEXT

(listed in alphabetical order)

1381 — (ABV 3·8%)

BITS & PIECES — (ABV 4·0%)

BREAKING BREAD — (ABV 5·1%)

BULLION — (ABV 4·5%)

CITRA — (ABV 4.2%)
(Ossett Brewing Company)

DECADENCE — (ABV 4·4%)

MORE’S HEAD — (ABV 3·7%)

SPITFIRE AMBER — (ABV 4·2%)

Below, our selection of
Award-winning
Herefordshire Craft Ciders from
CELTIC MARCHES
Wyer Croft, Bishops Frome.

For eight generations, CELTIC MARCHES have been farming two–hundred acres of luscious lined orchards in Herefordshire to bring us these
award–winning ciders — made from eight cider apple varieties, grown, pressed and then carefully blended.

The ciders are (quite obviously) not made from concentrate and they are both gluten free and vegan.

Your good health!

SLACK ALICE medium dry cider
(ABV 4·6%)

THUNDERING MOLLY medium cider
(ABV 5·2%)

ABRAHALLS AM MEDIUM medium dry cider
(ABV 6·0%)

CAMRA LocAle

What is CAMRA LocAle?

CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs stocking locally brewed real ale.

The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local produce and an increased awareness of ‘green’ issues.

The Dambusters Inn enthusiastically supports this admirable initiative by the Lincoln Branch of CAMRA, launched at the 2009 Lincoln Beer Festival. The scheme features breweries located within twenty-five miles of the Dambusters Inn.

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) — Campaigning for Real Ale since 1971

CAMRA’s GOOD BEER GUIDE 2021
Published on Thursday, 29^th October 2020. — Now in its Forty–Eighth Edition, the Good Beer Guide is fully revised and updated each year to feature recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale.

In the Guide, the listing for the Dambusters Inn reads:

Some pubs are special places of pilgrimage, and 10 visitors’ books are testament to the international reputation of this multi award–winning village local.

The Dambusters is a living testament to the eponymous WWII squadron, with memorabilia displays worthy of a national museum and an annual commemorative beer festival drawing drinkers from near and far to toast the 617 Squadron heroes.

This is a proper pub, a flourishing microbrewery — two beers brewed by the landlord are usually available — and a popular food destination.

Situated at the end of RAF Scampton’s runway, it is a perfect venue for plane spotting.

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The image of the Guide Book above is linked to CAMRA’s website and the information you need to discover more about the Campaiagn for Real Ale.

The reviews in the Guide are based entirely on nomination and evaluation by CAMRA members.

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AT THE SIGN OF THE DAMBUSTERS INN . . .

GREG’S BREWERY — WAS LAUNCHED AT 16:00hrs on Saturday, 14th December 2013

A newly-built microbrewery situated behind the pub in the neatly kept garden of the Dambusters Inn has been very successfully producing an interesting variety of beers brewed by the Landlord, Greg Algar, for over six years.

Friday 11^th May 2018

Simon Atack, one of the world’s foremost military aviation and naval artists, has graciously and generously permitted a special reproduction of his painting, Hopgood’s Courageous Run to form the design of our new Pub Sign.

We thought it appropriate to make this new sign in recognition of and to mark the eightieth anniversary of OPERATION CHASTISE.

Of his approach to his work, Simon has written;

‘I want to respectfully honour the memories of good and courageous young people, regardless of their flag of nationality, and the aircraft in which they performed their duty, sacrificed their lives and won a better tomorrow for all of us.’

All of us at the Dambusters Inn feel deeply honoured to have this fine work of art displayed for all to see and enjoy . . . and remember.

Our sincerest thanks to Simon Atack

P.S. The original painting has been sold.

Read Simon’s vivid and deeply moving account of Flt. Lt. John Vere Hopgood DFC & Bar as he made his ill–fated attack on the Möhne Dam in the early hours of 17th May 1943.

Lancaster pa474 overflies the Dambusters Inn on Thursday, 16 May 2013

Photograph by David Cash

Eating with us at Lunch-time: Tuesday to Saturday
12:00 to 16:00.

This menu, updated on Friday 18^th June 2021, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.

Starters

Soup of the Day

with Toast and Butter. – £6·00

Chicken Liver Pâté

with Onion Chutney and Toast. – £6·00

Warm Fosters’ Pork Pie

with Piccalilli – £6·00

Salt and Pepper Squid

with Garlic Mayonnaise. – £7·50

Smoked, Sliced Salmon

with Bread and Butter – £8·00

Mains

Grimsby Haddock

with Hand–Cut Chips, Mushy Peas, Homemade Tartare Sauce
and a Lemon Wedge. – £13·50

Sirloin Steak ( eight ounces )

with Hand-Cut Chips, Garlic Roasted Tomato, Field Mushroom
and Onion Rings. – £22·00 (add Peppercorn or Stilton Sauce for £2·50)

Steak and Ale Pie

with Mashed Potato or Hand-cut Chips, Vegetables and Gravy. – £13·50

Homemade Beef Lasagne

with Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Bread and Side Salad. – £11·00

Chilli Con Carne

with Steamed Wild Rice — topped with Sour Cream,
Cheese and Jalapeño. – £11·00

Whole-Tail Scampi

with Hand–Cut Chips, Dressed Salad, Homemade Tartare Sauce
and a Lemon Wedge. – £10·50

Nut Roast

with Melting Goats’ Cheese, Sweet Potato Fries and Pickled Vegetables. – £12·00

Dambuster Burger

with Barbeque Sauce, Smoked Bacon, Cheese, Rocket, Beef Tomato, Coleslaw and Hand–cut Chips. – £13·50

Side Orders

Hand–cut Chips – £3·50

Portion of Vegetables – £3·00

Bread and Butter – £2·00

Onion Rings – £4·50

Coleslaw – £2·50

Side Salad – £2·00

Gravy – £2·50

Garlic Bread – £3·00

Sandwiches — £7·50
with Hand–cut Chips and Chilli Sauce.

( Available from 12:00 until 16:00. )

Roast Beef, Horseradish and Rocket.

Roast Ham, Mustard and Leaves.

Cheese and Spring Onion Mayo.

Roast Turkey, Cranberry and Leaves.

Fosters’ Haslet with Piccalilli and Leaves.

Bar Snacks

Hand–cut Chips – £3·50

Hand–cut Chips and Cheese – £4·50

Onion Rings – £4·50

Mozzarella Sticks with Chilli Sauce – £5·50

Desserts

Warm Chocolate Brownie

with Ice Cream – £5·50

Sticky Toffee Pudding

with Custard. – £6·00

Trio of Ice Creams:

Vanilla, Toffee and Strawberry. – £5·50

Belgian Waffle

with Toffee Ice Cream. – £5·50

Extra Custard. – £1·50

Extra Scoop of Ice Cream. – £1·90

Please consult a member of staff regarding
Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy

Eating with us at Sunday Lunch-time 12:00 to 16:00

This menu, updated on Sunday 13^th June 2021, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.

( Also, please note that the Kitchen is CLOSED on Sunday evening. )

Starters

Soup of the Day

with Toast and Butter. – £6·00

Chicken Liver Pâté

with Onion Chutney and Toast. – £6·00

Fosters’ Warm Pork Pie

with Piccalilli – £6·00

Salt and Pepper Squid

with Garlic Mayonnaise. – £7·50

Smoked, Sliced Salmon

with Bread and Butter – £8·00

Mozzarella Sticks

with a Sweet Chilli Sauce – £5·50

Mains

SUNDAY ROAST – £12·50
– each dish served with Roast Potatoes, Vegetables and Gravy.

Roast Topside of Beef and Yorkshire Pudding.

Honey–Roast Gammon.

Roast Breast of Turkey, Pig in Blanket and Stuffing.

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Homemade Goats’ Cheese Nut Roast. – £12·00

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Grimsby Haddock

with Hand–Cut Chips, Mushy Peas, Homemade Tartare Sauce
and a Lemon Wedge. – £13·50

Turkey, Ham Hock and Cranberry Pie

with Hand-cut Chips or Roast Potatoes, Vegetables and Gravy. – £13·50

Homemade Beef Lasagne

with Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Bread and Side Salad. – £11·00

Whole-Tail Scampi

with Hand–Cut Chips, Dressed Salad, Homemade Tartare Sauce
and a Lemon Wedge. – £10·50

Side Orders

Hand–cut Chips – £3·50

Yorkshire Pudding – £1·00

Side Salad – £2·00

Portion of Vegetables – £3·00

Cauliflower Cheese – £5·00

Bread and Butter – £2·00

Desserts

Warm Chocolate Brownie

with Ice Cream – £5·50

Sticky Toffee Pudding

with Custard. – £6·00

Trio of Ice Creams:

Vanilla, Toffee and Strawberry. – £5·50

Belgian Waffle

with Toffee Ice Cream. – £5·50

Extra Custard. – £1·50

Extra Scoop of Ice Cream. – £1·90

Please consult a member of staff regarding
Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy.

Events at the Dambusters Inn

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Dambusters Inn Events Will Be Listed Here . . .

Other Events

(updated: Sunday 30^th May 2021)

The IBCC Gardens, Memorial and Garden Café are now open.

Hub Café

To sustain and fortify you
during your Memorable visits (all–year–round) to the International Bomber Command Centre.

Hub Café Menu

. . . and this is only the BREAKFAST Menu (Available All Day)

Full English – £7·25 (2 sausages, 2 bacon rashers, 1 egg either scrambled, poached or fried, mushrooms,
baked beans, grilled tomato and a slice of either white or brown toast)

Vegetarian option available – £4·95

Bomber Breakfast – £2·95 (2 rashers of bacon and scrambled or fried egg)

Toast (2 slices) – £1·95

Breakfast Omelette (bacon and mushrooms) – £3·95

Sausage, Bacon or Egg Roll – £2·95

Toasted Teacake – £1.95

( THIS MENU CURRENT on Sunday 30^th May 2021 )

View the Full and Extensive, Hub Café Menu on the
International Bomber Command Centre website

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International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Hill, Lincoln, LN4 2HQ
telephone: 01522 514755
Opening Times:
Open six days a week Tuesday to Sunday 9:30a.m. until 5:00p.m.
(last entry to the Exhibition 4:00p.m.)
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
Closed over Christmas

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The Lincoln Branch of CAMRA ‘Country Pub of the Year 2019’ AWARD
The Lincoln Branch of CAMRA ‘Runner–Up, Pub of the Year 2019’ AWARD

Lincoln CAMRA chairman, Aaron Joyce presented both of these Awards to the Dambusters Inn on Saturday, 18th May 2019.

Photograph: Friday 05 April 2019

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CAMRA ‘LINCOLNSHIRE PUB of the YEAR 2018’ AWARD

Presented to the Dambusters Inn on Saturday, 28^th July 2018 by Bob Foulger, CAMRA Lincolnshire Area Organiser.

Our sincere thanks to CAMRA for the many hours of work they undertake (entirely voluntarily) to sustain the role of pubs at the heart of the community.

Our sincere thanks to everone who visits the Dambusters Inn and by their very presence, makes it – 'that that it is'.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who works at the Dambusters Inn - together, you and your many visitors have brought us this day.

A View From the Dambusters Inn Garden

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THE LINCOLN BRANCH of CAMRA ‘PUB OF THE YEAR 2018’ AWARD

Presented on Saturday 07th April 2018 by Aaron Joyce, the Chairman of the Lincoln Branch of CAMRA.

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THE LINCOLN BRANCH of CAMRA ‘PUB OF THE YEAR 2017’ AWARD

Presented on Saturday, 08^th April 2017 by Aaron Joyce, the Chairman of the Lincoln Branch of CAMRA.

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THE LINCOLN BRANCH of CAMRA ‘PUB OF THE YEAR 2016’ AWARD

Presented on Saturday 23rd April 2016 by Aaron Joyce, the Chairman of the Lincoln Branch of CAMRA.

ITEMS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY INTEREST

Village Venture

A Monthly Magazine Serving Eleven Local Villages

Read it online

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April 2018

Commonwealth War Graves Commission . . .

. . . honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, and ensures they will never be forgotten.

WELCOME TO SCAMPTON (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD

Every year, Scampton Church welcomes hundreds of visitors.

The Churchyard contains sixty-four Commonwealth burials of the Second World War and eight German war graves.

During the Second World War there was a Royal Air Force Station at Scampton, and in the early months of the war a plot lying to the right of the entrance was set aside for the burial of servicemen. In 1941 it became necessary to reserve further ground for this purpose and a plot in an extension of the churchyard north of the church was used.

The Commission’s objective is to make sure that the sites – from individual scattered graves to iconic cemeteries and memorials – are visited and explored as a permanent part of local heritage.

The Commission actively engages new audiences and finds innovative ways to involve the whole community with its work – through education and outreach, voluntary activity, arts and heritage projects, local research and partnership working. The Commission aims to increase local awareness of Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) sites, particularly in the UK.

Rising to the challenge of this work, a research project by members of Scampton Church intends to map and document as much personal information as can be discovered, relating to each of the service personnel buried here.

If you would like to help us in any way with this fine project then please contact us.

and . . . WELCOME to St. John the Baptist Church in SCAMPTON, Lincolnshire

image · St Manvieu War Cemetery

Rue de la Guinguette · Saint-Manvieu-Norrey · N 49° 10.612 W 0° 30.898

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May 2018

Welcome to Dave’s Daily Bread

Artisan Breads AGA home baked at The Granary, Scampton.

A range of original flavoured breads baked in a variety of sizes and styles.

All breads are made using simple, quality ingredients with no additives, colourants or preservatives. The dough is made from only quality flour, yeast, butter, water and salt – nothing else – and the flavours are hand–kneaded into the dough before shaping and allowed to prove and rise.

All breads are then baked in an AGA to ensure all–round even cooking with great results every time. Once the breads are cooled they are individually wrapped in perforated bread bags to ensure they are allowed to breath and keep fresh. Most breads are then frozen immediately in airtight bags to capture the moisture and freshness and will then keep frozen for at least three months and ready to use anytime.

(Make sure you ‘like’ the Facebook page: Dave’s Daily Bread) as you will be informed of my baking days and have the opportunity to pick up fresh from The Granary on the day.

Also note that I offer FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £10·00 within five miles of Scampton. If you live further away, I will add a small charge for fuel. I can also bake fresh for any specific, large orders; just contact me so we can discuss.

FOOTNOTE

Now, here is a very interesting additional note to Dave’s content above for visitors to this website who may be unfamiliar with the word, AGA.

AGA Cookers

AGA is an abbreviation of the company name, Aktiebolaget Gas Accumulator.

The AGA cooker is a stored–heat stove and cooker invented in 1922 by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish physicist Dr. Gustaf Dalén (1869 - 1937), who also founded the AGA Company.

In 1912, Dr. Dalen lost his sight in an explosion. Forced to stay at home, Dr. Dalen discovered that his wife was exhausted by cooking. Although blind, he was determined to develop a new stove that was capable of every culinary technique and was easy to use. It is also capable of heating a house.

In 1929 the cooker was introduced to England by Bell’s Heat Appliances.