Dambusters Inn, Scampton, LINCOLN. Village Pub and Restaurant.

23, High Street, Scampton, Lincolnshire, LN1 2SD — Telephone: 01522 731333

Opening Times:: Sunday 12:00 – 19:30; Monday CLOSED ALL DAY; Tuesday 12:00 – 21:30; Wednesday 12:00 – 23:00; Thursday 12:00 – 23:00; Friday 12:00 – 23:00 . . . (formerly 24:00); Saturday 12:00 – 23:00 . . . (formerly 24:00)

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
Christmastide 2018
(Please note; our kitchen is CLOSED on SUNDAY EVENING)
Our menu is available during the following hours:
RESTAURANT HOURS: Sunday — 12:00 to 15:30; Monday — CLOSED ALL DAY; Tuesday — 12:00 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 19^th October 2018, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.
Starters: Pea and Ham Soup with Toast and Butter – £5·50; King Prawn Cocktail with Malted Bread and Butter – £6·50; Homemade Chicken Liver and Brandy Pâté with Leaves, Toast and Onion Chutney – £5·50; Warm Foster’s Pork Pie with Homemade Apple and Marrow Chutney – £5·50; Scottish Smoked Salmon with Malted Bread and Butter – £7·00
Mains: Battered Grimsby Haddock with Hand-Cut Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce – £12·50; Steak, Ale and Horseradish Pie with Hand-cut Chips, Green Beans, Swede and Carrot Mash, and Gravy – £13·50; Twice-cooked Pork Belly with Mashed Potato, Braised Red Cabbage, Green Beans, Crab Apple and Port Sauce
( GF ) £16·50; Dambusters Burger in a Brioche Bun with Smoked, Streaky Bacon, Cheese, French Fries and Onion Rings topped with Barbeque Sauce – £12·50; Red Thai Chicken Curry with Basmati Rice and Papadum
( GF ) £13·50; Roasted Vegetable Lasagne with Garlic Bread, Salad Garnish and Parmesan – £10·50; Ribeye Steak ( ten ounces ) with Hand-Cut Chips, Onion Rings, Mushroom and Tomato and Mixed Leaves – ( GF ) £19·50 (add Stilton or Peppercorn Sauce for £2·00)
Desserts: Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce – ( GF ) £4·50; Trio of Ice Creams: Black Cherry flavour, Salted Caramel flavour and Vanilla flavour – £4·50; Syrup Sponge with Custard – ( GF ) £4·50; Dime Bar Cheesecake-In-A-Jar £4·50; Warm Chocolate Waffle with Salted Caramel Ice Cream – £4·50; Ginger Sponge with Custard – £5·50
Hot Beverages £2·00: Tea, Filter Coffee or Hot Chocolate
Please consult a member of staff regarding Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy

As a guide, here is the list of Ales serving at 12:00hrs on Sunday, 21^st October 2018

BB BEST BITTER – from Pheasantry Brewey, East Markham (ABV 3.8%)

DAMBUSTERS ALE – from Greg’s Brewery, Scampton
(ABV 3·8%)

UPLAND ALE – from Cheviot Brewery, North Northumberland.
(ABV 3.8%)

GANGLY GHOUL – from Greene King, Bury St Edmunds
(ABV 4·2%)

REGAL BLONDE – from Oldershaw Brewery, Grantham
(ABV 4·4%)

BISHOPS FAREWELL – from Oakham Ales, Woodston
(ABV 4.6%)

BABY–FACED ASSASSIN – from Rooster’s Brewing Co. Knaresborough (ABV 6.1%)

COMING NEXT . . .
Here is a List of the Ales COMING NEXT
(listed in alphabetical order): BLACK HAG OATMEAL STOUT – (ABV 4.4%); BUCKEYE – (ABV 3.5%); CITRA – (ABV 4.2%); CWTCH – (ABV 4.6%); FLANDERS FIELDS – (ABV 3·7%); FLODDEN THIRST – (ABV 5.4%); HANDYMAN – (ABV 3.8%); IPA – (ABV 4·3%); JAIPUR – (ABV 5·9%); LIGHTNING II (ABV 4·5%); THE SCHIL – (ABV 6.0%); WOODFORDE’S WHERRY (ABV 3.8%); YARDBIRD – (ABV 4·0%)

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 2019 – Published on Thursday, 13^th September 2018 – the 46^th Edition.; In the Guide, the listing for the Dambusters Inn reads:; A village pub with a twist.; It has a unique collection of RAF memorabilia, including one wall dedicated to the memory of the airmen who took part in the legendary dambuster’s raid.; A beer festival is held in May, around the date when 617 Squadron attacked the German dams.; Sit in the rear garden and you may be treated to a display by the locally based Red Arrows.; Two beers brewed by the landlord are always on the bar.; ^{– –} * ^– * ^{– – Ö – –} * ^– * ^{– –}; 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.

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 five years.

Exterior. Day. 11 May 2018 15:52hrs. Simon Atack’s “HOPGOODS COURAGEOUS RUN” for Dambusters Inn Pub Sign

Simon Atack, Aviation Artist with his painting, Hopgood’s Courageous Run

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.

A Lancaster Bomber flies over the pub sign of the Dambusters Inn in Scampton, Lincolnshire. U.K.

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

Photograph by David Cash

Ephemera from a Private collection — Guten Appetit!
R. A. F.
EMERGENCY FLYING RATION
Mk. III: Ref. No. 27P/19; IMMEDIATELY OPENED, TRANSFER CONTENTS TO; WATERPROOF BAG: BURY EMPTY CONTAINER IN; JUNGLE OR THROW AWAY IN SEA FROM DINGHY.; SEE ALSO INSTRUCTIONS ON; WATERPROOF BAG INSIDE.

Eating with us at Lunch-time: Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 to 17:00
This menu, updated Friday 19^th October 2018, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.
Starters and Snacks: Pea and Ham Soup with Toast and Butter – £5·50; Warm Foster’s Pork Pie with Homemade Apple and Marrow Chutney – £5·50; Smoked Salmon with Dressed Leaves and Bread and Butter – £7·00; Homemade Chicken Liver Pâté with Leaves, Toast and Chutney – £5·50; Prawn Cocktail with Malted Bread and Butter – £6·50
Sandwiches served on Malted Brown Bread with Hand-cut Chips and – Sweet Chilli Sauce – £6·50: Roast Beef and Horseradish Sauce; Dambusters Cheddar Cheese and Onion ( V ); Honey Roast Ham and English Mustard
Mains: Battered Grimsby Haddock with Hand-Cut Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce – £12·50; Vegetable Lasagne with Garlic Bread, Salad Garnish and Parmesan – £10·50; Vegetable Chilli with Wild Rice, Cheese, Soured Cream, Jalapeño and Garlic Bread – £10·50; Lasagne Verdi with Garlic Bread, Salad Garnish and Parmesan – £10·50; Lincolnshire Sausage and Mashed Potato with Savoy Cabbage, Onion Rings and Onion Gravy – £10·50; Whole-Tail Breaded Scampi with Hand-Cut Chips, Salad and –
Tartare Sauce – £9·50
Desserts: Trio of Ice Creams: Black Cherry flavour, Salted Caramel flavour and Vanilla flavour – ( GF ) £4·50; Plum Tart with Custard £4·50; Dime Bar Cheesecake-In-A-Jar £4·50; Syrup Sponge with Custard – ( GF ) £4·50; Warm Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream and –
Chocolate Sauce ( GF ) £4·50
Hot Drinks £2·00: A Selection of Teas or Filter Coffee or Hot Chocolate
Please consult a member of staff regarding Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy

Eating with us at Sunday Lunch-time: 12:00 to 15:30
This menu, updated on Sunday 14^th October 2018, will vary according to season and the availability of ingredients.
( Also, please note that the Kitchen is CLOSED on Sunday evening )
Starters: Pea and Ham Soup with Toast – £5·50; King Prawn Cocktail with Marie Rose Sauce and Malted Bread – £6·50; Chicken Liver Pâté with Toast and Mixed Leaves and Chutney – £5·50; Warm Foster’s Pork Pie with Dressed Leaves and Apple and Marrow Chutney – £5·50
Mains: SUNDAY ROAST – £12·50; – each dish served with Roast Potatoes, Pork Stuffing, Pig in Blanket, Yorkshire Pudding, Gravy, Carrot and Swede, Green Beans, Cauliflower and Dambuster’s Cheese; Roast Topside of Beef (served pink); Honey-Roasted Gammon; Roast Leg of Lamb; Goats’ Cheese Nut Roast ( GF / V ); Battered Grimsby Haddock with Hand-Cut Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce – £12·50; Whole-Tail Breaded Scampi with Hand-Cut Chips, Salad and Tartare Sauce – £9·50; Lasagne Verdi with Garlic Bread, Salad and Parmesan – £10·50; Steak, Ale and Horseradish Pie with Hand-cut Chips, Swede and Carrot Mash, Green Beans and Gravy – £13·50; Chilli Con Carne with Wild Rice, Cheese, Soured Cream, Jalapeño and Garlic Bread (VEGETARIAN EDITION AVAILABLE) – £10·50
Desserts: Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream – ( GF ) £4·50; Apple and Plum Crumble with Custard £4·50; Lemon Meringue Roulade with Vanilla Ice Cream and Raspberry Coulis – £4·50; Trio of Ice Creams: Black Cherry flavour, Salted Caramel flavour and Vanilla flavour – £4·50; Warm Chocolate Waffle with Salted Caramel Ice Cream – £4·50
Hot Beverages £2·00: Filter Coffee and a Selection of Teas
Please consult a member of staff regarding Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy

CHRISTMASTIDE 2018 MENU: Available from Tuesday 04th December until Saturday 22nd December
Two Courses: £18·00 — Three Courses: £21·00
Reservations: 01522 731333 – We respectfully ask for a deposit of £10·00 per head.: During the Festive Season – Tuesday 04^th December until Saturday 22^nd December –
our Christmastide Menu 2018 will be available – with Prior Booking, – Tuesday to Saturday.
Starters: Tomato and Red Pepper Soup ( GF / V ); Trio of Smoked Salmon Terrine ( GF ); Pickled Cucumber and Caraway Seeds; Goats’ Cheese and Red Onion Tart ( V ); Leaves with Warm Honey and Balsamic Dressing
Mains: Roast Turkey; Roast Potatoes, Roast Parsnips, Pigs–In–Blankets, Sage and Onion Stuffing, and Seasonal Vegetables; Fillet of Oven-Roasted Salmon ( GF ); Prawn and Dill Cream Sauce, New Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables; Braised Blade of Beef ( GF ); Red Wine Gravy, Mashed Potato and Seasonal Vegetables; Mushroom Stroganoff ( GF / V ); Mixed Wild Mushrooms, Brandy Cream and Paprika Sauce, Wild Rice and a Parmesan Crisp
Desserts: Christmas Pudding; Brandy Sauce and Brandy Butter; Sherry, Raspberry and Jaffa Cake Trifle ( V ); New York Cheesecake ( GF / V ); Fruit Compôte and Festive Ice Cream
Please consult a member of staff regarding Gluten Free options, Food Intolerance or Allergy.

Events at the Dambusters Inn

Fireworks Display on Saturday 03^rd November 2018
in the Garden of the Dambusters Inn: Start Time · 20:00 – 20:30; You are invited to bring your own fireworks . . .; THE BIGGER, THE BETTER !

Other Events

World War I unidentified battlefield scene

11^th November 2018 - Armistice Centenary

Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning—the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.

The date is a national holiday in France, and was declared a national holiday in many Allied nations.

In some countries Armistice Day coincides with Remembrance Day and Veterans’ Day, and other public holidays.

Armistice Day is not celebrated in Germany, but a German national day of mourning Volkstrauertag has, since 1952, been observed on the Sunday closest to 16 November.

St. John the Baptist Church in SCAMPTON, Lincolnshire

On Friday 03^rd August 2018, the Royal British Legion launched a movement to say ‘Thank You’ to the First World War generation who served, sacrificed, and changed our world.

This is to encourage us all to use the last One Hundred Days before 11^th November 2018 to take part and find ways of saying ‘Thank You’.

Lost Voices Concert – WW1 Centenary

Saturday 10^th November 2018 at 19:00

Ticket Price: £5·00 – this includes a glass of Fizz – please bring your own drinks; beer, wine etc.

Tickets are available from the Dambusters Inn, Scampton
or call 07534 025737.

Remembrance Service

Sunday 11^th November 2018 at 10:15

WW1 Scampton Airfield Exhibition – WW1 Centenary

Sunday 11^th November 2018 until Friday 16^th November 2018

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

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.

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.

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.

Exterior, Dambusters Inn. Customers celebrate CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR 2016 AWARD. 23 April 2016

ITEMS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY INTEREST

October 2018

RAF INGHAM HERITAGE CENTRE

The airfield that was

Royal Air Force Station Ingham, 1940 until 1946,

and all the men and women who served here were almost forgotten . . .

image here: Exterior Day. Neglected buildings; formerly Royal Air Force Station Ingham, 1940 until 1946

In 2003 one local person was inspired to research the history of this World War II airfield.

That inspiration kindled the ambitious idea to build a permanent Memorial dedicated to preserve the memory of the people and the place.

That ambitious idea, nurtured and developed over the intervening years, is now a thriving, ongoing project.

That project is

RAF INGHAM HERITAGE CENTRE

Ingham Aviation Heritage Ltd. (Registered Number: 1142147. ) is a charity and all offers of help of whatever kind are warmly welcome.

The Heritage Centre is open to visitors on Sundays from 09:00 until 12:00 where you can see the impressive progress as the restoration building work continues.

The MEMORIAL GARDEN is also open to visitors on Sundays from 09:00 until 12:00.

Currently, the Heritage Centre receives sponsorship from a dozen or so organisations both local and national, including the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

For full information, please visit the website: RAF Ingham Heritage Centre
Middle Street - Fillingham - GAINSBOROUGH - Lincolnshire - DN21 5BU

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

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. Image here: a bread display by Dave’s Daily Bread

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.

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