The Hampden Arms, Great Missenden

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Hampden Arms

This pub enjoys a very rural location in the Chilterns and was the highlight of an 8-pub Buckinghamshire crawl on a Sunday. The interior feels quite small with a seating area to the left as you enter and another smaller room to the front right containing a lit stove. Dogs are allowed in.

Plenty of Chelsea ephemera was scattered around. Greek & Cypriot flags possibly give clues to the heritage of the landlord. There are plenty of comical signs on the walls, whilst the gents toilets were some of the most unusual I've seen in a while. There was a random chair against one wall and a large dresser topped with lots of photographs. It felt like a parlour that contained a few urinals. Very odd!

There are 3 handpulls at the bar. Rebellion IPA is the regular beer. Chiltern Beechwood Bitter was a guest with the third pull unclipped. There is also an old Addlestone's cider handpull with a Kicking Goat Medium Dry cider clip on it. It was only after being there a while that I spotted an advert for the local Grover's Cider. So, I hastily ordered a bottle of their Happily Appley which was most enjoyable.

Food is also served here and this clearly a family business with some friendly owners and a loyal local customer base. Last in the Good Beer Guide in 2017. Whilst I didn't try the ales (perhaps that is the reason it hasn't appeared), it ticked plenty of boxes for me.

On 31^st December 2025 - rating: 7
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