The Railway Inn, Odsey

This property began life as a public house, known as the Railway Inn or Tavern. At times also called The Travellers Rest, until in modern times it became The Jester. In modern times it was renamed Zaheers after the owner. It is now a function venue.

The Fordham family had been brewing at Ashwell since 1836 and they were quick off the mark to build a public house to serve travellers at the new Ashwell Station at Odsey, which opened the same day as the railway line itself – 21 October 1850. The Railway Inn was certainly in business by March 1851. As the Station developed into a busy commercial centre, with freight becoming a major part of the activity there, the public house would have benefitted from the toing and froing of carters and drovers.

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