INTRODUCTION
The Elm Tree Inn has been the heart of the village of Langton Herring for over 300 years. Regrettably, in December 2023 the Inn finally closed its doors and our community lost its social cohesion as well as all of the rich history that we associate with this rural Inn.
In a village meeting in April 2024, the residents of Langton Herring and the wider community decided that it was important for the Elm Tree Inn to be reopened and one of the options considered was for the community to purchase the Elm Tree Inn.
Thus a Steering Committee was established, community support was sought and the challenge to raise the necessary funds to purchase the Elm Tree Inn began. We have been supported in this quest by the Plunkett Foundation and are grateful for all of their advice and support. We have until March 2025 to raise the £650,000 we need to reopen our Inn, and although we have seen magnificent financial support to date we still need your help to secure the purchase of the Elm Tree Inn and so guarantee a wonderful place to meet friends, to drink and eat together and create even more history in West Dorset.
