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This is the third incarnation of The Walnut Tree in Mere. The original Walnut Tree Inn stood on the Shaftesbury Road and was built in around 1840 (pictured). At that time it was one of a number of hostelries in Mere, The Old Ship Hotel (now re-developed) and The Talbot Hotel (now The George) still in existence today, as well as The Angel Inn (now the Angel Tea Rooms), The White Hart in the Market Place, The Swan Inn, Salisbury Street and The Green Dragon in Steep Street. The Butt of Sherry which is still trading today was opened circa 1894.

The Walnut Tree was pulled down in 1938 and replaced by a new one on land above and behind it. In its early days it was owned by Flower’s brewery at Fontmell Magna then by Matthews brewery of Gillingham which was then absorbed in to Hall and Woodhouse of Blandford. Demolished in 2005 for the building of the new Walnut Road estate, work then began on the pub which stands here today.