700 Years of Hospitality | Bull I' Th' Thorn History
Marked on maps over 700 years ago stands a farmhouse alongside a Roman road between Buxton and Ashbourne called 'The Street' at the time. In 1472 the farmhouse became a hostelry for those travelling along the road and was named 'The Bull'. In 1654 the name was changed to 'Hurdlow House' and there is also evidence of it being referred to as 'Hurdlow Thorn', hence leading to 'The Bull i' th' Thorn, a combination of the past titles.
During the 1900s the pub was a hotel and was also a popular meeting place.
The history of the building has brought a lot of interest to the place, and people have even visited seeking paranormal activity and ghost sightings. Ghost hunts were held at the pub under the previous owners and many reported unexplained phenomena giving the pub a reputation of being haunted.
