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Posted On: August 12th 2026, 07:26 pm
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351 years ago this summer, two lovers, George Broomham and Dorothy Newman, plotted a double murder that ended with them both hanging in chains on a windswept Berkshire hilltop. A tale so dark it’s still known today as The Black Legend.
Honesty invited me to The Hangman’s Lunch at The Crown & Garter Inn in Inkpen - a walk up to Combe Gibbet followed by lunch and a live Q&A with genealogist Patricia Sears, who has spent years digging through parish records to uncover newly discovered details about the real story behind the murders!
And there’s more coming.. Honesty are working on bringing the original Black Legend film to a screening near you. watch this space 👀
Genuinely one of the most unexpected and memorable days out I’ve had in Berkshire — if you love history, dark tales, beautiful countryside and a great pub lunch, this one is for you!
📍 Combe Gibbet & Crown & Garter Inn, Inkpen, Berkshire @crownandgarter @honestygroup
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Honesty invited me to The Hangman’s Lunch at The Crown & Garter Inn in Inkpen - a walk up to Combe Gibbet followed by lunch and a live Q&A with genealogist Patricia Sears, who has spent years digging through parish records to uncover newly discovered details about the real story behind the murders!
And there’s more coming.. Honesty are working on bringing the original Black Legend film to a screening near you. watch this space 👀
Genuinely one of the most unexpected and memorable days out I’ve had in Berkshire — if you love history, dark tales, beautiful countryside and a great pub lunch, this one is for you!
📍 Combe Gibbet & Crown & Garter Inn, Inkpen, Berkshire @crownandgarter @honestygroup
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#newburyberkshire #visitnewbury #BerkshireHistory #daysoutberkshire
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2 months agocrownandgarter
What a wonderful afternoon and so glad you could join us on this timely adventure into our past very much anchored in our present.
2 months agobonniesimester
Looks lovely 😻 is there a parking area or is it ok to park at the pub if you are eating there?
2 months agonicolawriting
Fascinating! Wrote about this in my two books On Gallows Down & Ghosts of the Farm! Shame I couldn’t make this!
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