(Image: Submitted)There are calls to save a Gloucestershire village’s last pub which has been put up for auction. Forest of Dean pub Hearts of Oak in Drybook has been listed for auction and has a guide price of £200,000. As a result, Drybrook Parish Council have submitted a bid to protect the building’s future as a pub. View 4 Images The Hearts of Oak Pub in Drybrook Road, Drybrook. (Image: Drybrook Parish Council)He said the Hearts of Oak, formerly the New Inn, has been in the village since 1838.
Source: Daily Mirror March 13, 2026 21:10 UTC