Buckfastleigh, Devon. Housed in an 18th century Devon quarry house, it became a coaching inn in the 19th century, playing a vital role in providing a resting place for weary stagecoaches and their horses. Located just down the road from the beautiful Buckfast Abbey - founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1018, dissolved in 1539 by Henry VIII, and rebuilt by the monks in 1882. The spacious interior is served by a small front bar. Outside there is picnic table seating with a lovely terrace area next to the River Dart. I sat with an Abbey Best from St. Austell Brewery (Cornwall) and enjoyed the relaxing sounds of the water rushing by and watching a hawk flying down the river.