{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-07T20:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-10-11T23:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:14:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside.png\" alt=\"The bar at The Junction Inn\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside.png 1672w, https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inside-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-group junction-about-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A village pub for everyone<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make your next stop The Junction Inn. On Station Road we keep a welcoming bar and rooms for the village \u2014 walkers, neighbours and travellers alike.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group junction-about-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old and new Groombridge<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groombridge straddles Kent and East Sussex along the River Grom. Older Groombridge lies largely in Kent; Victorian \u201cnew\u201d Groombridge grew with the railway in East Sussex. The Junction Inn stands in that newer village on Station Road.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group junction-about-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Junction Hotel to village inn<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built in the mid-1800s as the Junction Hotel for railway travellers, the building has long been a stop for people on the move and those who call the village home.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group junction-about-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Long Room<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Long Room once lodged navvies who built the line. Later it served as a drill hall for the London Rifle Brigade, a tea room, and a games room. Today it is available to hire for weddings, wakes, life events, meetings and clubs \u2014 enquire with us for details.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group junction-about-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Railway &amp; walks<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearby, Groombridge Station and the Spa Valley Railway keep the railway story alive. Walks from the village include the Forest Way, Birchden Wood, Harrison\u2019s Rocks, Tunbridge Wells Circular sections, and routes toward Ashurst.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/walks-railway\/\">Walks &amp; Railway<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/visit\/\">Where to find us<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of The Junction Inn \u2014 railway hotel, Long Room, and village pub in Groombridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junctioninngroombridge.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}