The Spinner and Bergamot Inn was once owned by the Honourable Smith Barry family of Marbury Hall. The Inn was built around 1746 and has many hidden tales to tell. It was first named 'The Spinner' afer a local spinning loom that was located between Pickmere and Wincham. Sir Hugh Smith Barry used this Inn as his favourite ale house and decided to name one of his racehorses after it. The Spinner was a grey filly and in 1762 she ran four times, winning on each occasion and went on to will the Ladies' Plate in Scarborough in 1764.

Because of the good luck the Spinner had brought to the Smith Barry family, Sir Hugh, who owned all the land in Marbury and Comerbach, decided to acquire the Inn himself and later named it the Spinner and Bergamot. The Bergamot was another racehorse which was later to make Sir Hugh's fortune by winning the Chester Cup in 1794.

The Barrymoore/Smith Barry family is steeped in local history, from tales of the Marbury Dunn and its silver shoes, the Bluecap Dog and the famous Ghost of the Marbury Lady.

The Smith Barry tales will live on in memory and we will dedicate our service to the local community and passers by and all those who enjoy the harty good taste of traditional English Ale, Wine and Good Food