The Man in the Wall

This JD Wetherspoon’s pub is named after Wimborne’s Anthony Ettrick, known as ‘the man in the wall’, who has a curious burial place inside the minster. A local magistrate, he obtained permission to make a recess in the wall, where his colourful coffin was placed in his lifetime. Convinced he would die in 1693, Ettrick had the date painted on the side; he did not die until 1703… and the date was altered! In our pub you can find good food, real ales and a warm welcome.