Where great food
meets great company.

The Swan Inn is a charming 17th century country style Inn which is situated in the quaint affluent village of Braybrooke set on the borders of Northamptonshire & Leicestershire. It is located near to the ever-growing commuting town of Market Harborough & the historic areas of Harrington aviation museum and Kelmarsh Tunnels.

The Swan is set on Griffin Road in the heart of the village and makes Braybrooke the ideal backdrop for The Swan Inn to provide consistently high-quality food and drink and improve the pubs’ standing and reputation within the village and local community

The Swan is a traditional old English country pub & our intentions are to build upon the foundations & framework of this image.

Our unique selling point is itself & ran as a tasteful establishment offering good quality locally sourced imaginative homemade Elevated good pub food, traditional hand pulled real ales & fine wines from around the world.

With cosy open fires & low beams together with the ambiance given by warm friendly staff this will entice customers from near & far to visit in this fantastic “chocolate box” setting it already dwells in.

There won’t be any gimmicks no cheap thrills just good honest food & drink served well in a clean environment.

We are doing this because this is our passion & flair, we wish to do this for to be independently successful.

Success brings the benefits & rewards of working hard & the financial benefits from the hard work we put in in achieving the goals we set out.

This is what we do & this is what we’ve done & this is all we know especially as we have now been successfully married for over 16 years and have worked together in different forms for 15 years and counting

We met 18years ago when I was her boss at the shoulder of mutton where we work currently

Nikki was my commis chef and back then we worked together and developed a great work ethic and working relationship

I then moved on and a few years later we met up romantically where wherever I worked she naturally helped out etc

I.e. Bewicke arms Hallaton, red lion great Bowden, the union inn hotel in Market Harborough etc to name a few….

We got married in 2012 and subsequently went on to establish Buswell catering and then shortly after acquired our Cafe-bistro in 2013 Rowell’s Rolls in Rothwell where we both worked and grew as a Business and Hospitality hub with the area of Rothwell and beyond until 2023

In that time both our cafe and outside catering grew, and we soon established ourselves as an exclusive wedding caterer for Dodmoor House which also won “Wedding barn venue of the year” where hosted and catered for weddings with personal service to all our clients

Other notable clients for our catering were Market Harborough building society, joules photo shoots, specs-avers head offices (Hispec) to name but a few.

In 2023 we were approached by our forma bosses and friends Lin and Mike who asked us to help them rejoin The Shoulder of mutton as they were required to go back into.

And as we helped them, we made the decision to finalise our cafe business etc and to work for them full time where we were appointed managers in the 3 and half years to present where they have now sold it on.

within the 3 half years from the pub being closed for 6 months, we built trade up from zero to 60 daily mid-week lunch covers and with similar evening numbers with regular Sunday lunches at over 100-120 covers

My wife and I have worked extremely hard to not only build up the business as if it was our own but to manage all the staff from rotas to hiring and firing etc and payroll

Ordering and getting new suppliers and hosting different village events like “Shoulder’s Got Talent” and “Brave the Shave” where me and Nikki shaved all Our hair off for McMillan nurses’ charity which was a huge success not just for the pub but for the moral of the village and our chosen charity which we raised £2500.00 towards.

Over the last three years managing The Shoulder of Mutton, we’ve gained invaluable experience running every aspect of a successful pub.

We’ve built a fantastic relationship with our customers, many of whom became friends, and that’s because we genuinely care about people and the experience they have when they walk through the door.

We know what hard work looks like. We understand the long hours, the challenges, and the commitment it takes to make a pub thrive, and we are prepared to put everything into making The Swan a success.

We would respect what The Swan already is, while bringing fresh ideas, energy, great hospitality, strong standards, and a real focus on making it a destination for locals and visitors alike.

What makes us different is that we’re not looking for a stepping stone — we’re looking for somewhere we can put down roots and build something special

We have the experience, the passion, the drive, and most importantly, the heart to make The Swan the very best it can be.