Staff and customers at The Trout Inn in Wolvercote are mourning the loss of the pub's pet peacock.

Krug - named after the riverside pub's £155 bottle of Champagne - passed away last week.

The peacock had lived there for about eight years and customers loved to take photos of him while enjoying a drink outside.

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The pub's Facebook page says: "Unfortunately we lost the famous Krug, our pub pet and model for The Trout.

"I’m sure if you have visited us before you would have met him, either showing off his beautiful feathers or pecking at your leftovers!

"Krug will be greatly missed by our team and i’m sure by our locals too.

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"Please enjoy these beautiful pictures of him, and share the love."

Robbie Dunnett, a manager at the pub's restaurant, said: "We are sorry to lose Krug - lots of customers have been asking after him.

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"About 10 years ago we had quite a few peacocks - I think a previous general manager brought them in - but Krug was the last one and I don't know of any plans to replace him.

"He was named after our most expensive bottle of Champagne and lived in an enclosure on the roof."

Oenone Mair, a customer at the pub, said: "How sad - we loved watching him last time we visited."

The Trout is a 17th century pub with a restaurant on the banks of the River Thames in Lower Wolvercote.

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It has links to literary and historic names including Lewis Carroll, Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse, Rosamund the Fair, and King Henry II.

Recently refurbished, customers can enjoy log fires, a stylish dining room and a generous selection of food, wines, ales and lagers.

The menu includes 'light bites' and classic favourites, plus meals for children and Sunday roasts.

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There's an Easter egg hunt in the garden on Saturday, April 8, and roasts will be served on Easter Monday as well as Easter Sunday.

 

The Trout is at Godstow in Wolvercote on the east bank of the Isis, and is thought to have been built originally in 1133 as an hospice to serve Godstow Nunnery on the opposite bank the other side of Trout Island.

The poet Matthew Arnold knew of the pub, and in 1862 Lewis Carroll first read extracts from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Alice Liddell and her sisters on river outings to Godstow.

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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