A POPULAR county pub has changed hands.

The Crown Inn at Dilwyn, which houses the largest British Legion Club in Herefordshire, has been taken over by new landlords, Andrew and Claire Lyons-Smith.

The couple are no strangers to the area having moved up the road from the Royal George Inn at Lyonshall where they held the same position.

The Crown Inn is popular with summer tourists who visit enroute to discovering the Black and White Trail.

Its sale was handled by the National Licensed Property Specialists, Sidney Phillips, who are based at Eaton Bishop.