08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge Hollywood star opens new Texas-style BBQ joint – in the middle of a UK airfield
A FAMOUS movie director has opened a Texas barbeque joint... on a vintage airfield.
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A famous movie director has opened a Texas barbeque joint… in England
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Guy Ritchie's Lore of the Sky restaurant has opened in Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset
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Set at the airfield, with views across Shaftesbury, Lore of the Sky serves up typical Texas barbecue dishes that are smoked on-site.
According to the restaurant's Instagram, the spot serves up "smoked flavour, countryside views, and aviation
history
in full flight".
Having opened seven weeks ago, the menu boasts dishes crafted by Chef Alex Brown including oak-smoked pork belly and loaded nachos.
And despite being a meat-loving
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The restaurant also serves breakfast options including a smokehouse breakfast for £9.95 or smokehouse pancakes for £7.50.
As for the airfield itself, visitors can investigate
The airfield also hosts a number of events throughout the year including 'Warbird Weekends' taking place from July 24-27 and July 31 to August 3.
Over the weekends, visitors can see iconic aircraft including a
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One visitor commented: "I would recommend this place to anyone."
Yet reviews for the destination have been mixed.
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He added: "They call this dirty food. I'd say it was just filthy."
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The entire airfield is owned by Guy Ritchie, who bought it back in 2023 and it has also been used for films including Lawrence: After Arabia.
In an interview with
future
he hopes to have an experience at the site where visitors can walk through the hangars.
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Set at the airfield, with views across Shaftesbury, Lore of the Sky serves up typical Texas barbecue dishes that are smoked onsite
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Unlike Lore of the Sky, this spot in Fitzrovia is a traditional British pub that serves food and drink over three floors, including Sunday roasts.
The
film
director also previously co-owned The Walmer Castle in Notting Hill with David Beckham.
Then, close to Compton Abbas Airfield, is Gritchie Brewing Company – the film director's 'beer farm'.
For £15 per person visitors can go on a tour of the brewery - which lasts between an hour and an hour-and-a-half.
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the Beckhams
and Ed Sheeran.
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As for the airfield itself, visitors can investigate historic aircraft and even do a bit of plane spotting
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