The Fighting Cocks
The Fighting Cocks, Godshill, Fordingbridge, SP6 2LL
At a glance
A traditional country pub in the heart of the New Forest at Godshill, just outside Fordingbridge in Hampshire — about 12 to 13 miles south of Salisbury. Part of a small New Forest Country Inns group, serving fresh homemade food all day and Sunday roasts.
Gluten-free options
The pub publishes its own allergens menu marking dishes 'NGC' (Non-Gluten Containing) — nachos, halloumi fries, chips, seasonal veg, slaw, corn, side salad and several sauces, with an asterisk for items that can be made gluten-free on request. An independent review notes an extensive chalkboard with gluten-free choices, and TripAdvisor lists gluten-free options among its features.
Before you order
This is a busy general pub kitchen, not a dedicated or accredited gluten-free one. The allergen menu marks which dishes are non-gluten-containing, but the site publishes no coeliac or cross-contamination policy and no fryer statement, and fried items such as the fish and chips are not marked NGC. Call ahead and say you are coeliac, not just gluten-free.
Worth asking?
For a coeliac, which of the non-gluten-containing dishes can be prepared avoiding cross-contamination, and are the chips fried in a dedicated or clean fryer rather than alongside battered items?
What this means for coeliacs
The venue documents a structured gluten-free / NGC range on its own allergen menu (more than a passing mention), corroborated by an independent review and TripAdvisor's gluten-free tag — but there is no evidenced cross-contact handling, no fryer statement and no coeliac-safety claim, so it cannot be rated higher.
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Menus and kitchen practices change. Tell staff you are coeliac before you order.