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The Manvers Arms Public House, is the only 'pub' in the village of Adwick upon Dearne and dates from the late eighteenth century. Recently refurbished and under new management, the Manvers Arms Public House is once again a thriving establishment, offering a friendly welcome and efficient service. It provides a large extended restaurant area, ideal for social functions, along with a comfortable bar area suitable for bar snacks, meals and social drinking.

Situated on Harlington Road, in Adwick upon Dearne, it offers easy access to and from a large car parking area adjacent to the pub, which also includes a children's play area. Weather permitting meals and drinks can be taken alfresco in the garden area, ideal if you need to keep an eye on the kids. The Manvers Arms offers a varied selection of beers, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages at competitive prices, including a fine menu to suit all tastes and boasts an excellent reputation for good quality food. Sunday carvery is very good value for money and is extremely popular, so that at busy times why not give the pub a ring and reserve a table.

The light-coloured building shown, is the original "public house" and was initially called 'The Chequers'. In the Professions and Trades Gazetteer 1822, Luke Moorhouse is registered as Licensed Victualler, Boot & Shoe maker, resident at The Chequers public house. In 1837, the same Luke Moorhouse now aged 60, is registered as the innkeeper of The Manvers Arms, so presumably, the name of the ‘pub’ must have been changed between these two dates. The building appears to be relatively unchanged, having kept its original openings, except for the central ground floor window in the main building, which according to the stone lintels, looks as though it may have been a door opening at some point. The stone built part of the building appears to be a later addition, as the coursing is not as regular, as the main building. The porch is also later, and although the coursing is accurate, it does not tie into the coursing of the main building.

From the above it would appear that times were hard for a pub landlord in 1822, whom it seems needed to supplement his living as a Boot and Shoe maker. In the census of 1891, a Mr George Hill, formerly of Dartford, is listed as a coachmaker resident at the Manvers Arms, presumably lodging at the pub. He was certainly not the landlord, as the Licensee at this time is listed in the census as Mrs Mary Ann Bowling, a widow with two young children. Whether he was using the premises for making coaches is unclear. Perhaps the circumstances almost 70 years later, still dictated the need to supplement the income from the licensed premises, in this case by taking in a lodger.