OH! just another thing..
The new people running it are the step son/wife of the old grumpy sod himself.
Fortunately he agrees about the old boys lack of people skills, and on a plus side he does a bit of mountain biking himself, so perhaps best not to mention too much about the old grumpy git before them(like i did).
The Carew in Crowcombe still remains MTB friendly and offers accommodation and bike cleaning facilities(chipps will confirm).
The Hood arms remains the posh place to stay and eat.
Whilst the Bicknoller arms has yet been unable to provide me with reason to promote them to the Mtb world in a good way!
All three Pubs in nearby Nether Stowey welcome visitors, with the Rose and Crown, taking top spot for it bike cleaning/storage facilities and as he's bared most the locals, will be lacking in the country pub character.