The inn overlooks the medieval Bickleigh Bridge which was said since the 1960s to have been the inspiration for the song "Bridge Over Troubled Water", quashed in 2003 when Art Garfunkel claimed that Paul Simon had been inspired to write the song from a hymn book.
The inn overlooks the medieval 16th century Bickleigh Bridge which was said since the 1960s to have been the inspiration for the song "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Paul Simon stayed at The Fisherman's Cot in the 1960s whilst performing nearby in Exeter. The rumour was quashed in 2003 when Art Garfunkel claimed that Paul Simon had been inspired to write the song from a hymn book.