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Wheatsheaf,
Wetheral, Cumbria.
Everyone knows the Crown at Wetheral, but you should
branch out a bit, and drive through the village to the
Wheatsheaf... you will be pleasantly surprised! Situated
on the corner of the high street, in contrast to the
winding lane down which the Crown is hidden, this is
much more the locals pub, with an inviting atmosphere.
Crown,
Wetheral, Cumbria.
A very well-known pub in the area, famed for its food
and for its accommodation. It has a conference center
attached, and caters to weddings and other functions.
It has stars! It has chefs! It has staff! Is this your
cup of tea? If it is, then go.
Magpie,
Carlisle, Cumbria.
In contrast to the ostentatious Crown at Wetheral, we
have the Magpie, situated on a back road in Carlisle.
The building is a little beaten up on the outside, and
threadbare on the inside, but on darts night, this place
rocks. In addition, while we paid over £2 for
a pint elsewhere, here we could get one for only £1.40,
which makes a big difference on a long evening! We won
the drawing on consecutive nights, sat and chatted for
hours, and we were all made to feel very welcome indeed.
This is a hidden treasure!
White
Horse, Duns Tew, Oxfordshire.
A charming building in a delightful village... and a
terrible sign of the times. When I asked the barman
which beer he would recommend, the young man informed
me that he did not like beer. That's fine, but he also
knew nothing about them. Come on, how much training
does it take to be able to impart the basics on four
beers?? Sloppy on his part, but truly negligent on the
part of management. Try as I might, I cannot recommend
this pub. Sorry.
Hadrian
Hotel, Wall, Northumberland.
A pleasant surprise in the wilds around Wall, a lovely
part of Northumberland. An unpretentious hotel that
happily made room for our large multi-lingual party.
The food was really quite good, and reasonably-priced.
Twice
Brewed, Twice Brewed, Northumberland.
We had driven past this pub many times, and never been
in, despite is regional reknown, so we decided to stop,
albeit briefly. Maybe we should have given it more of
a chance, and maybe the ongoing construction detracted
from the atmosphere a little.
Royal
Oak, Ambleside, Cumbria.
This was an experience! A crowd of us were visiting
Ambleside, and decided on a pub lunch... but the Royal
Oak does not do any food. Oh well, we thought, we will
just have a few drinks. Then the staff informed us that
we could nip across to the neighboring sandwich shop
and get our own food to eat in the pub! How cool is
that?! Warm, welcoming, accommodating, flexible, and
and all-around nice pub, a lovely unspoilt Tudor building
from the 1600's. We would go back in an instant!
Old
Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, Cumbria.
Wow! Deep in the heart of Walker Country, at the head
of Great Langdale, sits this little gem. An array of
great beers, rustic floors, huge fireplace, people playing
guitar & fiddle, good food, muddy boots, dogs.
Air
Balloon Inn, Birdlip, Gloucestershire.
The pub name commemorates the balloon flight of Edward
Jenner in 1782, at the time one of the first balloon
flights in the country. We encountered this pub at the
end of a very, very long day walking the Cotswold Way
and were indeed too tired to fully appreciate the food
and even the beer.
The Next Pub We Visit....
This space has been left intentionally blank to accommodate
the next pub we visit, on our next jaunt to England.
We have used the photograph of the White Horse in Welton,
as a reminder that we had better not leave it too late,
because otherwise many of these pubs may be gone forever.
The White Horse, a proud Flagship pub, closed briefly
in 2006, but is now open again.
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