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Ok, let's be having you, a celebration of the Public House.
Here goes.

I'll start the ball rolling with The Evening Star in Brighton.
Tucked away just down the road from the station.
Cracking selection of ales, craft beers & ciders, nice ambience, friendly staff & great background music.

About to partake in a pint of Sonic Titan cider.
  :beers:

The Worthington in Nythe

The Bankes Arms, Studland

Many moons ago, The French Horn, Pewsey (lock ins aplenty)

The Globe, Highworth - when I lived there

The Cross Keys, Corsham - when it was open

Off the back of googling that pub I found this article.

https://www.wiltshirelive.co.uk/news/history/15-swindon-pubs-90s-no-6041387

Some right shit heaps here.

Charters - Peterborough. Good selection of real Ales & walking distance to London Road when we play them again.

Greyhound - Bromham, really good for food, and the only pub left in the village where I grew up.

For foodies, the Blue Bell at Glinton, really nice for food and has guest beers

The Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham nr Brough, East Yorks

The Corn Dolly, Bradford, West Yorks

The Butcher's Dog
&
The Crooked Tap
Both Driffield, East Yorks

The Hunters Arms, Linton/Lynmouth, Devon

The Sheffield Tap, Platform One, Sheffield Train Station

All of these have good well kept beers, loads of guest ales or craft beers, think nearly all of them accept dogs {and not just the ones you've pulled}, most of them are slightly dishevelled, a bit tatty and have onsite microbrewery or close links to local produce/beers.

Also appears I only rate pubs that begin with ''The''. Although that must be one of the most common starting words for a good chunk of watering holes  :pint: :pint: :pint:

The Soho Inn, Studley (a lot of good memories from there). Now called the Black Dog Inn. Reminded me of the Slaughtered Lamb back in the day  :D

Glue Pot - Saturday diversion before a game.

Corn Dolly is a must....last evening game they were doing Lilleys Cider!

They do very bloody lovely ''Spicy Toasties'' as well as a decent Beef Cob {sorry, that's bap or roll} too. Although I think you might clear the place out of you had a few of them Flash  :D

The Three Owls- Irish Town, Gibraltar 1985- 1987. Instigated many a hangover in there.

Followed closely by finishing the evening in either Bucaneers or Penelopes. Great 80's clubs for the discerning serviceman.

Used to like 'The Barge' at Seend, before it was fucked up.

Jim & Dilys were the slightly eccentric but lovely landlords.

Isn't it a Gurkha restaurant now?

Correct!

Some bloke took it over and spent alot of time and money getting it refitted and then fell ill i believe.

Then the Gurkha....

Yep, does good Nepalese food. Nice people.

Yep, have been a couple of times and was very good both times

Used to work just up the road from the French Horn.
Many a lunchtime pint, meal & Christmas do in there in the 90's.
The longstanding couple that ran the place packed it in I  think.
Of the temp landlords after that one were the most unassuming & harmless elderly couple imaginable, but delivered such a ferocious chilli con carne that the memory of which brings tears to the eyes even now.

Love Charters, great setting and a must do prior to any visit to London Road.

Aye, any of the "Tap" type pubs within or just outside stations are well worth a visit.
Doncaster, Harrogate, York & Manchester Piccadilly are all good.

Dave Peeley ran it when I used to frequent but that was the mid 70s.

Beehive, Glue Pot & Drink Valley are a good mini pub crawl before a home game.
Difficult to miss Flash with the hat. Will say hello one day.

In days gone by working in Oxford loved The Star in Rectory Road with my mates

Harvester @ W. Swindon in mid to late 80’s must have spent a shit load of time and Money in there.

The Check Inn Wroughton used to serve the best chicken in a basket.

The Swan and Riverside Hotel in Tewkesbury and The Cotswold in Cheltenham late 70’s and early 80’s.

Yep, the only one of those mentioned above that I haven't done is Harrow Gate ;)

Went to Gloucester City v South Shields last week ( a Geordie walking footballer mate in Stroud has a few shares in South Shields) and we had a session in the Pelican behind the cathedral. Old school with a log fire. Going back.

Scruffy Murphy’s in Birmingham is my favourite pub in history ever bajillion.

As an away pub,always loved The Springbok outside Loftus Road.

The Tom Cobley at Crediton in Devon, is probably THE best pub anywhere, CAMRA pub of the year a few times and great food and brilliant beer with 5 real ales on every day.

2nd to that is the Hop Inn in Old Town, superb.

I find the hop a bit stuffy. But that’s probably my fault rather than the pub’s.

Going to AFC v Morecambe today.

At the Sultan.

Glue Pot style boozer, Summer Lightening and a range of traditional Pork Pies etc.

Betting Wobbly for one is familiar.

I have a favourite pub I have never visited. The Waggon & Horses in Beckhampton. I often see it driving to Swindon and think it looks amazing.

Bit more 'modern' I guess than a lot of the pubs suggested here, but really enjoyed my trip to the Tiny Rebel pub in Cardiff on Saturday. Great range of interesting craft beers and more up my street in the Pale Ale range as more refreshing and less hoppy. (I'm sure they had some more hoppy stuff) The place is slap bang next to the principality stadium so I imagine gets rammed when internationals are on.

The Woodin's Shades is a cracking little pub just outside Liverpool Street station in London.

Been to the Woodin's Shades & sat in Tiny Rebel, Cardiff as I write.

Location on the phone is showing as Temperance Town which sums things up not very accurately at all.

Not visited The Sultan though. Pre AFC Wimbledon pub crawls are out of my hands, but Hopback pubs are always worth a visit.

Always enjoyed my local The Kicking Donkey in Harwell... great people good food and draught lager.
Went back recently only to find its been closed and converted into a residential f#cking cottage.

Lack of levelling up money for adequate WiFi coverage prevented posting earlier.

In the unlikely event of anyone stopping off in Mansfield for anything other than football then The Garrison pub is highly recommended.
Nice selection of real ales & craft beer.

With a nod to Tommy Shelby, "there's no rest for me in this world. Perhaps in the next."

We go again.

Aye. Sheffield Tap, too.  Then take a stroll to the Rutland Arms.

Yeah, Sheffield Tap last year ahead of a gig at The Leadmill.
Hopefully a visit to the Rutland Arms if the Blades implode in the near future. Unlikely at this time but Sheffield is a fine drinking city.

Have developed a liking for micro pubs, which could well be the future for community drinking & socials as more pubs go under.
Yet to see one with a bad review.

True enough. There's some cracking micros. I do like a proper pub, too though.

This could go in any number of threads, but a shout out for The Black Toad in Hoylake.
Great selection of craft ales & surviving not far from a spoons.

Speaking of which, have visited 4 Merseyside spoons today of which 3 have served the very wonderful Wobbly Bob, the beer that is.

Not good for the very early getaway tomorrow morning but can only picture the predominantly senior locals up on the tables at closing time in The Hoylake Lights after an evening on the WB's.

Currently in The Brass Balance in Birkenhead.
Love this place for a proper gritty insight into local life.

Fully prepared for a cracking away day to be spoiled by the main reason for being here.

Kennedy, leave the blarney stone alone & tell it like it is.

It's an old thread.  But some real gems in here.

TEF 2010: Your Five Favourite Pubs (https://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=39518.0)

Not a pub per se, but we had a really nice meal in old town last night at the Choptank restaurant at the Royal Oak. It's a small place that serves kind of smaller dishes. The food was really varied and enjoyable. Worth a visit if you want to take the other half for a decent meal out.

Also what i thought coming away from Swindon earlier today was how the Old Town area is so impressive, and then you walk into town (we stayed at the Premier Inn in the centre) and it's such a zombie horror show. Horrific.

Christ half the posters are dead. Doesn't say much for drinking heavily

Fucking quitters

Well I've outlived the bloody pubs I mentioned.  I'm glad I'm still here, sad they're not.

Ye Olde Mitre - Holborn London

Absolutely love the Globe in Weymouth.

When im paying...

Unheard of.

What's the pub called on the corner of Tottenham Court Rd/Oxford St?
Not far from the tube station. Adjacent I think  :hmmm:

Smallish pub, but always found it pretty reasonable priced for a pub right in the thick of the nodnoL smoke. Also allows doggos. Plus it's beautiful inside. The Horse maybe?

Someone here will know, and I'm not googling because I like to step away from that option at times. Conversing with folk who may have visited the place, brings about a common ground and whilst Google might be our ''friend'' when it comes to information, it can never achieve the societal brilliance of time honoured knowledge  :pint:

Flying Horse?
Great place for people watching from.

That's the badger {or horse} mate. Thanks.

Indeed it is also good for that - if you can get a window seat  :)

More a recommendation really. Heading to Bourton-on-the-water shortly for the bank holiday weekend. There seems to be a fair few pubs, but are there any the good drinkers of the TEF specifically would recommend. Local real ale preferred but ultimately I'm not hugely fussy.

Someone on a WhatsApp Group sent a picture of Wobbly Bob beer, which I assume is how our intrepid Michael Palin got his name? Ultimately the best posters seem to have Bob in their name, almost!

Be coming through my neck of the woods then. Plenty of nice pubs in Bourton

Cheers Tans, might bump into you then mate :)

You’ll have to drive through Chipping Norton where i live to grt there, so i’ll gove you a wave!

It's so fucking busy here. Need a pint

With the new season approach just enjoying a pint of Red Dawn at the Ludlow Brewing Co just down the road from the station after a meeting at a local water treatment works.

Ludlow is well worth a visit.
Good selection of pubs & the incessant advance of fast food outlets has been successfully resisted in the main, so far.
Defeat, I fear, will sadly be inevitable.

Anyway, have a feeling that our season won't resemble untreated sewerage this time around.

Hawkstone Brewery

We went there, it was good and the stout, was surprisingly good. Its only really a big tent but it's a pretty good setup. Nice pizzas from the van outside also.

Any hidden gems please in proximity to the Principality Stadium?

We drank in the Tiny Rebel Cardiff on Westgate Street. Its literally smack bang outside the stadium so will be rammed. There is a Wetherspoons, (Prince of Wales) a Brewdog and another craft beer place in the vicinity of St Mary's Street. Good amount of pubs in the centre with plenty of choice depending on your preference.

It’s been many years but used to go to a pub called the “Goat Major” near the Castle.
Just checked on google & it’s now called the Blue Bell.

Early train for us to Cardiff tomorrow for the Oasis gig  :pint: :pint:

Nice, you aiming to come back the same night?  :pint:

We have booked an Air Bnb about 20mins for the stadium, expensive! But not too bad when split between a group

Does anyone know of any hidden gems in Glasgow and Edinburgh? I've got a long list already, but just in case I missed anything.

Tynecastle Arms if your in Gorgie, or if you are unfortunate to be in Leith, the Cabbage and Ribs!

I used to live at the bottom of Leith Walk and there was a real rank affair down there, I was always too scared to set foot in it. Id imagine the toilets were like the trainspotting ones! Unfortunately I've not been to Edinburgh for ages, but if you head along Rose Street, which runs parallel behind Princes Street you've got the Oxford and Cambridge bars, made 'famous' by Rebus.

The only pub ive been to in Glasgow was before a Celtic Champions League game. It was called Turnstyles and had bars on the windows. You could get 660ml bottles of Tennants for a couple of quid.

Again, this was ages ago and as a tourist, probably wouldn't recommend it! Sorry ive not been a huge help!

:)

No worries, mate.  We have a good number, just thought I'd see if anyone had anything new.

What kind of bars are you looking for out of interest? Im in a Hearts WhatsApp group so happy to get some recommendations from the locals for Edinburgh if you like?

Many great pubs in Edinburgh, just avoid the very centre of the city as its too pricey and touristy.

I am sure BO can help you along with some good ones.

I have spent many good evenings in the many Midlothian watering holes but haven't been back since the mother in law passed away 5 years ago as she lived in the luxurious area of Niddrie where I spent 3 weeks every Summer for 15 years.

Anyone been to Clarksons pub The Farmers Dog.

Not yet. Booking is proving a bit problematic, though I think they do walk ins.

They do now do walk ups, my mate went there last week, 2 seperate queues, bookings and non bookings, £7.20 a pint though is a bit excessive for his own local brewed beer.

They do, you will queue for ages though

Yeah that's why we've not been :)

Real ale pubs and ones with history of interesting decor.

We're better served for Edinburgh than Glasgow, but I think Edinburgh is better served than Glasgow anyway.

I know the Cafe Royal and the Guildford, for example,  and like those.

Nope, grew up a (long) stones throw from there and had our 6th form leavers do back when it was a restaurant (its never been a pub before despite what the papers and Clarkson claim! Its not in fucking Burford neither!!).

Seen a few reviews saying its OK if you like queuing and getting assaulted by the prices in a farm shop!


Pretty much par for the course, saw a piece last week which suggested that average pint prices in Witney were the highest in the Country, even higher than London!

For me though its that he brews his own beer, its his own pub and its got about 5 miles distribution distance.

Its milking the masses though, something Jezza is pretty good at.

Contrary to that, the Hawkstone brewery tour at £24 was OK.

Not much to see, but a reasonable amount to drink given that's about 3.5 pub pints

Ah misinterpreted you post so I've deleted and will start again.... :D

Its not a pub though is it, its a tourist attraction, albeit god knows why, and they always come with a premium, and in his defence, come on its at least 15 miles to Bourton (where he bought someone else’s brewery) from this place  ;)

What actually surprises me is why TVP don't whack a patrol car on Asthall Barrow roundabout permanently as its a pub users can only ever drive to, possibly a pretty handy source of convictions.

Each to their own anyway, if you go hope you enjoy it!

£6 a pint in Hop Inn.

It’s been a while since I’ve been there but think this ticks the boxes. Famous karaoke venue upstairs

https://www.thehorseshoebarglasgow.co.uk/#/

Due to its popularity it’s probably best going during the week whenever you have a day off.

There are barely any coppers to cover the area as it is, let alone stick a car on the roundabout!

https://linecreekbrewing.com/newnan/

I've managed to get into IPA, and the do a very drinkable hazy, First Crush.

Are you a swindonian who later moved up North🤔

Witney beer must be dear if it costs more than Chipping Norton!

I'm hoping for a good season with a good few visits to the Gluepot. As part of my funding from the GWR, I've written this about the pub: https://radicalstroud.co.uk/the-gluepot-in-the-railway-village-in-swindon/

Never ever been a Swindonian, my old man is, hence me being lumbered with supporting the club. Born in Oxford, brought up Witney/Burford way, left home at 18 moved to Newcastle and bar a brief 5 months return to work in that London, commuting from Charlbury, never moved back.