Title: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:02:16 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: Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: TailBetweenLegs on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:08:45 The Worthington in Nythe
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Walthams on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:13:35 The Bankes Arms, Studland
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Audrey on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:26:40 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 Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:28:26 The Worthington in Nythe 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Posh Red on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:30:02 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 Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:47:26 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: Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: 4D on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:54:12 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: THE FLASH on Friday, February 16, 2024, 15:59:53 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, Barnstaple, 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: Corn Dolly is a must....last evening game they were doing Lilleys Cider! Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:06:14 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 Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: fuzzy on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:08:02 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Mr Stevens on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:13:37 Used to like 'The Barge' at Seend, before it was fucked up.
Jim & Dilys were the slightly eccentric but lovely landlords. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Posh Red on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:22:01 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 Isn't it a Gurkha restaurant now? Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: THE FLASH on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:45:19 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.... Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: 4D on Friday, February 16, 2024, 16:49:44 Yep, does good Nepalese food. Nice people.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Posh Red on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:33:47 Yep, does good Nepalese food. Nice people. Yep, have been a couple of times and was very good both times Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:34:43 Many moons ago, The French Horn, Pewsey (lock ins aplenty) 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:38:02 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 Love Charters, great setting and a must do prior to any visit to London Road. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:44:01 The Sheffield Tap, Platform One, Sheffield Train Station 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Audrey on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:44:08 Used to work just up the road from the French Horn. Dave Peeley ran it when I used to frequent but that was the mid 70s.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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, February 16, 2024, 17:50:21 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. 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Family at War on Friday, February 16, 2024, 18:55:37 In days gone by working in Oxford loved The Star in Rectory Road with my mates
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Legends-Lounge on Friday, February 16, 2024, 19:38:22 Harvester @ W. Swindon in mid to late 80’s must have spent a shit load of time and Money in there.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Jimmy Quinn on Friday, February 16, 2024, 19:44:11 The Check Inn Wroughton used to serve the best chicken in a basket.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Trollope’s Left Foot on Friday, February 16, 2024, 20:13:42 The Swan and Riverside Hotel in Tewkesbury and The Cotswold in Cheltenham late 70’s and early 80’s.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Friday, February 16, 2024, 20:18:50 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. Yep, the only one of those mentioned above that I haven't done is Harrow Gate ;) Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wormholes of Time on Friday, February 16, 2024, 20:45:20 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.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Qunk on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 04:11:38 Scruffy Murphy’s in Birmingham is my favourite pub in history ever bajillion.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: adje on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 12:12:54 As an away pub,always loved The Springbok outside Loftus Road.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 12:17:58 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Qunk on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 12:43:49 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: RedRag on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 12:49:24 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Miles Mayhem on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 12:54:37 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.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Bob's Orange on Monday, February 19, 2024, 09:02:26 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.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: stfcjack on Monday, February 19, 2024, 09:21:32 The Woodin's Shades is a cracking little pub just outside Liverpool Street station in London.
Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Monday, February 26, 2024, 13:53:54 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Robinz on Monday, February 26, 2024, 16:10:19 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Saturday, March 9, 2024, 17:19:04 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: donkey on Friday, July 19, 2024, 15:35:53 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. Aye. Sheffield Tap, too. Then take a stroll to the Rutland Arms. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, July 19, 2024, 16:46:42 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: donkey on Friday, July 19, 2024, 18:29:05 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Wobbly Bob on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 17:03:27 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. Title: Re: Favourite pubs - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 18:42:25 It's an old thread. But some real gems in here.
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