red lion, east chisenbury, pewsey

[Mexicano Rojo]

Has anyone been to this place to eat? It has an excellent write up in the observer today.

[Reg Smeeton]

Has anyone been to this place to eat? It has an excellent write up in the observer today.

Don't know it...East Chisenbury isn't really Pewsey, it's more down the Avon valley, between Upavon and Netheravon.  In fact, I was thinking I drove down there just before Easter and I've never noticed a pub. Closer inspection shows that's because the village is off the main road, on the other side of the river. In fact there's a road that side of the river which runs parallel to the 342, you can't access EC directly form the 342.

My ancient copy of Real Ale in Wiltshire...describes it as an excellent unspoilt locals' pub in a backwater....it boasted then a beer garden, darts, doms and shove halfpenny.

A fair way out of Swindon, but sounds well worth a visit.

[Mexicano Rojo]

cheers reg, was looking it up for my parents, paper said pewsey but yes your right just south of upavon.

[Reg Smeeton]

cheers reg, was looking it up for my parents, paper said pewsey but yes your right just south of upavon.

I guess Pewsey is the nearest largish place, for reference in a national paper.

A pub I know a bit not too far away is the Crown at Everleigh, more or less nowhere on the very edge of Salisbury Plain...pretty old boozer, mentioned in Cobbett's Rural Rides.

I seem to remember the landlord had some problem with Van Morrison a few years back, or maybe it was the other way around.

But for weird, nothing beats the Bustard.

[leefer]

But for weird, nothing beats the Bustard.

No need for language like that Reg.