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nd which enjoys a healthy local trade from the nearby estates it is also popular with boaters in the summer months there is a sizeable lounge to the rear right where food appears to be popular at the far end of the lounge is a lower section with bench seating a rear door leads from the lounge to the car park a possibly unique feature is that the cask beers on my visit doom bar and hobgoblin gold are dispensed by electric metered pump into brim measure glasses the fact that they fit in the glass with the sparkler fairly slack underlines how brim measures provide a small degree of overmeasure the handpumps mounted on the bar are dummies this style of presentation may discomfit some cask drinkers but arguably it retains more condition in the beer than if drawn through a handpump and the beer is certainly real enough the streetview link shows the rear of the pub the front is not directly accessible by road and i have borrowed the photograph from camra s whatpub site the pub has an extensive car park and is around 15 minutes walk from penkridge station on the wolverhampton stafford line posted by curmudgeon on saturday may 25 2024 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels penkridge staffordshire the sun in september the sun in september burnage manchester m19 1na the newest entry on this blog in terms of when it opened as a pub the sun in september was originally a detached victorian villa in extensive grounds that was converted to pub use by samuel smith s in the 1980s the décor originally had something of an indian raj theme which is where the name came from but successive refurbishments have largely removed this it is situated in a mixed residential area just off kingsway and close to a busy local shopping parade although there is no lack of nearby housing it is now the only established pub left standing for at least half a mile in any direction although there a couple of newer micros the derelict albion is a few hundred yards away along burnage lane in front of the pub is an attractive beer garden featuring several mature trees from the original grounds which shows up well on the streetview image the remainder of the plot is given over to an unnecessarily large car park which presumably was dictated by 1980s planning policies the main door leads you through into the extensive lounge which has an l shaped bar on the left and four distinct seating areas centred around an impressive feature fireplace one section has tramcar style seating there is also a plainer public bar with its own entrance around the back of the pub it offers cask old brewery bitter together with the usual range of keg beers obviously the restrictive sam s house rules apply in particular the mobile phone ban but there can be a good buzz of conversation the pub clearly has a strong band of regulars but also attracts customers from further afield particularly for the popular sunday lunches several bus services run nearby and it is only a short walk from burnage station on the piccadilly manchester airport line posted by curmudgeon on tuesday april 09 2024 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels burnage manchester the green man the green man milwich staffordshire st18 0eg milwich is a pleasant village situated in the deep staffordshire countryside on the b5027 between stone and uttoxeter the green man stands on the road junction in the village centre opposite a picturesque red brick schoolhouse with a stone plaque dating it to 1833 it s a long low cream painted building the entrance on the right hand side takes you into the main bar which is the heart of the pub with parquet floor real fire and bench seating against the windows beyond this is an area with more of a public bar feel and further on again a raised dining area there is a large and attractive beer garden at the rear it was once tied to bass and older streetview images show it still in bass livery although it has been independently run since 1990 the regular cask beers are bass and ruddles bitter with typically a couple of others divided between national brands and local microbreweries food is served on friday and saturday evenings and sunday lunchtime with the sunday lunches seeming particularly popular it is open seven days a week but only from 4 pm monday to wednesday it s a good example of the kind of country pub striking a balance between local trade and dining that was once commonplace but has now been rendered increasingly rare by widespread closures and the advance of the gastropub the pub has a large car park on the right hand side a little research shows no evidence of a bus service through the village so the nearest public transport is five miles away at stone a mile up the road in the stone direction is the wonderfully unspoilt red lion at dayhills posted by curmudgeon on thursday april 04 2024 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels milwich staffordshire the swan with two necks the swan with two necks stockport cheshire sk1 1ry a single fronted three storey pub situated on the now pedestrianised princes street on the north side of the town centre it was rebuilt in 1926 and given a mock tudor frontage that has now succumbed to the regrettable modern trend of grey paint the original 1926 interior with an abudance of light oak panelling survives largely intact and merits a three star entry on camra s national inventory a drinking corridor giving access to the bar servery runs the full length of the pub on the right hand side at the front is a small plain vault which i do not ever remember having fixed seating to the rear of the servery is the superb top lit smoke room with fixed seating on all four sides original bull pushes and a stone tudor style fireplace this must surely be one of the finest and cosiest pub rooms in the country further back is a plainer room again with fixed seating that was brought into pub use in the 1960s the ladies toilets have been brought inside but the original outside gents remains with its three large porcelain urinals it normally offers two or three cask beers from the robinson s range always including unicorn with old tom barley wine available on draught in winter a pie and mash menu served at lunchtimes in recent years it has received a boost to trade following the opening of the new redrock leisure complex at the rear including the light cinema the rear entrance has been revamped to make it more appealing and a small beer garden created posted by curmudgeon on monday march 25 2024 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cheshire stockport the commercial the commercial huddersfield yorkshire hd1 2ax a four square stone built three storey pub on a corner site towards the south end of huddersfield s main shopping street it appears to date from the early part of the 19th century and is noticeably older than most of the surrounding buildings it s a samuel smith s pub with their characteristic comfortable traditional interior this includes two cosy rooms with bench seating on either side of the front door plus a longer room with a pool table at the back left running along the side of the bar a glass cabinet in the left hand room contains a collection of beer bottles sam s usual beer range is on offer at good value prices including cask old brewery bitter and a wide selection of kegs no food is served i read a description a while ago of its lively convivial atmosphere with the typical more mature clientele after an extended period of closure it has recently reopened and hopefully its former character will be re established in such a central position there should be no shortage of trade posted by curmudgeon on tuesday march 19 2024 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels huddersfield yorkshire the bridge inn the bridge inn topsham devon ex3 0qq a rambling old tile hung pub located at the back of the town overlooking the tidal estuary of the river clyst although a substantial building the interior is surprisingly small and intimate it has been little changed for many decades and merits a three star entry on camra s national inventory it has the distinction of having received an official visit from queen elizabeth ii in 1998 the door gives access to a panelled corridor running the length of the pub on the left of which is the tap room which occupies the front bay window and contains some fixed seating and old furniture on the right is the bowed back of a built in settle in a private parlour which also contains the stillage for the casks into which favoured customers may be invited further along on the right is a small cosy snug containing a massive stone fireplace which has a small serving hatch linking it to the parlour the malthouse at the rear is used for live music events and sometimes as an overflow area there is ample outdoor seating overlooking the clyst plus a marquee at the far end of the car park sadly my sole visit was on a rainy evening when the tide was out which did not show the pub s setting at its best printed beer menus on the tables list about six cask ales served on gravity mostly from local micro breweries with branscombe vale branoc as a permanent beer simple pub food such as sandwiches and ploughman s is served at lunchtimes the pub has its own car park and is about a quarter of a mile from topsham station on the exeter exmouth line topsham itself is a characterful historic port on the estuary of the river exe and is well worth exploring posted by curmudgeon on thursday march 14 2024 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels devon topsham the templar the templar leeds yorkshire ls2 7nu a long but shallow street corner pub on the north east side of the city centre the templar has an impressive tiled façade advertising melbourne brewery who were later taken over by tetley s it now belongs to greene king but still offers a wide range of other beers including tetley bitter as a permanent beer and brews from both yorkshire brewers such as acorn and bradfield plus ones from further afield the licensee and many of the staff have been there for over thirty years the interior was opened out somewhat in the 1980s but retains plenty of original features including wood panelling seating booths and a cosy snug at the far end it merits a one star entry on camra s national inventory no food is served and a strict over 18s only policy is applied it has a varied clientele although tending toward the more mature end of the spectrum tv sport is shown on numerous screens so it does not offer the full hair shirt sam smith s experience a fine example of a busy atmospheric traditional city centre drinking pub posted by curmudgeon on thursday november 02 2023 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels leeds yorkshire older posts home subscribe to posts atom what are real pubs real pubs are pubs whose primary function is still the original core purpose of pubs for people to meet and socialise over a few drinks they may serve food and very good food at that but they don t allow it to dominate to the exclusion of all else they ll probably have a strong core of regular customers but still make casual drinkers welcome they may well serve a good drop of real ale but won t be full of beer bores droning on about hop varieties and ibus in many parts of the country they re getting very hard to find in recent years the smoking ban beer duty hikes the demonisation of one drink driving and the general anti alcohol climate have all had their effect but such pubs do still survive if you know where to look and deserve to be celebrated although in many ways they are a laudable organisation this blog is not connected with and does not in any way represent the campaign for real ale the 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