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The Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Lancashire
I recently posted a quick top-of-the-head list of sixty of the best pubs in Britain (http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sixty-of-best.html). I made the point that I had omitted some well-known classic pubs which I had been to, simply because I hadn’t visited them for twenty-five years or more, such as:
Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire
Blue Ship, The Haven, Sussex
Olde Tavern, Kington, Herefordshire
Pandora, Restronguet Creek, Cornwall
Roscoe Head, Liverpool
Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, DorsetThree Kings, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
People also mentioned a number of pubs that were in their personal top tens that I hadn’t ever visited myself. Now, I’m not a dedicated pub explorer in the mould of Simon Everitt (https://brapa-4500.blogspot.co.uk/) or Martin Taylor (https://retiredmartin.com/), but when I travel around the country I do make an effort to visit any outstanding pubs in the area. These are a few that either others have suggested or I’m aware of myself.
Bag O’Nails, Bristol (no idea what the attraction is there)
Beacon Hotel, Sedgeley, Staffordshire
Berkeley, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Coopers Tavern, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Holly Bush, Makeney, Derbyshire
Peter Kavanagh’s, Liverpool
Queen’s Arms, Cowden Pound, Kent
Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Lancashire
Tuckers Grave, Faulkland, SomersetVine (Bull & Bladder), Brierley Hill, Staffordshire
Any other ideas for must-visit pubs around the country that I may have missed? They don’t need to be untouched olde-worlde survivors, but pubs with some character over and above just the appeal of their beer range.
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The Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Lancashire
I recently posted a quick top-of-the-head list of sixty of the best pubs in Britain (http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sixty-of-best.html). I made the point that I had omitted some well-known classic pubs which I had been to, simply because I hadn’t visited them for twenty-five years or more, such as:
Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire
Blue Ship, The Haven, Sussex
Olde Tavern, Kington, Herefordshire
Pandora, Restronguet Creek, Cornwall
Roscoe Head, Liverpool
Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, DorsetThree Kings, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
People also mentioned a number of pubs that were in their personal top tens that I hadn’t ever visited myself. Now, I’m not a dedicated pub explorer in the mould of Simon Everitt (https://brapa-4500.blogspot.co.uk/) or Martin Taylor (https://retiredmartin.com/), but when I travel around the country I do make an effort to visit any outstanding pubs in the area. These are a few that either others have suggested or I’m aware of myself.
Bag O’Nails, Bristol (no idea what the attraction is there)
Beacon Hotel, Sedgeley, Staffordshire
Berkeley, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Coopers Tavern, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Holly Bush, Makeney, Derbyshire
Peter Kavanagh’s, Liverpool
Queen’s Arms, Cowden Pound, Kent
Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Lancashire
Tuckers Grave, Faulkland, SomersetVine (Bull & Bladder), Brierley Hill, Staffordshire
Any other ideas for must-visit pubs around the country that I may have missed? They don’t need to be untouched olde-worlde survivors, but pubs with some character over and above just the appeal of their beer range.
More... (http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-ones-that-got-away.html)