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Strongers
10-09-2016, 16:19
I can’t make the November crawl due to work commitments so I decided to console myself with a Southampton weekender in November. I have booked myself into the Travelodge a stone’s throw from the Guide Dog which has been on my must visit list for a number of years.

I’ve not been to Southampton before so any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I can get a Plusbus ticket so I don’t mind a bit of travelling out of town (not too far mind!)

oldboots
10-09-2016, 16:54
Years since I've been there but it was a dead loss even then and seems to got worse with some classics now ruined. So apart from getting a train to Winchester or Salisbury you should try this one South Western Arms (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13883/) . The Dolphin Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13732/) is the other side of the railway and a main road and is meant to be good. A couple of micros are Bookshop Alehouse (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83888/) and The Butcher's Hook (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81563/) which is in Bitterne. All are a shortish walk or for Bitterne a longer walk or bus ride away. Down by the Town Quay The Dancing Man (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83039/) looks good as it's a brewery tap but the place was the Maritime Museum when I was last drinking in Southampton and Platform Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13844/) might be worth looking at too as it's nearly next door, those are probably a bus ride.

Mobyduck
10-09-2016, 21:07
Years since I've been there but it was a dead loss even then and seems to got worse with some classics now ruined. So apart from getting a train to Winchester or Salisbury you should try this one South Western Arms (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13883/) . The Dolphin Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13732/) is the other side of the railway and a main road and is meant to be good. A couple of micros are Bookshop Alehouse (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83888/) and The Butcher's Hook (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81563/) which is in Bitterne. All are a shortish walk or for Bitterne a longer walk or bus ride away. Down by the Town Quay The Dancing Man (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83039/) looks good as it's a brewery tap but the place was the Maritime Museum when I was last drinking in Southampton and Platform Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13844/) might be worth looking at too as it's nearly next door, those are probably a bus ride.

Not done the Dolphin or Butchers Hook ,but OB is spot on with the rest, all worth a good look.

Pubsignman
11-09-2016, 00:20
A couple of new micros have opened recently - neither are in central locations but they might still be worth checking out:

Caskaway (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/84443/) and Olaf's Tun (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/84442/)

Sadler’s Brewhouse and Barbecue (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54767/) also sounds pretty good.

Thuck Phat
11-09-2016, 08:07
There last year.

Enjoyed The Rockstone (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68385/) just around the corner from The Guide Dog and The Waterloo (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13935/) Arms just out of the town centre.

If you're interested in buying a take out or two, Bitter (http://www.bittervirtue.co.uk/) Virtue is one of the best beer shops I've been to. A wide and interesting selection and friendly, knowledgable owners.

trainman
11-09-2016, 09:43
I really like the Wellington (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13937/), a double header with the Waterloo (highlighted by TP above), the Red Lion (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13856/) should be on-map for historical interest and the Duke of Wellington (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13739/) is worth a look in. I note none of my Southampton list seem to have been picked up by the migration tool, but my thoughts can be viewed, ahem, elsewhere.

Strongers
11-09-2016, 11:25
Thanks guys, I'll have a look at these places this afternoon to see if I can base a crawl around them.

trainman
11-09-2016, 12:04
Not been for a couple of years but with several new suggestions above, and regular cheap travel in that direction with megatrain (sometimes £1), I think I need to pop back myself!
Perhaps not on match day, when the Guide Dog was rammed.

Quinno
13-09-2016, 20:01
Thanks guys, I'll have a look at these places this afternoon to see if I can base a crawl around them.

I actually managed a 10 pub crawl of Soton a few years back on foot - the trick is to start at St Denys station and work back down the hill towards the centre. Not the other way round!

Strongers
16-09-2016, 18:06
I actually managed a 10 pub crawl of Soton a few years back on foot - the trick is to start at St Denys station and work back down the hill towards the centre. Not the other way round!

Now that is very handy to know. :notworthy:

london calling
03-10-2016, 22:45
Another couple of micro pubs are the Overdraft in Shirley and opening tonight if my gen is correct is the Tramstop 186-188 Portswood Rd. Southampton sounds like it would make a good crawl.Also if you are desperate a friend(he is for new beers) mentioned there are 2 branches of Mettricks coffee/pizza/beer who have 2 cask beers in each with decent beers.

Strongers
16-10-2016, 12:21
Another couple of micro pubs are the Overdraft in Shirley and opening tonight if my gen is correct is the Tramstop 186-188 Portswood Rd. Southampton sounds like it would make a good crawl.Also if you are desperate a friend(he is for new beers) mentioned there are 2 branches of Mettricks coffee/pizza/beer who have 2 cask beers in each with decent beers.

Cheers LC