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Conrad
08-02-2011, 12:30
January thread now archived (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5379-Pub-of-the-Month-%28January%29).

hondo
23-02-2011, 13:58
Not been in this pub for a while :( but it wont have changed since my visit and want to flag it up before it changes hands and hopefully doesn't lose its character :pray:

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/89839

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39399/

:notworthy: Daphne Cutten :notworthy:

Bucking Fastard
01-03-2011, 10:38
My POTM was The Red Lion,Preston (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14633/) which is near Hitchin.It claims to be the first community owned pub ,and has been operating for 28 years following the purchase from Whitbread by a group of local villagers.The Board of Directors,which includes the couple who manage the pub, are all from the village which has a population of 300.The pub is certainly the social hub ,with a darts team and it is the base for the village cricket team:drinkup:.
The villagers wanted to retain a traditional pub,there are no signs of musak,fruit machines,free wifi,etc and the opening hours are also a throw back with a lunchtime session ,mid afternoon close ,then a reopening at 5.30pm in order to avoid the all day drinking atmosphere which can sometimes tarnish a smallish local.
The village is well to do,no doubt this made the community ownership more viable,but many people from outside the village visit The Red Lion and being in that category I am grateful that it was saved by community action.:pray:
A GBG regular with home cooked food,a terrific pub.

RogerB
01-03-2011, 12:25
Found myself in the Chalk Farm/Belsize Park area a couple of times this month and have been mightily impressed with the Sir Richard Steele for beer, ambience, the Thai food and the sheer eccentricity of the place. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23748/

Al 10000
01-03-2011, 14:36
My Pub of the month is the Sun Inn in acomb York,the pub is in a nice location opposite acomb green and seemed unaltered inside with three different rooms and an olde worlde atmosphere to it the pub also did food but this did'nt affect the pubs ambience.

aleandhearty
01-03-2011, 17:35
I rather enjoyed The Sheffield Tap, on a recent flying visit to the city. Its restoration was obviously a real labour of love and the re-vitalised Edwardian grandeur just oozes from the main room. Ten hand pumps too.

ROBCamra
02-03-2011, 14:55
I think my pub of the month is going to go to the Cross Keys in Knaresborough.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/29235/

Excellent refurbishment and great beer, wine & food. Well done Ossett Brewery. :cheers:

A close runner up is the North Riding Hotel in Scarborough. Still very good at everything they do. Good on you Stuart & Karen. :notworthy:

oldboots
03-03-2011, 19:02
I think my pub of the month is going to go to the Cross Keys in Knaresborough.

An excellent choice and one I considered, but a trip to the Moors allowed a short visit to the amazing Birch Hall Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53445/) at Beck Hole.

Spinko
03-03-2011, 20:31
Fernandes in Wakefield. First place I've seen pickled eggs for a long time, and home of at least 8 excellent brews from Fernandes and Ossett, plus an excellent Rhubarb IPA.

RogerB
04-03-2011, 09:19
Fernandes in Wakefield

Top joint!

Pubsignman
04-03-2011, 09:38
My pub of the month is the Black Country Arms in Walsall. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38862/

A great pub in a lovely building with a fantastic range of beers (16 hand pumps) at prices that I can barely remember ever seeing down in London. Should the footballing Gods see fit to send me here again next season, I won't bother with a crawl around town, as I could happily spend all my time in here.

I also really enjoyed the Dove Freehouse in Bethnal Green (visited on the strength of Bucking Fastard's review, so thanks for that) and my first visit to the Euston Tap.

ROBCamra
04-03-2011, 11:35
Top joint!

They sell those as well? :eek::p

aleandhearty
04-03-2011, 18:43
Fernandes in Wakefield. First place I've seen pickled eggs for a long time, and home of at least 8 excellent brews from Fernandes and Ossett, plus an excellent Rhubarb IPA. Can't really argue with you there 'Spinko', as it's my local! Unfortunately, just missed the Rhubarb IPA on Wednesday.



Top joint!

They sell those as well? :eek::p

:D Er, no they don't. However, I've a good idea which regulars may be able to oblige!