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Mine is The Swan in Whittington despite living near for whole of my life! I never got around it, I dont know why! :o
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/34430/
It is mere 3 miles away!
Maybe will visit sometime next week if I got the time!
How about you?
I lived near the The Dukes Head for about 30 years on and off, drove past it almost daily at one time, heard people rave about the quality of the Guinness and yet to this day I've never been across its doors, weird eh? :confused:
The Gate at Bratton , a 5 min drive from my house , though this may change soon as it is now a real ale pub concentrating on local beers .
Bratton it is, mate - see you there in 5mins!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oggwyn Trench
The Brewmaster http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14088/
about a mile away, never go there as it looks really scruffy & dirty, I was once told they eat their young around there, and it looks like it could just be true
Mine would be The Happy Landings which is within a mile of me. There have been a number of 'incidents' over the years which has made a visit unappealing. Anyone I've ever spoken to who has been there just doesn't go there anymore.
I ought to venture in one day, it can't really be as bad as I imagine!
"I ought to venture in one day, it can't really be as bad as I imagine!"
Oh yes it could Dave, it could be the stuff of your worst nightmares. A couple of places in my past I have kept running for three streets just to be on the safe side. Not now being the figure of athletic grace I once was I am more reluctant to enter pubs with a bad name in case I meet people who remember I owe them money.
The Live and Let Live, Bringsty Common is not far from me but I dont fancy knocking the bottom out of the Picasso driving down the track leading to it.I will wait till Steve Stars re opens the nearby Wheatsheaf.
Finally done it! Went there 8.30pm last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by hopwas
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/34397/ is now nearest pub I yet to visit and only one I havent visited in Lichfield.
Looks like this one will remain unvisited, now closed & up for saleQuote:
Originally Posted by Farway
Done! Went there yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by hopwas
Nearest pub I havent visited.. Er i'll come back to you! :o
Marked the Brewmaster as closed. Fingers crossed it will reopen and you can visit it in its new form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farway
Just found out despite living in Tamworth whole of my life.. There is pub near Tamworth I never been to is http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/34640/Quote:
Originally Posted by hopwas
:o I overlooked this pub!
Incredibly Royal Mail says it exists as well, so not one of our made up listings.
Given it's name & address I reckon your obscenity filters blocked this from view :D
Just remembered ref obscenity filters, must go to the Fawcett Inn one day, last time I tried it was before opening time
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13983/
Oooer, just spotted double entendre there as well
Bloody hell.. It has been nearly 6 months and still never visited it. I keep forget about this pub.Quote:
Originally Posted by hopwas
Now I have put it on my noticeboard to remind me :)
The nearest Pub too my house I have not visited because its a crap kids place is only around 200 yards away on the roundabout at the end of my road on Muswell Broadway Its a absolute dive by all the neighbours accounts as well. Every time I Pass on a Fri or Sat evenings theres always trouble on the roundabout plus we have all sorts coming out Pissing in the front gardens on the way passed in the early hours. Before now Ive had too wake drunks on my doorstep in the mornings on my way out too work.:moremad: So in over 30 years Ive never been there the Name keeps changing I think Its called The The Village at the moment but before it was the swiss chalet the steam Cafe and various others. I preferred it when it was the Unigate Milk Depot which it was originally till the late 70s.
That's gotta be 200 yards?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alesonly
I'm a great believer that one should check for a decent pub before deciding on an area to live, so... how the heck am I in W.Norwood?
Mine would be the Four Crosses in Shelfield, Walsall. I pass it on my way to work but I've never been in. It seems like a half-decent place
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38853/
worth a visit young lad!
Mrs Ven and I will have to make our way around there for a curry and a pint of Highgate :)
Good man - it was good to meet you both tonight
Yes that was meant too be around 200 Yards Typo corrected now.Those earlier Pints were must have been stronger than I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by trainman
Its the Same in this area there is no really good Old style Pubs.
There are a fair few pubs around here that would need special encouragement to enter. It's strange how the outer south western suburbs of London are in the main quite well off, however the pubs built back in the 30's are often now like those found in rough areas. They tend to be huge drinking barns now, with the seperate rooms of one time no more, and market themselves to the lower denomination drinker, so the original community focus has gone. A shame as the original idea was of multi roomed pubs serving the range of local people. Generally today, as the demographic has changed, the now open plan pub does not serve the general community, and only a certain group occupy the pub particularly at weekends. If there was a bit of local competition in these suburban areas there might be an improvement.
Just been having a quick look and I think The Balds Lane Tavern - http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38610/ - is the closest I haven't been in.
Don't know why really. I just haven't got round to it.
Cheers,
Del.
I have done all of the five pubs in my town and I cannot think of any local rural pubs that at some time or other I have not visited.So that means a bus trip of 16 miles bus trip with Worcester at the end of it. Its a rather torturous route and demanding on the bladder when its time for the return trip.May be its time I had a catheter fitted.There are quite a number of good pubs within walking distance of the bus station I have yet to visit. Its my dilemma.
I see a number of big Ansells / Bass type pubs now trading as Mc Donalds or Chinese / Indian resturants.I can remember this sort of place being chock -a- block on a weekend when visiting family in West Bromwich in the 60s and 70s. Wreathed in tobacco smoke, everyone standing because chairs and tables were in short supply.This was an early attempt at elf and safety as it cut down on the number handy weapons should a fight break out. Then they were divided up into Public/Saloon and Snug rooms containing bars with often a small room with no bar but close to the off sales hatch. This hatch , now consigned to history, was often waist high. A tap on the glass was eventually recognised. The hatch was raised to its minimum height and a terse, disembodied voice would shout " WADDYA WANT ?" Your request was made in a timid voice not wishing to further irritate the owner of the voice. A pint of your choice would appear with the demand "THATS 1 AND SIX ". You placed the correct change on the sill and quickly removed your hand before the hatch was slammed shut with enough force to remove your fingers.Only small children were of the correct height to see the owner of the voice but were treated with no more courtesy than the adults. I always had the feeling that using the off sales hatch was a great imposition on the staff which they did not like.
Now opened out into single bars and often carpeted these big places have the hushed tone of an undertakers waiting room. That is until the four or five flatscreen TVs burst into life. Often playing the latest on MTV to a scattering of pensioners awaiting / eating their choice from the two for one Golden Greats Menu. I think its time to bring back a modern version of the Snug, aka Gods Waiting Room. No MTV or Sky Sports but plenty of comfortable chairs us oldies can doze away the day and nibble on digestion friendly food.( And not to far from the toilets please).
The Orange Tree in Totteridge is 2 miles from me and the nearest I've not been to. It's a bit out of the way and by all accounts more a restaurant than pub so I cannot see myself visiting soon.
I've been to the Village by Alesonly a few times in the day and it's been ok, but the whole area is a war zone at the weekend as the Village and Cafe Loco over the road kick out in the early hours and there is also a club on the same roundabout which can get a bit lively.
Well the Brewmaster fulfilled it's destiny and duly closed, soon to become flats I hearQuote:
Originally Posted by Farway
So, the nearest open pub yet to visit is the Plough & Barleycorn, which looks like a pleasant enough place, but I suspect not for real ale or bar billiards fans
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14103/
I advise you.. just bite your lip and go in. Order half and down in one. Walk out and you just realise that you finally done it after 30 years. Works for me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alesonly
Yes, I'm sure we could have rattled on for a lot longer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Soup Dragon
For me, it was the Magic Lantern in Walsall - well, till a couple of hours ago. I had to wait until the clientele returned after Andy Ven made his karaoke debut there some 10 years ago!
There are of course many pubs I've been in and regretted. Some of these are fairly local but I'd need some kind of encouragement to revisit and review them. Some may require a bodyguard.
Hmm, possible PuG sponsorship idea perhaps ;)
Perhaps we could organise a group visit, safety in numbers and all that. One of those large white and yellow armoured vans for transport and the requisite numbers of riot gear outfits it would look like a stag night do. By the time we reach the bar we would have the place to ourselves. No queueing for the quiz machine or the bandit. There should be no complaints about our taste in drinks....unless I order something with a cherry on a stick, sparkler and a little umbrella.
We would have to be home by mid night though else the van turns into a pumpkin and we turn it white mice armed with cans of pepper spray.
I live fairly close to The Fort — http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24230/ — and often go past it on the bus. It always looks closed, though I'm reliably informed that it looks exactly the same when it's open.
I don't think they would let me in, though, being of the female persuasion...