This is from
the Pub Curmugeon's blog, and quoting from a book from the late 80s called The Quest for the Perfect Pub. At the end of the blog is a list of the authors' Top 10:
Pride of place goes to what they describe as
The Perfect Pub, Somewhere in Suffolk, because the licensee did not want the attention that would result from it being named. A little digging based on the description suggests it was in fact
The Cock at Brent Eleigh.
The remaining nine are:
The
Cresselly Arms, Cresswell Quay, Pembrokeshire
The
King’s Head (Low House), Laxfield, Suffolk
The
Tally Ho, Hatherleigh, Devon
The
Tucker’s Grave, Faulkland, Somerset
The
Olde Ship, Seahouses, Northumberland
The
Barley Mow, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire
The
Double Locks, Alphington, Devon
The
White Horse (Nellie’s), Beverley, Yorkshire
The
Sun Inn, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham - complete with description of the famous “banked” Bass.
I've been to just three of these 10.