The people of Sowerby would be appalled to be lumped in with Thirsk, my dear old mum lives there. The Crown & Anchor is a fine pub though.Originally Posted by hondo
The people of Sowerby would be appalled to be lumped in with Thirsk, my dear old mum lives there. The Crown & Anchor is a fine pub though.
The Shoulder of Mutton and the Royal Oak were the two decent pubs I alluded to.
Ah! just seen Grailhunters post. On the subject of Abingdon I thought the Brewery Tap and The Harp were quite good and the White Horse not too bad otherwise I think everywhere else I tried had fairly awful Morlands "Original".
No for me Brackley it has to be.
Last edited by oldboots; 05-09-2012 at 17:53.
Fleet is only a small town but my nearest town and I have lived there at various times ,real ale pub heaven it aint. Only four pubs in Fleet centre,
The Oatsheaf Ember Inns,seems to have a refurb every two years.
The Prince ArthurA poor J.D.W.
PropagandaA music bar/pub formerly a Hogshead.Hasn't even been reviewed on the dark side since 2006.
Emporium A Greene King pub.
I haven't been to any of these pubs bar the Prince Arthur for at least five years because quite honestly they're crap.Seeing that two of them have no reviews and I am a ten minute drive away,I should sacrifice pleasure and do the honourable thing even though I object to spending my time and money on places I know are rubbish,(in my view).
Last edited by Mobyduck; 05-09-2012 at 19:33.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Talking of Oldham. You would have thought this chap could have found a better pump to stand behind, other than the one on the left, to promote his real ale choice.
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/ne...-drink-to-that
I musr admit I'd forgotten about Whittles http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13007/ a proper Rock / Biker venue with live music on a regular basis.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Oh! Cheers Rob. I hadn't realised that Whittles was that particular pub. We used to drink in it in my youth (early 70s) under its former name before going into Bailey's.
I am now going to spend all day trying to remember its name.
Can't help you there.Oh! Cheers Rob. I hadn't realised that Whittles was that particular pub. We used to drink in it in my youth (early 70s) under its former name before going into Bailey's.
I am now going to spend all day trying to remember its name.
Our pub of choice before going to Bailey's (early 70's) was The Star Inn
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
I wouldn’t plan an ale trail along the Northern Line north of Hampstead. And the Jubilee Line north of St John’s Wood is hardly worth the effort.
I agree with Aqualung’s earlier post that NW London beyond Camden borough is pretty dire.
Urban sprawl and real ale don’t seem to go hand in hand north of the river and I imagine that this is the case through most of the country.
WE ARE THE BREADMEN - UP THE BEES 
I think you can add most of NE London beyond the North London Line railway corridor too...
Is your head hurting now Crosste?Oh! Cheers Rob. I hadn't realised that Whittles was that particular pub. We used to drink in it in my youth (early 70s) under its former name before going into Bailey's.
I am now going to spend all day trying to remember its name.
In that case I can tell you that Whittles was formerly the Sergeant At Arms.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
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