I have eaten in three of them but all a while ago.Originally Posted by Wittenden
10. Masons Arms, Devon - Also stayed a few nights.
35. Fishpool Inn, Cheshire - Before the latest expensive upgrade
48. Parkers Arms, Lancashire - More than ten years ago.
I can't see me adding to my tally in the near future.
Proud to say me neither !
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
3 for me too.
The Pony & Trap
The Gurnards Head Inn Don't think it was Gastro in 2005 when I was living in St Ives, seem to recall it was a shithole.
The Red Lion
I've drunk in
28. Broad Chare
40. Wellington (memorable as the barman walked off and didn't give me my change, only about 7p but ....)
49. Bridge
I've eaten as well in 13. The Rat. Wonder if it's still got the chamber pot collection.
Just the Truscott Arms (47), for me. Back in the early eighties, it was an alehouse of some renown, run by a Fawlty-esque landlord.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Remarkably I've been in at least four of these. I'm sure I must have been to the Red Lion and Sun as I'm fairly certain I've been to all of the pubs on the summit of Highgate Hill. I'm less certain about the Bull and Last down the road.
The Marksman E2
This was a noted Ale House way back, probably early 80s when it sold Pitfield beers amongst others. It was pretty basic as were all of the E2 pubs.
The Beehive White Waltham
This was a fairly standard village pub that was GBG listed. It made a handy stop if returning from Brakspear outings South of Henley.
Anchor & Hope SE1
From what I recall this was Charles Wells first London outlet. If that is wrong then the first one would have been in the extreme Northern suburbs. It was a basic local boozer that I went to several times and in which I've played darts at least once.
The Beckford Arms Fonthill Gifford
Note the list is wrong here as the village is Fonthill Gifford a few miles to the North West of Tisbury. I knew this was an independent brewery pub but couldn't remember which one. A 1982 GBG reveals it was Wadworth. I only came here once from Tisbury which would have included a visit to the South Western by the Station that sold Tisbury brewery beers.
I can't remember much about it other than it being a village local that was a bit snooty compared to East London pubs.
It's goes without saying that I've not eaten in any of these apart from the sandwiches for the dart teams in the Anchor & Hope!
Interesting list. Visited 5 - Harwood Arms when it was pub, it's not now. Others I've visited are still pubs of sorts - Red Lion & Sun, Anchor & Hope, Canton Arms (popular CAMRA SW London pub), and Truscott Arms. Obviously not eaten any "gastrogrub" in any of them!
I wouldn't say "very London centric", Southern centric yes, 10 (20%) from London ,11 from the North. Anyhow been in none, to eat or drink.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
You've been to The Bull & Last, which is the only one I've done from the list.
Oh yes, and I quite liked it.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
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