Originally Posted by trainman
I've never had a problem with Peterborough and if I remember rightly there are the odd Elggod's pubs tucked away in those sprawling suburbs. For me Huddersfield is one of the top beer venues in England although I preferred the Rat & Ratchet to the Grove! Hull was a whole lot better than I had expected. If you want a rubbish place how about overpricwd Londson?
Last edited by Aqualung; 03-03-2019 at 08:58.
Overpriced, certainly. But I wouldn't personally go so far as to describe my home town and place of birth as 'rubbish'.
Everything's relative - beer in central London may be twice the price than in Jaywick, Shotton or Easterhouse, but that doesn't mean that it's 'overpriced' in the circumstances.
I would and have done!
You're right the JDWs in the suburbs are mostly reasonably priced. In central London I'll only go for unlimited JDW coffee unless it's a new outlet when I'll stretch to a solitary pint.
At least Huddersfield has some decent pubs. Wrexham is so crap, it even missed out on the crap list!
Have you tried Pembroke Dock? It's got such a bad reputation they are thinking of renaming it to Pembroke Haven or something. They even built a massive road bridge across a river estuary to help people escape!
I'm sure I'm not alone in stretching to a solitary pint - because most of the time that's all I want. It doesn't really matter if it costs £3 or £7.
Unutterably grim.Which reminds me that I haven't posted a review of The Old Kings Arms Hotel which was surprisingly pleasant.for a town pub.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
That's Pembroke itself, Pembroke Dock is a few miles to the West as you probably discovered. I didn't get to visit Pembroke but did go to Tenby which seemed OK but did have a lot of Captain Birds Eye types. One of the problems with the area is the rubbish railway line. It's single track with a passing place at Tenby. Incredibly there are several gateless level crossings where the train has to stop and sound the horn before proceeding. This might seem quaint and acceptable on a preserved Heritage line but on a proper supposedly modern railway is a complete joke. Pembroke Dock rail station is a derelict and run down dump. The old waiting room has been converted to the Station Inn which I liked and deserves better. I would give Pembroke a try but there are other places I would prefer to visit or return to in wales.
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