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Avon
Anchor Inn |
| Church Road, Oldbury on Severn, Avon, BS35 1QA |
| Tel: 01454 413331 |
 Great food and real ales. Home of Sheep
Dip whisky, distilled in Scotland. |
Clwyd
| Tel: 01691 828234 |
 Traditional 17th Century pub with top
quality restaurant. Great to relax in front of the roaring fire - especially if you've
just completed a parachute jump at Montford Bridge airfield ! |
Cornwall
| Tel: 01341 250625 |
 Named after the ferry which has linked
Helford and Helford Passage since the 16th Century. Great crab sandwiches and good ale. |
| Tel: 01326 280899 |
 Not actually a pub, but if you want good
food then this is a far better place to be than the pub in Coverack. A superb range of
locally caught fresh fish & shellfish hosted with warm hospitality from a couple from
Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. All housed in the Old Lifeboat House - Eat, looking out down
the slipway at the ocean. |
Cumbria
| Tel: 01282 26229 |
 What a magnificent find when you've just walked over the top of England's
tallest mountain. Adjacent to England's deepest lake Wastwater. Great food and a superb
pint or two of Theakstons' Old Peculiar. |
Derbyshire
| Tel: 01332 841729 |
| Old Grade II listed building where the ale is brought up from the cellar in jugs |
Devon
| Tel: 01598 741263 |
 Excellent location overlooking Lynmouth Bay. Great when you've just
walked 14 miles of the North Devon Coastal Path ! |
| Tel: 01548 842868 |
 An excellent pub in the centre of a busy
yachting village. Good food and a range of beers. The pub can get very busy in the summer. |
| Tel: 01598 763230 |
 Edwardian Country House set in
spectacular part of Exmoor Forest in Exmoor National Park, abundant with Peacocks. |
| Tel: 01392 72779 |
 Unspoilt Country pub just off the A30
West of Exeter. |
| Tel: 01257 753223 |
 14th Century Oak panelled inn overlooking the harbour. Idyllic. |
| Rock
Inn |
| Rock Hill, Georgeham, Devon, EX33 1JW |
| Tel: 01271 890322 |
| Traditional English country pub with a wide selection of traditional 'pub
games' |
Dorset
| Tel: 01202 685666 |
 The Mansion House is actually a
Hotel rather than a pub. It isn't the cheapest accommodation in Poole but it's well worth
the extra. The restaurant is first class and the comfort is luxury. |
Dyfed
| Tel: 01348 831449 |
 Don't go mountain biking along the
cliff path if you've spent a few hours supping the fine ales in this harbourside pub - Not
unless you want to fall off your bike and nearly over a cliff or leave your pannier zips
open and deposit most of your weekends luggage all over the field ! |
Essex
| Bell
Inn |
| 10 St. James Street, Castle Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3EJ |
| Tel: 01963 460350 |
| 15th Century half timbered coaching inn where Disraeli once made a speech. Good food
and the ale is served straight from the barrel ! |
| Tel: 01206 822425 |
 Formerly three 16th Century cottages near the Colne Estuary. Good pub
grub and real ales. Originally called 'The Black Boy' When I visited there was a friendly
crow who used to fly into the pub and pester the customers for food. But that was a while
ago and he's probably a dead crow now. He has ceased to be. |
| Tel: 01279 730351 |
 Good restaurant and brilliantly well
kept ale overlooking the local cricket pitch. |
Gloucestershire
| Green Dragon |
| Elkstone Road, Cockleford, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NW |
| Tel: 01242 87271 |
 Excellent Country pub with wide
range of ales. |
| George
|
| High Street, St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, GL15 6TA |
| Tel: 01594 530228 |
| Very popular pub, full of character close to St. Briavels Castle. |
Herefordshire
| New
Inn |
| Market Square, Pembridge, Herefordshire, HR6 9DZ |
| Tel: 01636 388427 |
| Superb 14th Century half timbered pub with Excellent food and ales |
Isle of Wight
| The
Crab |
| High St, Old Village, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6NS |
| Tel: 01983 862363 |
| Beautiful thatched pub in the heart of Shanklin Old Village with excellent food. |
Lincolnshire
| Blue
Bell |
| Main Street, Belchford, Lincolnshire, LN9 6LQ |
| Tel: 01507 533602 |
 Excellently well kept beer and an
amazing collection of old farm implements can be found in a pub with superb hospitality |
London
| The
George |
| 77 Borough High St, Southwark, London SE1 1NH |
| Tel: 0171 407 2056 |
 Good london pub with lots of history |
| Tel: 0171 4882208 |
 Very popular pub in St. Katherines Dock -
a short walk from Tower Bridge. Great ales and food. |
Norfolk
| Tel: 01493 751096 |
 Pleasant inn with mooring space on part
of the Norfolk Broads. Can get busy in Summer. |
Northamptonshire
| Tel: 01832 273494 |
 Wonderful thatched pub in a village which
only has one road in. The pub sign is made out of nails and is worth a visit alone. |
Powys
| Llanerch Inn |
| Waterloo Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6BG |
| Tel: 01597 822086 |
 16th Century coaching inn with low beamed ceilings and inglenook
fireplace. Good food and a selection of real ales and an annual ale tasting week in
August. |
Somerset
| Tel: 01823 442271 |
 A popular country pub only 5 miles from
Junction 25 of the M5. Great food an superbly well kept beer |
| Tel: 01761 232398 |
 A coaching inn dating from 1640 with a
diversity of rooms and old furniture |
Shropshire
| Tel: 01746 718222 |
| A couple of pubs, a few farms and a church make up most of Stottesdon, but the Fox
& Hounds is an absolute gem. Glen the landlord will make you welcome in his own style
and serve you with his home brewed ales. Val may even rustle you up a chip buttie if you
ask nicely. |
| Tel: 01746 710678 |
| Became a country pub in the 1850's. Morfe is derived from the Welsh name meaning
'marsh' Good food and ale |
| Tel: 01746 710431 |
| Country Inn dating back to 1600. Good food and ale with BBQ's in the summer. |
|
 A small pub actually on the platform with lots of steam memorabilia |
| Tel: 01952 882054 |
 Many a spectator has watched the
Ironbridge to Bridgnorth raft race with a pint in hand at this excellently located pub, on
the banks of the river Severn |
Staffordshire
| Barley
Mow |
| Pennwood Lane, Penn Common, Staffs, WV4 5 |
| Tel: 01902 333510 |
| A small pub next to Penn Golf Club but a great atmosphere and some fine Ales. |
| Beacon
Hotel |
| 129 Bilston Street, Sedgley, South Staffs DY3 1JE |
| Tel: 01902 883380 |
 Superb Victorian hostelry serving the
strongest Mild in the World 'Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild' or 'Ruby' for short. Brewed on
the premises |
| Tel: 01902 883253 |
 A pub that remained unaltered since it first opened as a home brew ale
house - until recently. The back room remains as it was when 'Old Sal' ran the pub -
except for new curtains and a lick of paint, the rest of the pub has been knocked through
to create a larger room. Not quite the same as before but if you're looking for a pub with
character - then the back room with an old photo of 'Sal' stood on the pub doorstep when
she was a small girl and with beer pulls in the wall - then this is a real gem. |
| Tel: 01384 78293 |
 Actually
called 'The Vine' but everybody knows it as the Bull & Bladder. Bathams beers are
brewed on the premises and the food is good old traditional black Country cooking.
Regarded by those that know what they're talking about as being the Mecca for ale
drinkers. |
| Crooked House |
| Coppice Mill, Himley, Dudley, South Staffs, DY3 4DA |
| Tel: 01384 238583 |
 In typical Black Country style, the locals call the pub something
different to its' real name. Actually called the Glynne Arms but known as the Crooked
House for obvious reasons. Years of mining subsidence have created a building that you
feel drunk in before you've touched a drop. A pub where ball bearings run uphill ! |
| Tel: 01384 242777 |
 A wide range of guest ales makes the fountain one of the many pubs to
visit in Gornal. Recently under new ownership, it has undergone redecoration and still
offers a warm hospitality. |
| Tel: 01902 673414 |
 One of the many great pubs in Gornal. This one
has a library for a dining room which gives it a real homely feel. The food is excellent
and good value and the hosts are as friendly as can be. |
| Tel: 01538 304206 |
| Superb Country inn noted for it's fine ale,hospitality and food. |
| The
Old Mill |
| 6 Windmill Street, Ruiton, Gornal, South Staffs, DY3 2DQ |
| Tel: 01902 887707 |
 Comfortable and welcoming two roomed hostelry serving good value bar
meals with a separate restaurant upstairs. Close to Gornals' Windmill ! |
| Tel: 01902 883000 |
 One
of many pubs within good pub crawling distance in Gornal. This One was actually named
because many years ago, a local lad and his pig sat on the wall adjacent to the pub to
watch a procession and marching band go by. |
| Robin
Hood |
| 196 Collis St, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4EQ |
| Tel: 01384 821120 |
| Superb food and excellent variety of ales. Best approached from Dudley direction as
the pub lies on a one way street. Popular at lunchtimes. |
| Rising Sun Inn |
| Knowle Bank Rd, Shraley Brook, Audley, Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire, ST7 8DS |
| Tel: 01782 720600 |
| Great Country pub with lots of character which brews it's own range of powerful beers
and has a good food selection. |
Suffolk
| Tel: 01905 764867 |
 15ft
x 7ft 6in. The smallest Pub in Britain. No food as there's no room to eat it! |
Worcestershire
| The
Dry Dock |
| Windmill End, Netherton, Worcestershire, DY2 9HU |
| Tel: 01384 235369 |
 If you're looking for a pub with a canal boat inside then this is the one
for you. The pub is part of the Little Pub Company which serves it's own ale 'Lumphammer'
and the food is good wholesome Black Country fayre. Most Little Pub Company pubs have an
Irish theme as the creator Colm O'Rourke is an Irishman. |
| The
Fleece |
| The Cross, Bretforton, Worcestershire, WR11 5JE |
| Tel: 01386 831173 |
 14th Century farmhouse now owned by the National Trust. Superb food and
an excellent range of real ales |
| Ma
Pardoe's |
89 Halesowen Road, Netherton, Worcestershire,
DY2 9PY |
| Tel: 01384 253075 |
 Correctly
called the Old Swan and not quite the same pub as when Ma Pardoe was alive. Famous old
home brew pub famous for it's character and old relics. |
| The
Retreat |
157 Hagley Rd, Oldswinford, Stourbridge,
Worcestershire, DY8 2JJ |
| Tel: 01384 396290 |
| A continental style bar which serves excellent food. |
| Why
Not |
| Why Not Street, Two Gates, Colley Gate, B63 2JH |
Tel: 01384 61019 |
 Great food and a range of real ales. A typical Black Country pub. |
North Yorkshire
| Laurel
Inn |
| New Rd, Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, YO22 4SF |
| Tel: 01947 880400
|
 Very friendly local looking out over Robin
Hood's Bay and not far from one of Britain's best fish & chip shops ! |
|
 Great Britain's highest Inn,
located on the Pennine Way. Excellent food and Theakstons' Ales can be consumed before
retiring to bed as the pub also does accommodation. |
If you're looking for pubs in the West Midlands then
you'll find them listed in the true Counties that they belong in. If you're still not
sure, click on the map to see the Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
boundaries.
Great food and real ales. Home of Sheep
Dip whisky, distilled in Scotland. 
Traditional 17th Century pub with top
quality restaurant. Great to relax in front of the roaring fire - especially if you've
just completed a parachute jump at Montford Bridge airfield !
Named after the ferry which has linked
Helford and Helford Passage since the 16th Century. Great crab sandwiches and good ale.
Not actually a pub, but if you want good
food then this is a far better place to be than the pub in Coverack. A superb range of
locally caught fresh fish & shellfish hosted with warm hospitality from a couple from
Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. All housed in the Old Lifeboat House - Eat, looking out down
the slipway at the ocean. 
What a magnificent find when you've just walked over the top of England's
tallest mountain. Adjacent to England's deepest lake Wastwater. Great food and a superb
pint or two of Theakstons' Old Peculiar.
Excellent location overlooking Lynmouth Bay. Great when you've just
walked 14 miles of the North Devon Coastal Path ! 
An excellent pub in the centre of a busy
yachting village. Good food and a range of beers. The pub can get very busy in the summer.
Edwardian Country House set in
spectacular part of Exmoor Forest in Exmoor National Park, abundant with Peacocks.
Unspoilt Country pub just off the A30
West of Exeter.
The Mansion House is actually a
Hotel rather than a pub. It isn't the cheapest accommodation in Poole but it's well worth
the extra. The restaurant is first class and the comfort is luxury.
Don't go mountain biking along the
cliff path if you've spent a few hours supping the fine ales in this harbourside pub - Not
unless you want to fall off your bike and nearly over a cliff or leave your pannier zips
open and deposit most of your weekends luggage all over the field ! 
Formerly three 16th Century cottages near the Colne Estuary. Good pub
grub and real ales. Originally called 'The Black Boy' When I visited there was a friendly
crow who used to fly into the pub and pester the customers for food. But that was a while
ago and he's probably a dead crow now. He has ceased to be.
Good restaurant and brilliantly well
kept ale overlooking the local cricket pitch.
Excellent Country pub with wide
range of ales.
Excellently well kept beer and an
amazing collection of old farm implements can be found in a pub with superb hospitality
Good london pub with lots of history
Very popular pub in St. Katherines Dock -
a short walk from Tower Bridge. Great ales and food.
Pleasant inn with mooring space on part
of the Norfolk Broads. Can get busy in Summer.
Wonderful thatched pub in a village which
only has one road in. The pub sign is made out of nails and is worth a visit alone.
16th Century coaching inn with low beamed ceilings and inglenook
fireplace. Good food and a selection of real ales and an annual ale tasting week in
August.
A popular country pub only 5 miles from
Junction 25 of the M5. Great food an superbly well kept beer
A coaching inn dating from 1640 with a
diversity of rooms and old furniture
A small pub actually on the platform with lots of steam memorabilia
Many a spectator has watched the
Ironbridge to Bridgnorth raft race with a pint in hand at this excellently located pub, on
the banks of the river Severn
Superb Victorian hostelry serving the
strongest Mild in the World 'Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild' or 'Ruby' for short. Brewed on
the premises
A pub that remained unaltered since it first opened as a home brew ale
house - until recently. The back room remains as it was when 'Old Sal' ran the pub -
except for new curtains and a lick of paint, the rest of the pub has been knocked through
to create a larger room. Not quite the same as before but if you're looking for a pub with
character - then the back room with an old photo of 'Sal' stood on the pub doorstep when
she was a small girl and with beer pulls in the wall - then this is a real gem.
Actually
called 'The Vine' but everybody knows it as the Bull & Bladder. Bathams beers are
brewed on the premises and the food is good old traditional black Country cooking.
Regarded by those that know what they're talking about as being the Mecca for ale
drinkers. 
In typical Black Country style, the locals call the pub something
different to its' real name. Actually called the Glynne Arms but known as the Crooked
House for obvious reasons. Years of mining subsidence have created a building that you
feel drunk in before you've touched a drop. A pub where ball bearings run uphill !
A wide range of guest ales makes the fountain one of the many pubs to
visit in Gornal. Recently under new ownership, it has undergone redecoration and still
offers a warm hospitality.
One of the many great pubs in Gornal. This one
has a library for a dining room which gives it a real homely feel. The food is excellent
and good value and the hosts are as friendly as can be.
Comfortable and welcoming two roomed hostelry serving good value bar
meals with a separate restaurant upstairs. Close to Gornals' Windmill !
One
of many pubs within good pub crawling distance in Gornal. This One was actually named
because many years ago, a local lad and his pig sat on the wall adjacent to the pub to
watch a procession and marching band go by.
15ft
x 7ft 6in. The smallest Pub in Britain. No food as there's no room to eat it!
If you're looking for a pub with a canal boat inside then this is the one
for you. The pub is part of the Little Pub Company which serves it's own ale 'Lumphammer'
and the food is good wholesome Black Country fayre. Most Little Pub Company pubs have an
Irish theme as the creator Colm O'Rourke is an Irishman.
14th Century farmhouse now owned by the National Trust. Superb food and
an excellent range of real ales 
Correctly
called the Old Swan and not quite the same pub as when Ma Pardoe was alive. Famous old
home brew pub famous for it's character and old relics. 
Great food and a range of real ales. A typical Black Country pub.
Very friendly local looking out over Robin
Hood's Bay and not far from one of Britain's best fish & chip shops !
Great Britain's highest Inn,
located on the Pennine Way. Excellent food and Theakstons' Ales can be consumed before
retiring to bed as the pub also does accommodation.