Thursday 23 October 2008

Another pub update. Including our visit to the Lake District, I now sit at over 175 pubs individual pubs visited.

Dare I attempt to reach 200?

166. Ladbroke Arms: Nice enough little local type place, but inside has gone gastropub. Grab a pint and sit outside in front.
167. The Uxbridge Arms: Tucked away from the rush near Notting Hill, this is a great small traditional “local” pub. Nice little wrap-a-round bar with a friendly atmosphere.
168. Windsor Castle:(Notting Hill) Simply a great place, a rambling mix of interconnected small rooms with VERY low doorways in the partitions making for an almost maze-like feel. One of those quirky type places I enjoy so much.
169. Churchill Arms: Inside and out considered one of the great pubs of London. COVERED in blooming flowers on the outside, the inside is an eclectic mix of all sorts of decorations. Go see it for yourself!!
170. Watermill Inn:(Ings, Cumbria) Great pub that brews its own ales. Several rooms with a lodge feel: low ceilings and wood burning fireplaces. Try their Collie Wobbles ale. Good stuff.
171. Queen’s Head Hotel: (Troutbeck, Cumbria) Excellent inn-styled pub with several local ales and nice food. Two separate fireplaces and a quirky four poster bed bar and to its character.
172. The Golden Rule: (Ambleside, Cumbria) Nice enough place that’s popular with the walkers. Cozy with several well kept regional cask ales.
173. Drunken Duck: (Cumbria) Out of the way place that is known for brewing its own ales and its views. Seems now it’s more interested in being a restaurant rather than a pub. View? Only if you are interested in crossing the road and sitting on their picnic tables.
174. Badger Bar: (Rydal, Cumbria) Part of the Glen Rothay Hotel. Lovely rustic pub feel with a great assortment of regional ales. Beamed ceilings, old school furnishings and creaking floorboards. My kind of place. I quite enjoyed it.
175. The Sun Hotel: (Coniston, Cumbria) Pub associated with the 16th century inn. Some places maintain their rustic, authentic feel, but this place just seemed a bit run down.
176. The Duke of Lancaster: (Lancaster) Avoid this place like the plague. Seriously.