This list of best pubs was published in TimesOnline. Some of these fine Public Houses would not match the average American's fantasy of what a quaint, authentic neighborhood English pub is "supposed to" look like and taste like, but even those are more than just fine (and they aren't pretending to be anything they aren't, anyway.)
A few of the pubs on the below list are MUCH more than merely nice, rather expensive, restaurants which just happen to have a bar on the premises - and perhaps a game room off to the side; These few are MUCH more than that and certainly deserve the name "pub" - no matter what country you are coming from.
The Sun Inn
High Street, Dedham, Colchester, Essex
(Local, Seasonal & Organic Produce Award Winner)
The Parrot
Forest Green, Dorking, Surrey
(Local, Seasonal & Organic Produce Award Winner)
The Wellington
Wellington, Herefore, Herefordshire
(Local, Seasonal & Organic Produce Award Winner)
Harrow Inn
Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire
(Authentic Pub Award Winner)
Topsham, Exeter, Devon
(Authentic Pub Award Winner)
Black Bull Inn
Bridge End, Frosterly, Durham
(Authentic Pub Award Winner)
Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumbri
(Pub with Rooms Award Winner)
Main Street, Clipsham, Rutland
(Pub with Rooms Award Winner)
High Street, Grinshill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
(Pub with Rooms Award Winner)
Duke of York
Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon
(Community Pub Award Winner)
Butts Road, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
(Community Pub Award Winner)
Helmingham Road
Otney, Ipswich, Suffolk
(Community Pub Award Winner)
For several years, I used to drive through Steep every single day. It was an apt name.
ReplyDeleteI want to do a post dedicated to the Harrow Inn because it seemed so authentic and full of tradition. And your polite interest is all I needed. :)
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