The Coachmakers Arms. This pub is situated right by the old city's tax wall and would have been the equivalent of a modern day car garage. YOMOT (Ye Olde Ministry of Transport) tests would have been carried out here to check that your coach wheels had enough tread and the horse emissions weren't too high.... Continue Reading →
The Mashed Meeple
The Mash Tun and The Gin Palace. This pub was formerly known as the 'Hog in Armor' and is still sporting the plated pig on the top of the outside wall. Now with the 2014 established name that comes from the big metal thing that bullies all the alcohol out of poor innocent beer plants... Continue Reading →
It’s all Fun and Games until the Free Pinball dries up
Garden House. We visited this pub when it was dark but we did explore the big garden and especially liked the pond area at the back. It's so big that we nearly got lost in it, maybe that's because there was not enough light and we'd had too many dark beers. We were accompanied by... Continue Reading →
Rosey nose & cheeks
The Rose Inn. You might be wondering why I always mention wherever or not a pub has games and what games I'm exactly referring to. We're a big fan of Bar billiards, board games and pool so when our favourite of the pubs close to our house recently added a Bar Billards table we were... Continue Reading →