Category Archives: Closed

Closed: The Pyle Cock

Wednesfield:


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How wonderful a pub is this?

It meets several itmes on my ‘desireable‘ list, in that it’s Victorian, it has cobs, it’s not far from a canal and a bus, has 3 public rooms, seems to have a beer garden, no children visible, no TV, and a real fire.

It’s got atmosphere in spades, and excellent beer too. I just wish I lived nearer. Things are very traditional- a bar, a smoke room, and a lounge, and it’s really like a Black Country pub of years ago.

sadly it seems to be about to undergo a change of managment, as it’s to let.

Closed: The Farmers Arms

Edit: Now closed, demolished, and replaced by a new pub, The Inn at Huxley]

Huxley, Chesire.

An overnight stop near Oulton Park saw us eating and drinking here on a Saturday evening. It’s a lovely, proper country pub with excellent food, and thankfully the restaurant is in a couple of separate rooms, to the benefit of both. Excellent food (not cheap, but excellent value), beer, and wine, and pleasant staff. It’s in the middle of nowhere, unless you stay at the nearby B&B, which also isn’t cheap, but very good.