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The only pub in Buckingham in the current CAMRA guide. Excellent choice of ales but having tried 4 of them none were particularly inspiring and it was difficult to tell one from the others. Perhaps I just hit a bad day.
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A welcome respite after a long traipse from the nearby village of Chackmore on a hot summer's day. Five ales on handpump was a welcoming site and the Oakham Citra was an apt and enjoyable choice. An amiable landlord in residence to boot, and all in all a breathe of fresh air from some of the hit and miss establishments in Buckingham's twon centre.
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This is reputedly the oldest pub in Buckingham, and I have no reason to believe that this is not the case. It’s an attractive stone built building with a traditional interior and also has a “secret” garden at the rear and a lean-to smoking shed.
Inside it’s essentially all one open plan room, although with some partitioning to break it up slightly. The flooring was a rather nondescript screed, but other than that it featured all the usual old pub features such as a beamed ceiling and a large brick fire-place with a log fire blazing away. Paintwork was a mixture of orange and green which might sound a bit much but they were both fairly muted shades and worked quite well and there was dark wood panelling on the lower part of the walls. A pool table was up a couple of steps and through an archway at one end and there was also a darts board.
A board next to the fire listed various up-coming events such as poll/quiz/darts nights as well as a curry night although unfortunately they were not doing any food on the Tuesday evening that I visited. There were some friendly locals sat at the bar who suggested a couple of other places where I could get some food. A piano was in one corner and also a community notice board. There were a couple of plasmas on the wall and a board listed various upcoming sports fixtures, although fortunately these were not in use when I visited. Seating was a mixture of small round tables and chairs along with some wooden benches around the perimeter.
Good choice of beers on tap with their own Mitre Ale from Silverstone, Whittlebury Golden Vale, Patriot American Pale Ale and Oakham’s Inferno and Perun. Ciders were Strongbow and a very pleasant Cotswold Cider.
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excellent pub, the best pub in buckingham in fact. Despite it being a 10-15 minute walk from the centre, it is worth the walk, made all the easier by the fact that that half of Buckingham Town is stunningly picturesque.
The building is beautifull, and the interior is wonderfully traditional. 5 good ales on rotation, all well kept and poured well too. friendly locals and all the sports shown.
excellent pub.
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A really good find and well worth the trek out from the centre of the town (it's still relatively central and is positioned underneath the old railway line). There is a selection of excellent ales from around the country included their own Mitre brew and both staff and regulars were friendly. Seem to bear the same relation to other pubs in Buckingham that Citizen Kane does to Sex in the City II.
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Thoroughly enjoyed my two visits over this weekend, this is a proper pub, good ale (I had the "Chequered Flag" & "Old Codger2) and good conversation.
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Buckingham's best character pub. There are two regular and two guest real ales, original oak panelling and bars, Victorian tiled fireplace, live music, pub-cats, pool table, darts, several Flatscreens with live sport, and walled beer-garden. Had very nice conversations; the beer quality and satisfaction was par excellence. The original oak interior is a rare survival in a pub. Will go again!
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Best pub in Buckingham with four real ales, organic lagers, pub cats, two proper fires, four TVs, a pool table, proper juke box and a beer garden. Whats not to like?
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This pub is well worth seeking out. A nice atmosphere with friendly and welcoming locals and good beer. Tribute and Abbot weren't exciting but they were well kept and once the Tribute was gone it was replaced by Everard's Tiger. There looked like a good selection of upcoming beers (many local including Silverstone and Cherwell Valley).
There seems to be an extensive renovation project with the latest addition being an outside TV to go with the bar and sofa. A nice touch for those who still like a fag with our beer and don't want to miss any of the rugby.
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First time at this place yesterday afternoon/evening. They have 3 screens and so we were able to watch the rugby and keep an eye on the football scores. Really friendly staff and great beer. Fantastic atmosphere and a TV screen and bar in the garden. This pub just ticks so many boxes. Best pub I've been to in a long time.
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Stumbled across this pub by accident. Excellent pint of Abbot.
MarkM - 17 Feb 2009 12:09 |
Visited early evening on Thursday 4th Dec. Two good real fires and the staff were friendly and helpful. The beer was good and the place started filling with locals making a good atmosphere. The guy behind the bar was very good giving us testers of the handpull but he wasn't the licensee. yes we would go back
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Pub is under new management as of August 2008. The new owners have put a lot of money into smartening the interior and especially the garden, which is transformed - nearly doubled in size. The basic offering of the pub is still real ales (three at all times, some local, and a scrumpy) and sport on three large flat screens. The reputation the pub had a few years back for being a student/kids' pub has now gone, although it is still busy on a Friday/Saturday.
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Really cosy local with good beer and decent place to relax or watch football. Lovely part of town as well.
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