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My husband wanted to visit this pub as it has its own brewery. The beer was good. We had the two pump local beers on offer. The stout was good but not exceptional and the light beer not sure of the name was very good. We also noted that they sold Green Jack beer brewed in Lowestoft, Suffolk but the lady serving us didn't seem that friendly towards us. I agree with the writer before me. We didn't have any food and the pub was nearly empty except for a local and before we left two local ladies came in who were served with their 'usual'. We visited Sunday at about 1pm. My rating is for the beer only.
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Our pub tour kept getting and better and then we reached the pinnace - the Prince of Wales. This is an excellent real ale pub located right across the road from Foxfield station. You can even wait for the signal to go up and still have 3-4 minutes to finish your pint and board your train. The ale range was Kinver Nightjar, Barngates Pale, Town House Wayiti, Foxfield Fleur de Lys & Dougie's Dark Mild & Bowness Bay Swan Black. Ciders were Westcroft Medium & Madhatters Farting Dog. Perries were Westons Country Perry & Ross-on-Wye Broome Farm Hendre Huffcap. There is also a fine selection of whiskeys and meads, in addition to many bottled ciders. The Foxfield beers are brewed here and the landlord/lady also own Tigertops in Wakefield. The pasty range was certainly extensive. What I also liked was that the pub had its fair selection of local character. A big pile of board games is for customers' use whilst they wait for their pasties. The only two down marks for us were the staff. They seemed to be getting on fine with the locals, but were not so friendly to visitors. Apparently the owners were away doing their own tour of Norwich. In addition, the beer quality was not the best. It may have been our selection. So I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. From my perspective, the cider and perry I had were both good.
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A classic pub, well worth visiting. Can get busy during the various organised 'events' which take place throughout the year. A tip : If you want to order one of their superb pasties do it fairly soon after entering the pub. The pasties are all made to order and can take a while to produce.
The train journeys along the Cumbrian Coast, from either Carlisle or Lancaster are worth doing in their own right. Foxfield is a request stop, so don't forget to tell the guard you want to get off.
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Dropped in on a wet and windy cumbrian day. There was a fine selection of local and specialist ales on, i had a nettle ale from foxfield, physics from brew dog, and foxfields mild. Had a superb list of whiskies and a few ciders. The bar billiands is a sussex version and not the one i'm used to which caused some laughs. The interior is 'different' but you have the feeling that's just the way it's been for years.
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Truly traditional boozer in the middle of nowhere, with so many CAMRA awards they find it difficult to fit them all on the wall. It's one main room full of railway and beer-ana, being opposite the station. Fine old maps of Lancashire also abound. Bar billiards and traditional games, and 11 handpumps dispensing their own beers plus guests- unfortunately I can't remember them all. A fine selection of Continental beers but absolutely no commerical lagers or keg-wonder of wonders. Good, home-cooked pub grub and an exceedingly friendly welcome, this really is an outstanding pub and you should get here by hook or by crook- or by train as people do from miles around. One of the few pubs that can really be labelled 'must-visit'.
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Possibly one of the best pubs in the UK.
Great beer. Great homecooked pies/pasties. Great people, very friendly.
Just a great place.
A must visit pub
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Fantasic place! A great selection of real ales available either from their own brewery or other micro / independent breweries. Cider, Perry, European beers. Bottled European & World beers, Whisky & spirits menu - all at good prices. Traditional games and a selection of board games available. Home cooked food including lovely pasties with varied interesting fillings. Spotlessly clean accommodation with a hearty breakfast at excellent value rates (and discounts for CAMRA members). Friendly owners, staff & regulars. New windows at the front of the pub now give even better views over the estuary and mountains. A proper traditional pub run the way pubs should be - A well deserved winner of the many awards that adorn the walls.
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Terrific pub in the middle of nowhere, yet with a train station (request stop) and bus stop right outside. Six ales on handpum including two of their own brews, plus own brand cider on draught. Prices very reasonable (under �2 a pint for Foxfield ales) and landlady was very hospitable and friendly. Passes my "public house" criterion of feeling like I've been invited into someone's home. Well worth a detour.
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Another visit - one of many - and a chance to update my reviews: wonderful beer - 6 choices, the only one I had ever seen before was their own - gorgeous Sands 3.4% - a very quaffable light mild; great atmosphere - lots of real ale enthusiasts, all talking to everyone else. No one gets left out. Many pilgrims.
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Great friendly hosts, fairly priced tasty ales and proper homemade food is what you get from the PoW.
Genuine local with no ponce or unnecessary flashiness about it. Plenty of games, have a game of classic pinball. Just shows what a lot of pubs could be like if they werent owned by big money grabbing chains.
brisk - 23 Aug 2007 12:57 |
A pub full of character. If you like your pubs with the designer look - forget it. However if you want to drink a great selection of real ale in interesting surroundings, this is the place to be. Be prepared to be engaged in conversation either by the staff of other drinkers. The home made pasties are tremendous too. A real pub for (and run by) real people.
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Duelling Banjos type of place.
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Gerty I agree with you 100%.
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This is the most extraordinary place you could ever hope to go to! Stuart and Lynda who own it are wonderful, they brew their own beers; no two are ever alike, and the ones they get in are always ones you've never heard of or tasted before. Other brewers often visit here. Real Ale afficionadoes travel for miles to get here, usually by train, which stops outside the door. The conductor announce "Prince of Wales" and not "Foxfield"!! Plenty of pub beer festivals, the last one had 26 real ales on, one for each letter of the alphabet! A marquee in the garden provbides another bar with loads of pumps and barrels on gravity!
You simply MUST go here!! No one should miss it!
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