please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Unchanged for decacdes - and this I rather like.
Things are quite simple here. 1 real ale on - labelled Harbour Ale but I am sure its Wye Valley Butty Bach. Superb condition.
Nice in the summer and great for ramblers and users of the Severn Valley.
Some photos at my walking blog - http://mappiman.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/270516-harbour-inn-arley.html
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Called in after a walk down the river from Highley. I was hungry and thirsty and very glad to see a pub that was open.
How it remains open with the miserable sod behind the bar beggars belief. The report below this matches our experience completely.
Hobson's Best was in good form; the sandwich was passable.
So much could be really good about this place.
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Has seen better days. Is there any excuse for chairs with badly torn upholstery, faded bunting (probably from the 1977 jubilee) and banners advertising September 2011's beer festival? Only Hobson's Best available (which was in good order admittedly) served by a sullen barmaid who spoke as few words as necessary to get the job done (even a "Yes please?" would be a bit of welcome). The cider is Stowford Press. If you get off the Severn Valley Railway and don't want to visit the tearoom in Arley then this is an alternative and it has a good beer garden for summer days but I wouldn't make a detour otherwise.
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Was there yesterday and enjoyed the Ale and Cider on offer. Visited the Goats out back too. Bloody icy wind so a couple more to brace myself was needed. Friendly folk running the place, Ale good, Cider good. Weather rubbish, all in all 9/10. Haven't knocked a point off for the weather, not the Pubs fault :)
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Map marker is incorrect Pub is over the bridge toward the river, Marker shows a different building altogether.
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We came upon this pub by accident, when we got off in Arley instead of Highley where our friends live. As we were on the last steam train and we're both on T-Mobile, none of our phones worked and we were totally stranded in Arley (which has one phone box which broke down in the last millenium, judging by the amount of dust and spider webs).
The Harbour Inn is a beautifully located pub with a great beer garden and has a wonderfully gay landlord who looked very worried when we ordered 2 milky coffees. Considering the sophisticated coffee machine behind the bar, he probably wondered how to get a sneaky look at the manual without loosing credibility. He decided against it and the result was of a dark brown muddy appearance which had to be decanted into a larger mug and watered down liberally with milk and sweetened with a lot of sugar to be drinkable.
The advice I would give to prospective visitors is this, stick to the beer and make sure your phone is fully charged and your network works as the pub does not have a telephone, or so we have been told.
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The Harbour Inn is reputedly the only pub left in Arley itself and is located in a country lane between the village and the Severn Valley Railway station. It�s a nice old pub with low ceilings, old prints on the walls and some nasty looking animal traps hanging from the ceiling. There are a couple of armchairs in a cosy snug next to an old fireplace above which is a display of polished pre-decimalisation coins. It has a family room with a restaurant and a large beer garden with sheep roaming nearby. The pub serves two real ales and a real cider. If you are visiting Arley by train then I recommend you leave for the station a bit earlier and drop in for a pint.
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