The Silver Plough, Pitton

My wife and I stayed overnight in June of 2008. The accommodation was in a "cottage" behind the inn, fairly rudimentary but clean and quite acceptable for an overnight stay.
The landlords were a pleasant and charming couple, and the breakfast we were served the next morning was by far the best we had on our 10-day holiday in England and Wales.

11 May 2010 18:57

The Rising Sun, Kemsing

Nice to see your entry, lour. As I mentioned a couple of years ago, my heyday for hanging out at the Royal Oak was some 5-10 years before your birth. Jack Benstead--your Grandad--was the publican then. When my wife and I spent a bit of time there in the late 70s, early 80s, Jack had retired and the place was run by Trevor, whose last name I can't remember. I had a local artist do a nice pen and ink sketch of the place. I'll try to upload a copy of it on my website at PeterJBradford(dotcom).

8 Mar 2010 18:41

The Stables, Betws-y-Coed

Best plate of fat juicy mussels I ever had--must have been 2-3 dozen. Also an excellent "Kate & Sidney" pie.

5 Aug 2008 17:10

The Glyntwrog Inn, Llanrug

At an extended family reunion in Snowdonia I was pleased to find that there was a handful of decent pubs within walking distance or a short drive. Turns out the first one we went to, the Glyntwrog, we went back to practically every night!
The beer selection was more than adequate, and the menu honest and varied. Quiz night on the Thursday was an added bonus.

4 Aug 2008 19:01

The Rising Sun, Kemsing

Believe it or not, I've been going to the Rising Sun for over 50 years! It has done nothing but improve over that half-century or more.
When I used to go there in my youth there was no electricity in the pub. We used to play darts by the light of a Tilley lamp. In more recent years my wife-to-be and I went there a number of times until we settled in the States 26 years ago. At that time it was in pretty good shape. The food was good. It was run by a chap called Trevor, but I'm sure he moved on long ago. My rating is based very much on old data.

7 May 2008 19:15