The Red Lion, Cricklade

With 9 real ales offer every day, plus some 45 varieties of bottled beers, plus a wide range of ciders and largers, it really is quite hard to find fault with the Red Lion. The pub is very dog and hiker friendly, which means that muddy paws and boots are welcome, although it isn't unknown for the dogs to fall out with each other from time to time. The men's toilet also seems to get into a state quite often, with paper hand towels getting strewn over the floor. This can only be attributed to the fact that they don't seem to use good quality paper and so the dispenser often jams leaving people pull out large lumps of paper rather than single sheets! Apart from that it's a pretty good place!

6 Jul 2011 11:48

The Old Spotted Cow, Marston Meysey

A beautiful, spotlessly clean, pub set in lovely countryside. Only three real ales on offer but these are always well kept. The range of other drinks and wines on offer is quite acceptable. The menu is fairly limited but the food is always outstanding!

Other things which add value are that the staff are extremely pleasant, and it has a large well marked out car park. It is also very motorcyclist friendly!

6 Jul 2011 11:31