The Crown Inn, Manfield

The Crown Inn is a wonderful country pub with a wide following from far and wide. I have been visiting it for 7-8 years now (I certainly wouldn't call myself a regular though) and what brings me back are all of those elements that for me a great pub should have. Excellent and well managed beer (with plenty of CAMRA awards to boot), a good atmosphere, a good mixed clientele and a wonderfully friendly, knowledgeable, humorous and welcoming landlord and landlady. It is spacious, welcoming and very clean and in the colder times of year has a wonderful open fire that is always well stoked. The events they hold at different times of the year are well worth a visit, especially the beer festivals.
One or two of the comments above can be happily disregarded. I can only assume they are posted from pubs that may feel they are in competition with this one - don't even try because it is a one horse race (and some of the other local pubs are very nice too) - or they are posted by people who spend their lives looking for the negatives even if they don't exist just so they can have a whinge on web sites like this. The staff are excellent and I can't think of a cleaner and more well run pub. It is a credit to those who run it and I must say many of those who frequent it too. Keep it going guys and for those thinking of paying it a visit, don't think too much just go.

30 May 2011 16:22