Owned by the local community, a very busy evening visit with such a mix of customers from well dressed gentlemen to a few goths.

Quiet on a December Wednesday lunchtime.

Very quiet early on a Saturday afternoon.

This was an odd pub. Imagine a small village hall but full of assorted drinkers, both social and hardcore. The main hall-like room is raised up a foot or so by what looks like a stage platform. It's all a bit odd but somehow works well.

Ramshackle!. Friendly bar staff and an amazing array of customers. The clientele is an eclectic mix of solo and social drinkers. One slightly crazy looking lone guzzler (don't make eye contact) 2 Spanish ladies knocking back pints of butcombe blonde, an elderly gent making constant trips to the bar for cups of tea with large Vodka chasers and a hippy chick skipping through the pub on her way back from the toilet. Fanstastic place with a real buzz, even at 5:30 on a saturday evening. Andy says "This is the type of place the Vikings would have drunk at before going out to fight battles. This is a drinking hall". I say "Local brews for local people" (see list of beers).