Lunchtime - glorious weather for our cycle meet. We sat outside in the sun as did many of the other customers. Only safe beers on. £4.80 a pint.

New owners, kitchen closed for a few days for a refurb. No ales on but Doom Bar waiting apparently! The new landlady is concerned about the long run from pump to barrels - a 3-pint pull-off she reckons. She has a Shivering Sands rep coming to give advice on installing something nearer the bar for real ales. Hopeful for the future.

Cycle meet - 12 of us, but hardly any other customers. Only DB on tap as they are running down to hand over to new tenants this weekend.

The chef had gone, so no cheesey chips but also no customers except us cyclists. Usually a busy pub due to being surrounded by mobile homes.

Traditional pub greatly extended for food trade. Good friendly service, good cheesey chips. Nice garden.

Potterers cyclists meet. Welcoming bar staff. Sat outside in the garden in the sunshine. Entertained by a chap singing to backing tracks.

Another cycle group meeting. 10 of us took over the front bar a bit and got some frosty stares from the staff. Not sure why, plenty of room in the rest of this barn of a place.

Sunday lunch, cycle group meet. The place was very busy with a good number of diners. Landlord spotted me looking disappointed at my cloudy pint and promptly replaced it and that of my friend too. Good reaction, but pulling one off first would have been better.

Cycle group meet. 11 of us. Ales were drinking well - but now close to £5 a pint here.

Late lunchtime. A few locals in. I stopped in to check this as a possible cycle group venue. Spacious and friendly, rather a tame beer choice - but at least a choice! Good location on the Stour.