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The Little R'Ale House (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Digfield - ChiffchaffExcellent1
Downton - QuadhopGood1
Froth Blowers - TemplerGood1
Potbelly - Pigs Do Fly!Acceptable1
King's Cliffe (KCB) - B5Acceptable1
Gun Dog - Scrum DogUndrinkable1
Magpie - Six for GoldNot Tried0
Weldon (formerly Shoulder of Mutton) - Galvy StoutNot Tried0

Visits Details

25 Mar 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Second visit for a 20 minute wait for the train back to St.P, this time much busier with folk spilling out of the pub and occupying the many tables outside on a thankfully dry and mild evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Digfield - Chiffchaff3.90ExcellentThis crisp refreshingly hoppy light coloured ale was a joy to drink.
Weldon (formerly Shoulder of Mutton) - Galvy Stout4.20Not Tried
King's Cliffe (KCB) - B54.60Not Tried
25 Mar 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Lunchtime just a couple of others in this friendly and welcoming micropub starting off today's pub 'tour'. Landlady provided much appreciated local knowledge of 'ones to avoid' on our list today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
King's Cliffe (KCB) - B54.60AcceptableA grainy hazy acetic fare
Digfield - Chiffchaff3.90Not Tried
Weldon (formerly Shoulder of Mutton) - Galvy Stout4.20Not Tried
20 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening train change visit. Very hospitable and humorous bunch of looals in this tiny venue.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Potbelly - Pigs Do Fly!4.40AcceptablePretty lacklustre lacking much condition, a fault of jacket cooled gravity casks in many cases
Gun Dog - Scrum Dog4.00UndrinkableUgh being near vinegar. After Guv tasting replaced and taken off sale
Magpie - Six for Gold4.40Not Tried
08 Jun 2019 (ChrisE)
I have been meaning to come here for some time and as I was on a train that stopped at Wellingborough I decided to alight here and wait for the next one. A good micropub style atmosphere although some spirits are available and they have one of those Instant Guinness machines. I found out after my second pint that they do Camra discount in here. A good pub, I liked it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Downton - Quadhop3.90Good
Froth Blowers - Templer4.40Good

About The Little R'Ale House

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good2
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1NA.

Small pub at the north end of Wellingborough railway station's Platform 1. An ideal place to wait for a train. Real ales are sold on gravity dispense from a two level stillage behind the bar counter. CAMRA discount for card carrying members.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 8 different beers and tried 6 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NN8 1NA