What's your local?

[CliveW]

Drinking in this part of the world is completely different than down south.

In what way Clive?
At the end of a hard week at work I like nothing better than going out and downing a few cold ones with either the wife, friends or both together.

Drinking down south seems to be a social event and the pub is an integral part of life. When I lived in Surrey, folks would go to the pub and sit all night nursing one or two pints, chatting to the other regulars etc. English pubs also seem to be more family friendly and most offer decent food.
Up here people seem to go to the pub to get drunk and it tends not to be such a social scene. I'm not sure about now, but in Scotland kids were not allowed in pubs, only hotels which were serving food.
The only advantage Scottish pubs have over English ones is the fact we have decent beer.

 

[Smiffy]

Don't drink

 

[forefortheday]

Don't drink

Don't smoke, what do you do?

 

[GB72]

Don't drink

Don't smoke, what do you do?

Subtle innuendo follows

Not seen mention of Adam and the Ants for years.

 

[hangover]

The albert on lark lane in Liverpool

 

[haplesshacker]

The Talisman, more of a food pub than a pub pub! Called the talisman after a variety of strawberry that used to be grown all around here.

Once we've moved, The elephant and castle. God knows why.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The Bucks Yeoman

Unfortunately I'm about 30 years too old to go in it.

I'm 47 by the way..........

No its coz you are too fat to fit through the door

Lol

ROFLMAO

Fragger

its too easy this

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I live in a small village called Chesham Bois
Its halfway between Amersham in the south and Chesham in the North , Sunny Buckinghamshire

We are a dry village, no pubs, there are 2 in Amersham on the Hill ( about a mile away and 4 in Chesham ( about 2 miles away)

there have been 4 local (ish) pubs close their doors in the last couple of years

so if ever im gagging for a pint, its either , head for the garage and hit the tinnies, or a hike to the nearest which isnt very good really

So if you like a pint and you are thinking of moving to Chesham Bois....DON'T

Fragger

 

[Dodger]

The Salmon Inn for me,good pub but it aint cheap.

Last night I was in a pub that had a great name...the Brown Cow & Dragon!Did Thai food and by christ my ring certainly knew it today!

 

[Fyldewhite]

The Old England

 

[ADB]

The Bull in Ditchling, East Sussex - its about 30 steps from my front door

 

[ScienceBoy]

Don't drink here.

I only frequent the 19th

 

[smange]

The Squeeling Pig!!

Decent little bar with a good pint of stout

 

[madandra]

I have either The Red Lion or The Corner house t choose from but you need a Kevlar vest before going into either. Clive missed an important point about pubs in Scotland: There are very few pubs that have not been tainted by religious bigotry (Rangers or Celtic) so you will find that 'most' pubs in the central belt have an unofficial affiliation with one of them.

 

[Crazyface]

Six pubs withing 10mins walk, but the preferred watering hole is The Albion. Six months ago was a cr@p hole. New couple came in cleaned up the pub and beer. Now has:- Sky Sports TV. Three TVs. Monday- two dart teams and two boards up. Tuesday- Dominoes Team. Wednesday- two pool teams. Thurday- Skittles team. Friday - All games on the go,(two domino tables, plus karaoke! We couldn't get our usual seat at the bar and we were in at 8.30 FFS! This is a small pub where 40 people in fill it. Show it can be done with the right attitude. Busy every night now !!!

 

[mjsw13]

3 pubs within easy walking distance
Old Quay House = CRUD
The Badger = CRUD
The Watermill = EXCELLENT

Back 'home' in Orkney, my main local is called The Flattie

 

[Lawrence22]

The closest pub to me, if that is what you mean by local, has changed owners/name so many times in the last 5 years that I can't remember what it is now. Wouldn't be in it very often as it is very poor. The name of the pub I am most likely to be in is The John Hewitt, named after a local poet.

 

[grumpyjock]

is that the one down the Blackie?

 

[stevek1969]

is that the one down the Blackie?

It sure is mate on the corner of Peddie Street,it changed hands a few years ago the manager from the Taybridge Bar took it over mate

 

[Redwood]

The Inn on the Green, as our 4th green used to be just across the road from it.