Great Pubs of England: Thirty-three of Britain's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North: Thirty-three of England's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North

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Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The city break that'll bring even the surliest of teens to life: Inside Washington DC - the capital of cool for youngsters. Pubs from across the length and breadth of England are included, with photographs of sites in Yorkshire, Swindon, Liverpool, Wigan, Skipton, Norfolk, and more. Even the gents’ loos are eye-catching, with ladies apparently regularly lining up to peek at their ‘rose-pink faux-marble 1890s “Rouge Royale” urinals’ and ‘glinting mosaics’.

Depending on the season, you may find members of the village cricket or football teams propping up the back bar, which comes decorated with sporting paraphernalia, or locals thronging the drinking rooms at the front. It’s the perfect snapshot of where pubs have been, where they are now, and where they might be headed. If you have any question about this product or need to brainstorm how to compliment it with another feel free to reach out to us in the way that suits you most.Most charm effuses from the 'Four Poster' rooms: Hardy features an antique carved oak bed, believed to be 350 years old, and Tess has a square bay window hanging over the pavement. Expect dishes along the lines of cassoulet of Yorkshire duck confit, Morteau sausage, roasted tomato and white beans. With low-slung beamed ceilings, a brace of roaring fires and cosy snugs, The Bull could easily play the role of 'romantic country pub' in a Richard Curtis movie. Stratford-upon-Avon is Shakespeare country and there’s no public house more steeped in the theatrical traditions of the town than the Dirty Duck. The world's best 100 beaches named by Lonely Planet, with FIVE in the British Isles making the cut alongside gems in the Caribbean, Australia and the U.

The pair document over 30 of the most interesting in the book, a “virtual pub crawl”, from spit-and-sawdust to Michelin-starred gastropubs, alongside famous owners such as chef Tom Kerridge and singer James Blunt. Sie haben sich erfolgreich zum "Mein Buchentdecker"-Bereich angemeldet, aber Ihre Anmeldung noch nicht bestätigt. Not only is this a reliable place on Donegall Street to find a well-poured pint but it’s also Belfast’s only social-enterprise pub.Having studied Journalism and Public Relations at the University of the West of England Hannah developed a love for photography through a module on photojournalism. Inside, the former drinkers’ pub has a sassy, metropolitan feel with lots of parquet flooring, panelling, exposed brick walls, and velvet curtains and armchairs. THE BLUE BELL, YORK: The book explains that this 'Edwardian hostelry' has had six trustees in 112 years, with one 'Basil Fawlty-esque' former publican hanging a 'big orange neon "Private Party" sign on the door, all day every day, to discourage admittance to all but those in the know'. Stop by for a swift one post-work and you’ll invariably end up staying a couple of hours chatting to the bartender and encountering an assortment of friendly folks in the premises. THE BLACKFRIAR, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON: The decor of this ‘spectacular and giddily eccentric’ Grade II-listed pub is inspired by the history of the site on which it sits - a 13th-century Dominican priory once stood here.

If the idea of sitting in a quiet Irish pub with a pint of Guinness and watching the world go by sounds good to you, then this is the pub you need to make a pilgrimage to. But all pubs share the same time-honoured purpose: to offer the warmest of welcomes, and to lift the spirits. The Angel has real Yorkshire pub character with mounted shotguns on the walls, gnarled, ancient beams and an 18th-century bar with a delightful coal fire.

The resulting contemporary interiors, London-style gin bar and excellent cuisine have won over locals and drawn national acclaim. This hidden treasure is a modern day version of a country tavern – it’s at once a genuine pub that brews its own very smooth ales; a lovely restaurant with real local flavour; and a charming hotel with rural-chic bedrooms. to an interior that puts a melange of imposing styles – Gothic, classical, Jacobean, Romanesque, Scots baronial – into a giant blender’.