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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Friday, 5 August 2011

The Oakwood, Glossop



The Oakwood, High Street, Glossop

A tradionally named pub with an untraditional feel. The front bar is filled with pale pine, circular tables and wooden chairs, there are plants on the windowsills, and modern paperback books, which look like they are meant to be read and are not just there for show, as in most pubs. It has more the feel of a Bohemian London cafe than a pub. The upstairs room is performance space. There were posters in the window for a performance of a play by the Two's A Crowd theatre company when I visited.

Ambience - 4
Decor - 3
Bright and cheerful. The back bar has more the feel of a traditional pub, with dark green leather seats and round iron tables.

Service -2
A bit slow

Ale - 2  one guest ale and one farmhouse scrumpy

Features - 5
theatre space
posters for local events in the windows
newspapers
local knitting group meets there
serves food during the day

Toilet - 4 clean and tiled throughout

score 20 out of 30

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