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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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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

The Norfolk Arms, Glossop



The Norfolk Arms, Norfolk Square, High Street, Glossop SK13 8BP
01457 851940
Not sure if this counts as a pub as it is also a hotel and restaurant, quite swish and appears to have a dress code: the occasion I was there, the customers were all smartly dressed, no casuals. But it does serve beer (and lager, and cider etc!)
     In the 19th century, it used to be a coaching inn, where the Royal Mail coaches would stop to change horses. For a while in the 20th century, the square in front was a bus terminus. It still offers accommodation, you can check out rooms and prices on its website.
ambience - 4
decor - 4
tastefully decorated throughout
service - 3
a bit rushed (though it was busy when I was there)
ales - 3
A Joseph Holts pub. also has guest ales and usually a farmhouse scrumpy.
features - 2
serves food during the day
has accommodation
The restourant is popular, so booking is probably a good idea if you want to eat here
toilet - 4
Score 20 out of 30


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