Welcome

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.
(ALL PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT)

Sunday, 12 June 2022

The Anglers Rest, Bamford, Peak District

 


The Anglers Rest
Taggs Knoll, Main Street, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S33 0DY
TEL: 01433 650317



A village pub in the lovely Peak District. The sign at Bamford train station says this pub is half a mile along the main village street. My legs told me it was a mile, and from the station it's all uphill!
It's not often I've seen places that have taken advantage of the legislation that allows pubs to be registered as a community asset. The local people have done that here, they took it over in 2013, and they've not only kept open the pub but also the village post office and the cafe that are in the same building.

Access: disabled toilet and level access through the side door, level access at the front door. A few steps inside between the pub and the cafe/Post Office area.

decor - 2
Bit dark and unremarkable

ambience - 3

ale - 4

service - 2
Slightly amateurish and disorganised feel. Though it was busy when I was there.

features - 5
pool table
child friendly
cyclist friendly - first pub I've seen that positively welcomes cyclists and has dedicated bike parking space
beer garden
Serves food

toilet - 4

Score 20 out of 30

No comments:

Post a Comment