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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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Wednesday 20 July 2022

The White Bull, Ribchester

 



The White Bull, Church Street, Ribchester PR3 3XP
TEL: 01254 878048

Disabled access: not terrible, the front door is level with the pavement but you wouldn't get a wheel chair past those columns.

An eighteenth century pub with Roman columns each side of the front entrance. The pub, and he village, featured in a Time Team episode in 1994 (which could still be viewed on Youtube as of July 2022), it was thought that the columns had been repurposed from one of the Roman buildings in Ribchester. The village is worth a visit for its Roman museum and the remains of the Roman bath house. It's also on thew Ribble Way long distance footpath.

Decor - 3
It's divided into a dining area and smallish bar area, with a nice walled beer garden at the back.It's a restaurant pub but has a fair amount of space for drinkers.
Has a variety of mostly comfortable seating with newish decoration in cool creams and whites.

Ambience - 1
Irritatingly loud piped music

real ale - 3

Service - 2
A little bit offhand

Features - 5
accommodation
Serves food
Child friendly
dog friendly
Ramblers with muddy boots friendly

toilets - 4

Score 18 out of 30


River Ribble, a hundred yards or so along the road from the pub
 





 



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