The "Which?" Guide to Country Pubs ("Which?" Guides) - Softcover

Which?

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852028539 ISBN 13: 9780852028537

Publisher: Which? Books, 2001

Synopsis

Around 900 of the best pubs in Britain's country towns and villages have been selected by the "Good Food Guide" team for this new edition of "The Which? Guide to Country Pubs". The pubs were chosen for their good food and drink, value for money, and atmosphere, on the basis of feedback from readers, backed up by anonymous independent inspections. Each entry evokes the character and ambience of the pub, comments on its location and gives details of opening hours, times when food is served, smoking/music policies, gardens/accommodation - and much more. The Guide also gives awards to pubs with outstanding wine or beer, and highlights special points of interest, including colourful history, resident ghosts, riverside settings and emphasis on local produce.

About this title

Review

Thoroughly bored with standardised, dreary pub chains and dull, tasteless pub foods? Then the Which? Guide to Country Pubs is the book for you. For many of us, there is a particular delight in finding a really individual and character-rich country pub that has (apart from outstanding wines and beers) a really individual atmosphere and ambience. It could be said of course that the thrill of the chase (i.e. discovering such off-the-beaten-path gems) is made redundant by this guide; but frankly, most of us will welcome something that steers us away from the mundane and uninteresting.

About 900 of the finest pubs in Britain's country towns and villages have been given the thumbs up by the Good Food Guide team, and this new edition makes its choice based on the best food and drink, value for money and atmosphere. What makes the guide so pleasurable is the careful evocation of the individual feel of each pub, with attention drawn to the location and points of local interest. It goes without saying that such details as opening hours and times when food is served are included but there will be many seeking out pubs with colourful histories, riverside settings and even resident ghosts after this collection. The illustrations are nothing special but each entry has the character of a small, evocative essay and makes for truly diverting reading. Even if you never make it to all the pubs in the guide, it'll certainly be fun to try. --Barry Forshaw

About the Author

Editor Andrew Turvil, head of the research and inspection programme for The Good Food Guide, has had many years' experience of inspecting and writing about pubs and restaurants.

Edition details

• Publisher: Which? Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852028539
• ISBN 13: 9780852028537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Turvil Andrew