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Poole arms on Poole Quay.
Surrounded by touristy tat all round, but always enjoyed a pint here. You have to come out of the pub and go down the alley to the left to get to the charming outside gents...
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I think having a favourite pub is a little like having a favourite hand, I may spend more 'time' with my right hand, but it doesn't mean I like the left one any less!
Ha mine is alao the bell at Aldworth as posted by dougd. In fact ive just got back from ride to there.
This is the Centurion bar at Newcastle station. Not a good photo, but a stunning place for a pint while you wait for a train. [img] 
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Ah yes, I remember the old chap carving the dolphin with his chainsaw.
When I'm working away I can pick pretty much any hotel in the New forest but I always stop here when I can.
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Love it.
My local
Red Rooster, Brighouse. Great beer and a warm welcome to muddy mtb'ers 🙂
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The Salehurst Halt in East Sussex. Great beer, great food, great views, and a naked charity calendar produced by the regulars!!
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Farmers Arms:
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The MacDonald Arms Tobermory
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This is the closest to me...
Its alright 😉
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The pics don't do the view justice, but one of my faves - Thorntree in Matlock
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Ooh oh I've been to cask down flashy's way, it's rather good! I err, think....
Int 'north, it's gotta be the sportsman in Huddersfield, couple of years since I've been, but it's bloody good. Actually, all the locals where I used to live (the woodman at thunderbridge, the golden cock at farnley tyas, the white hart at Denby dale and the rose and crown at thurstonland) were ace.
*thinks very seriously about moving back...
a naked charity calendar produced by the regulars!!
Dear Christ no! (Opinion based on the regulars in my local(s))
Where's the Farmers Arms Rusty? Is that In NWales? love a bit of Old Peculier
It's in Muker, in Swaledale, North Yorks.
Manages to pull off the trick of being a decent pub for both tourists and locals - really well kept beer, reasonably priced, well cooked, tasty food, real fire, friendly staff, great atmosphere.
It's a pretty amazing place to ride an MTB too: Really interesting trails that anyone can ride, drains well, loads to go at, stunning views - up there with Snowdonia and Northumberland in my top 3.
Might be up your way in a couple of weeks if you're up for a spin?
The Stables; we actually bought our house partly because this pub is 10 minutes walk away through the fields. Proper old mans' pub with huge open fire, fantastic food and it looks like someones' house from the outside... Landlord ale, Stella for mid-dog-walk pints on a hot day, random guest ale
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Incredibly welcoming in the winter, whether you have a muddy dog or a muddy arse - that fire is a God-send.
At home:
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where for a fiver you get...
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Getting giggy in brum:
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special mention to the Welly (Freemantle, Southampton) for when i'm down there, the pub by the weir in crickhowell (sp) wales for the ace food and beergarden, the old joint stock in brum (jaws drop the first time you take folk in there), and on the off-chance it still exists, the Spread Eagle near leicester train station - in '99 i bunked off college to go to the demontford open day with a couple of friends - we ended up in there - still the only place i've ever seen the offspring's self titled album on a (proper) jukebox. which reminds me, the rockstation&talbot in stourbridge for facilitating my angsty late teen years
Duke William Stourbridge
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The Cat Inn Enville
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The Plough Claverly
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The Robin Hood Drayton
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The Morgan Malvern
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Basically anywhere that serves Wye Valley brewery's beers
Oh and the Vine Clent for a pint of Wainwright
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The Norfolk Arms Sheffers for a Pint of Farmers Blonde and for the Blonde I dated down the road 🙁
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The Greystones Sheffers
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George III near Barmouth
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[url= http://theoldqueenshead.com/ ]The Old Queens Head[/url]
Guaranteed a decent night out and full of totty!
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Had a think about all the pubs I've been to and decided these are my favourites.
Long time favourite- filthy, smelly and has at least 2 willies in the bathroom but welcoming and always fun.
Ha Ha the Nook may have great beer but its one of the only pubs that got worse after the smoking ban. Have you been to the Cricketers at Deabhouse?
The Donkey at Tilford.
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Nothing flash or fancy but always a warm welcome, even when dripping in mud, water, ice etc (complimentary towels offered to clean filth from face). Large good honest food portions for us bikers, gratis crisps, nuts or sometimes chips at the bar post ride. Try before you buy if they have a new beer on. Oh, it's a blessing the Donkey isn't within walking distance from my home!
The Pandora Inn, Mylor, Cornwall. Had many birthday parties, celebrations and a graduation there..
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Chainlocker, Falmouth, Cornwall. Special spot in the harbour. Lovely place.
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Jacob's Ladder, Falmouth, Cornwall. I lived next door so got mates rates, an annual tab, home delivery and lock ins. Awesome hippy spot.
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It was at the top of these steps from town.. Lethal after a few Old Rosies at the pub on a winters night.
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Edit: I use to work at the Old Bell, Aldworth. Wonder how many of you I've served 😯
Is the donkey at charleshill, rather than tilford itself? Never been in, but feel tempted now!
Distinctly unlocal - 300 miles distant - but it was my local for 3 years and I still miss it and look forward to every chance to revisit
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This is my local:
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popped in there for many a quick pint on the way home from work and crawled out at 5am the next day.
Use it less now, as it is more like a restaurant nowadays. Sitting on the veranda overlooking the river on a warm summers evening is still one of my all time favourite places.
Any to recommend in Bolton?
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250 yards from my house in Lanchester, Durham 😉
I have no favourites, but if I did [url= http://www.warrenhouseinn.co.uk ]this place[/url] would probably be it:
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Anyone ridden these steps? Looks a bit tight with the handrail.
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I have.. did it in my first year. Used a Charge Blender with 710mm bars. It's the widest you can use. The top (round the corner) and the lower bit was easy. The middle is very sketchy. Never did it again.
a great people watching pub as well as a nice pint.
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another nelson... great for the sailing->beer->beach->beer->bed
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Wordnumb - The Warren House is in a stunning location. The landlord however is the most unfriendly grumpy git to ever stand behind a bar so I rarely stop there.
I like this one, mainly because it's halfway round one of my favourite rides and because it's literally metres from the top of, IMO, one of the best downhill runs on Dartmoor (especially after a cheeky couple in the beer garden!)
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Unfortunately I seem end up here more often though
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Google image, thats not me in the pic BTW 😀
Oh no, I've learned the hard way about mid-ride drinking on Dartmoor - darkness descends and distances increase and the howling begins...
Can't say I've ever noticed a problem with the staff at the Warren House, but then I'm usually so exhausted a Klingon wearing Laura Ashley could pull my pint and I wouldn't register anything out of the ordinary. It's like 250 years ago someone built a pub exactly where I'd eventually need a pub.
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You've met him then! 😀
What Mr.Gherkin said. Obviously a man of taste and style.
And not so local, the Saracen's Head at Symond's Yat.
Ska 49, I've been a local at the bell for 20 years so you were there during this time you'll almost certainly of served me. I spend far too much time and money in there. Always plenty of bikers in there as well.
Only been once many years ago, but the Peter Tavy Inn stood out.
And the Unity in Plymouth for uni days, before it was demolished to make way for a shopping centre.
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In recent years, the best boozer I've been in by far has to be the Hospital Arms in Colchester, unfortunately it's a five hour drive away but it's my brother in laws local and every time we've nipped there for a quick pint, we've staggered home many hours later to our angry wives.
Top boozer
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Got to be my local, http://www.theferrytavern.com/ , situated on the TPT on the banks of the River Mersey just west of Warrington, home of the world famous Glastonferry festival!
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2 mins down the road. Full of the characters of life.
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