The Assheton Arms, Downham - pub details
Address: Downham, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4BJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 23025)
Clitheroe (3.3 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.0/10 (rated by 4 users)
> Local guide: Lancashire pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Black Bull Inn, Chatburn (1.0 miles), Calf's Head, Worston (1.4 miles), Buck Inn, Grindleton (1.5 miles), Black Bull, Rimington (1.5 miles), Duke of York Inn, Grindleton (1.7 miles)
user reviews of the Assheton Arms, Downham
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| Lovely village location & the bar staff were friendly but.... from the outside you would think the place has real atmosphere but the inside is one big diner, ok fair enough, in that case you would think the food would be good..not really I'm afraid, the bog standard pub fodder, burger & chips etc was £9 a head & while edible it would compare with the stuff you get from one of those vans at the side of a dual carriageway! Very overpriced and totally lacking in charm, a shame as the location is quite special. giblett123 - 28 May 2008 18:28 |
| I think the thelunaticfringe and myself must have been visiting diferent pubs as every comment he has to make about this delightful rural establishment, I woul thoroughly disagree with. Firstly the reason we, that is myself and my wife, first went there was because it was reccommended in Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Eat. We are both seafood addicts and, therefore, to find oysters, grilled queen scallops, squid, followed by lobster thermidor and sea bass. and a host of other delicacies, was qhite unexpected from a rural pub. To call this food "wretched" indicates a serious misunderstanding abou food, or at least the sort of food which is on offer at The Assheton Arms. No, sorry, you can't have pie and peas for a fiver, or even a pint for less than £2.50 but you have a choice of loads, I suppose about 20, wines by the glass mand it absolutely ouses atmosphere with an open fire, beams and everything else you woul expect from a 17th century pub. seafoodmaniac - 9 Jun 2007 22:07 |
| if only the pub was as charming as the village itself. has the potential to be a cracking little pub but there seemed to be little sign of it being a much loved local. the majority of the pub is given over to diners - i can't think why as our food was wretched. anyway, the beer (marston's best and pedigree) was kept well enough and the view from the front of the pub is a really cracking vista of pendle hill. i'd suggest visiting when the weather's good and sitting outside to savour the view. no smoking and no atmosphere inside the pub i'm afraid to say, despite a majestic fireplace. thelunaticfringe - 18 Sep 2006 20:17 |
| A viiage you have to visit and then call for a good expensive pint with food derekrigby - 9 Aug 2005 07:44 |
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