The Palmerston Arms, Peterborough - pub details
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Address: 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 9PA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3631) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Peterborough (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Tim on 28 Jul 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 60 users)
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| EDIT - sorry, got my notes wrong - Oldershaw's is, of course, a brewery local to Peterborough and not from Manchester! Gristy - 21 Mar 2012 10:43 |
| For some reason or other, this is NOT in the Good Beer Guide 2012, which is bizarre because it does exactly what CAMRA want it to do - serves beer direct from the cask via gravity only, from a cellar directly behind the bar visible through a large window. Curious decision by the local branch to omit it. The range of beer, using several from Bateman's , together with several from the local area as well as two from Manchester (Oldershaw's & Phoenix) and one from Newcastle (Mordue), was superb. Highlight of the evening was the Bateman's Salem Porter. There are other comments below about the fairly recent refurbishment and the gloominess of the landlord. Well, although initially unsmiling, the landlord was happy to talk about the cellar and the pub itself, so you just need to let him warm up a little. With regard to the layout, I am disappointed to hear the original bar was replaced and I do understand the comment about an unevenness in the new layout, as the two rooms immediately inside the entrance door are comfortably furnished in a traditional way, but the bar itself sits uneasily at the back and looks more like a nondescript social club bar than what you would exepct to find in a 400 year old building. As the glasses are all kept in the cellar for ease of filling, that should allow more room in the bar-area, but there is a large overhead shelf that almost hangs down in fron tof the bar staff and lends a cramped feel to the vicinity of the serving area itself. Having rattled on for so long about this aspect, I must make it clear this does not detract at all from the experience of freshly drawn pints and the overall impression of a very fine pub. Gristy - 21 Mar 2012 10:37 |
| Do you like your real ale? Cancel everything and come to this pub which has not changed any of its decor / f&f for 30 years and serves around 8 ales all straight from the see through cellar behind the bar. There is one lager (Amstel I recall) which is tucked right up againt the wall, its all about the ale here and its the best temple for that. Combine a visit here to the very close by (but get directions) Coalheavers Arms theposh - 1 Aug 2011 11:46 |
| It has great selection of bitters which chance constantly, along with staff that are easy going, pleasant and efficient. I see coming here as a treat and often take my CAMRA friends when they come over to Peterborough to stay. Before the smoking ban this place could only be injured for an hour, as you would choke to death from the contained fag smoke. Now that the ban in place and the smokers are banished to a beer garden round the back, this refurbished pubs rates as of my favourite places in Peterborough. They also have a dart board, selection board games and lots of single malt whisky and foreign lagers to offer. Fatty_Owl_Man - 28 Mar 2011 00:03 |
| A GREAT PUB WITH GREAT BEER... WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PUB CAT? RedRoosterRocker - 18 Oct 2010 03:48 |
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