The Newport Inn, Braishfield

I love this pub. This is one of the remaining few that it still worthy of the name "pub". It is not a puberama, or restaurant. It has not been extended or tarted up or otherwised spoiled. Instead it offers simple unpretentious food at silly pricess and a modest range of well kept beers. No gambling machines, no juke box,no racket, but it does have a dartboard, shoveha'penny (pretty rare these days), piano -singsongs saturday night, folk music most thursday nights and an elderly couple who chose to run it in their very own way. The decor is a little idiosyncratic, but charming in a historical sort of way (not been touched since the fifties I'd guess, so probably not for the genteel ). One day soon it will be gone, so enjoy it now.

24 May 2006 13:32