The Garricks Head, Bath

I WAS NOT SUPRISED TO HEAR WHAT BAD SERVICE ONE OF THE VISITORS TO THIS PUB RECEIVED. I USED TO VISIT BATH OCCASIONALLY WHEN I WAS LITTLE 30 YEARS AGO AND ALWAYS IMAGINED THE PUB WOULD BE A WARM AND FRIENDLY PLACE FULL OF LOTS OF STORIES ESPECIALLY WITH THE GHOST WALK TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE IT EACH NITE. I TURNED UP FOR THE GHOST WALK BUT THE GUIDE DIDN'T SHOW UP SO THOUGHT I WOULD ASK IN THE LOCAL "FRIENDLY" PUB IF THEY KNEW IF AN EVENT THAT HAD GATHERED OUTSIDE THEIR PUB FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS HAD STOPPED. THE BAR MAID GAVE ME A LOOK OF DISDAIN AND WAS SO OFFHAND WHEN SHE SAID" ITS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!!!! " THATS NOT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION I ASKED SO I ASKED AGAIN. "ITS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PUB" I TOLD HER I KNEW THAT BUT HAD SHE NOTICED IF THE CROWD THAT HAS GATHERED EVERY NITE IN AND OUTSIDE THE PUB HAD STOPPED-NOTHING JUST A BRICK WALL THEN SHE WHINED THAT SHE DIDNT LIKE ME RAISING MY VOICE TO HER. I TOLD HER I RAISED MY VOICE BECAUSE OF HER NASTY ATTITUDE. THE ATMOSPHERE IN THAT PUB WAS COLD MORE AKIN TO AN UPMARKET WINE BAR MY CHILDHOOD ILLUSION WAS SHATTERED AND I WAS SAD TO FIND THAT THE GARRICKS HEAD WAS NOT THE WARM AND FRIENDLY PUB THAT I HAD IMAGINED IT TO BE. THE LOCAL BOBBIES WALKING PAST WERE MUCH MORE HELPFUL THANKFULLY BUT GET RID OF SOURPUSS IN THE PUB SHE IS ENOUGH TO FRIGHTEN EVERYONE AND ALL GHOSTS AWAY!!!!

29 Oct 2009 16:25