The Spread Eagle has changed hands a few times since we were regulars, and it’s fair to say that it gets a far from positive rap these days. We had a few “why you going down there” comments when we decided to check out the Cider Festival. To be fair to the current owners they’ve [...]
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A night out in … the Queen’s
Usually one of those city centre boozers you’d walk straight past on your way to the Imperial from the Spread (or else generally avoid), the Queen’s is a pub on the corner of East and Broad streets with an interesting history. Once three separate premises, it consisted of a greengrocers on the right (later a [...]
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The Grapes was once a pub that was a bit rough round the edges, always somewhere you went to because you couldn’t be bothered to walk as far as the Barrels. The locals were a bit on the unsavoury side and the drinks weren’t up to much (although they did serve the now-classic GL). That [...]
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If you’re looking for a pub that hasn’t changed in years (and frankly can’t be bothered to) then the Nell Gwynne is the place for you. There’s holes in the walls, the decor’s still smoke-stained and if you want a cider, well, it’s Strongbow or, err, some other synthetic Bulmers brand. The Saturday night we [...]
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