Fur & Feather, Norwich

Official site of Fur & Feather - www.woodfordes.com

Official site of Fur & Feather - www.woodfordes.com

The Woodford Brewery tap, this pub was converted from three 16th Century cottages, still retaining the tiled floors, exposed timbers and brick walls though as features, and is now part of the brewery complex which includes the brew plant, shop and pub. There is a large neat garden which includes an old duck pond, now sadly enlosed by a post-and-rail fence to stop children drowning themsleves. The full range of Woodford ales is still available from casks and pumps, and as they have ‘tasting flights’ of 4 x 1/3 pint glasses on a wooden paddle, we were able to sample all of them without too much difficulty. All the shop merchandise was available to buy in the bar too; it took a bit of time to work out that their Nelson logo, which actually looks much more like Napoleon, wasn’t an alien wearing sun glasses. A couple of beers were disappointing, and maybe they’d been sitting too long. The food was very good, though some of the menu choices weren’t available. Staff were excellent: friendly, helpful and jovial, even making sure the dogs had water and dog biscuits. Despite the minor niggles it is a good pub in a brilliant setting and well worth finding.