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The Barley Mow, Littleton, Shepperton

67 Watersplash Road
Shepperton
TW17 0EE
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Malden man left this review about Barley Mow

This is an excellent local pub, situated away from Shepperton centre down a side street of houses. The exterior is attractively symmetrical with a pair of bay windows and two sheaves of wheat at first floor level. There is an add-on single storey portion to one side. Inside there is one medium sized boarded room with carpeted areas with the bar off centre directly opposite the entrance. Beer mats cover the walls, beams and bar gantry but there is plenty more of interest to catch the eye, framed cigarette cards, old painted wooden advertisements, jugs and bottles, a case of vintage smoking paraphernalia, a selection of bus tickets, framed Twickenham rugby tickets, a rugby shirt and a whole load more. There is a music corner with an upright piano, guitars and drums mounted on the wall as well as a small statuette of James Brown. Live music is a regular Friday and Saturday evening event and the gigs are listed on a chalkboard. Live Jazz also on Wednesdays.
There is also a bar billiards table tucked in a corner, the pub runs a cricket team, there is an information board and details on how to join; seating is mostly regular tables, bar stools plus a few barrel tables also with stools.
The bar gantry is laden with stacks of beer bottles but the real stars are on the pumps, four handpumps were dispensing Hop Back Summer Lightning, Ascot Ales Alley Cat, Hog's Back T.E.A , Windsor & Eton Seattle Porter plus there were two ciders from Weston's, Old Rosie and Rosie's Pig. The pub is a current GBG entry and rightly so. I liked the place straightaway on entering, it was a murky and damp early evening but inside was warm, cheerful and welcoming with a good atmosphere generated by a good few drinkers around the bar.
I did a short circular route from the station via The Bell, Harrow and here, you could include The Bull but I ran out of time. Worth noting, if you do approach from The Harrow along the main road there is a footpath after a single house which takes you across a bridge over the River Ash and onto Watersplash Rd. Not shown on the map but you can pick it on the satellite image.

On 21st November 2014 - rating: 8
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Rex Rattus left this review about Barley Mow

This pub had on Summer Lightning, Ascot Single Hop, Cottage Brewing Sticky Wicket, and Vale Brewing Co Grumpling Ale (£3.60 a pint). At some point during my visit the Grumpling Ale apparently went off, to be replaced by Portobello Summer Blonde. I didn’t see any sign of food or menus when I was in on Wednesday afternoon.

This is a top notch pub. The signs are there as you approach – the CAMRA Locale poster, plus umpteen GBG entry posters on display in the windows. Inside, one of the beams also has on display many framed CAMRA Pub of the Year awards. This pub was clearly at one time quite small, in the way of backstreet pubs, but at some point has been extended into a cottage on the right. It’s nicely carpeted giving it a homely feel, and is furnished with an eclectic mix of settles and normal tables and chairs, and with no tall tables/tall stools or sofas in sight. The walls are covered with all manner of prints and photographs; the bar gantry has a display of unusual bottled beers; and shelves at the top of the walls bore various pottery, bottles, jugs, and other stuff like that. Another shelf at the end of the bar counter had a mini library of books, as well as several magazines – including “What’s Brewing”, although that latest London Drinker wasn’t there, possibly because I had strayed too far from the centre of London. There was no music playing, and nor was there a TV on. There might have been a TV lurking somewhere at the back, but I couldn’t see one from where I was sitting. There was a bit of nationalism on display, with Union Flags all over place, possibly related to some sporting event.

I would be very happy to visit this pub again, but it has to be said that it’s a bit out of the way for those of us who tend to concentrate on London pubs, being past the boundary of fare Zone 6. But it’s certainly worth the walk from Shepperton Station if you happen to be there for any reason.

On 7th August 2014 - rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about Barley Mow

Called in for a brief visit on a friday lunchtime,The Barley Mow is very much a traditional backstreet local's pub,five handpumps serving the likes of Hopback summer lightening, Hog's Back TEA, and an IPA from Silverton Brewery amongst others, I tried a pint of Windsor and Eton Boatman which was fine apart from being ice cold, refreshing on a warm and sticky day but does impair the flavour somewhat,I have been finding this a recurring theme lately.Quiet when we got there at about 12.45 but within half an hour started filling up with local workmen.A very pleasant drinkers pub,one I would'nt mind a return visit to.

On 1st September 2012 - rating: 7
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Graham Coombs
Shepperton, 0.82 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Upper Halliford, 2.39 miles, 46 min walk (show)
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28th Mar 2024, 12:56
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28th Mar 2024, 12:56
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  • Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 22 November 2014 by Moby Duck
  • Car Park : Yes last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Darts : Yes last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Hot Food : No last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 28 July 2013 by Graham Coombs
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 August 2014 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 22 November 2014 by Moby Duck
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 22 November 2014 by Moby Duck
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