The Old Crown Inn, Dursley

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An attractive stone-built and whitewashed pub in the centre of this small village, it was perhaps a couple of old cottages at one time that have now been knocked in to one. There is apparently a beer garden at the rear, although we did not investigate this. Internally it’s not quite as “olde worlde” as might have been expected, and whilst not unpleasant, it was perhaps lacking that much in the way of any character. It consists of one open plan room, although divided in to a couple of sections. The smaller part to the right included the bar counter and had pale brown tiling on the floor. This is where all the locals were congregating, and it was quite difficult to actually get to the bar and see what was on offer. The slightly larger area to the left had a wood strip floor and a couple of thick beams on the ceiling as well as one or two supporting timbers. The walls were mostly plain white plasterwork, although the area around the bar counter was finished in a contrasting maroon. There were a few old black and white photos as well as some colourful artwork on the walls, but little else of any note other than a stone fireplace with a wood burning stove and a large pile of logs ready for the colder weather. Unusually there was a small table and a couple of bar stools in the gent’s loo, which didn’t strike me as the most enticing spot to sup my pint, if I’m honest. Beers on tap were Hobgoblin Gold, Uley Pig’s Ear, Wye Valley Bitter and Rev James, whilst a fifth pump appeared to have run out. There was also keg 6X available. Ciders were well represented with Thatcher’s Gold, Cornish Rattler, Mortimers Orchard and Stowford Press. All in all, this was certainly a decent enough pub and I’m sure it would make a great local, but I’m not sure it’s really worth making a special journey to get here.

Lovely 17th Century pub in an idyllic location. Six real ales on - including 2-3 from the nearby Uley Brewery. I went for the Uley Bitter and it was in fine fettle. Lunch time baguettes were taken in the nice beer garden were world class. A very decent pub this. Photos at my blog - http://bit.ly/2bysPiW