The Swan, Alton

A Greene King place which is a large hotel. Enter to a lovely main lobby which has retained its frosted glass and ornate mosaic flooring. Turn left for the bar and seating rooms. The interior here is somewhat of a let-down; multi-roomed but in a knocked through manner, quite staid and safely decorated with little of note. A segue to the bar, which sported three pumps with just GK IPA and OSH (middling) on. Overall it felt like a Spoons conversion but without the good points of said chain. Could and should do more.

A Wetherspoons style open plan sprawl of a pub attached to a small hotel, owned and operated by Greene King. Having tried and failed to buy food at the Railway Arms, we ended up here for a fish finger sandwich and a pint. Pleasent enough place, full with elderly couples and "ladies wot lunch" on a Friday afternoon. Decent pint of IPA served, but not really my kind of place.