The Eclipse Inn, Winchester

Pleasant tiny pub located just in the square next to the cathedral. Everything about this pub is tiny - the lounge bar, the rear snug, the bar counter, the gents - even the barmaid was tiny! Nonetheless, it's a pleasant place which inevitably soon fills up. The front lounge is far more atmospheric that the slightly tired looking room at the rear. There's plenty of black beams not only on the ceiling, but the walls as well. Decent selection of basic "pub grub" at reasonabale prices. Beers were Ringwood XX porter, Old Thumper, Flowers and Doom Bar. Also Stowford Press and Thatcher's Gold ciders which was a pleasant surprise in these parts.

Mock Jacobean white and wood pub sandwiched between two Georgian style big brothers on either side, with a patio. In the GBG 2010 The interior had two rooms. We sat in the front bar, and i didn't really see the other room, but the other worthy reviewrs did. The decor followed the same white and wood beams and panel, The seats were a bit shabby and the tables suffered from a little carving. There was no music or TV on at my visit, which was nice. The service was very very friendly, as were the few regulars, thet were as wrecked as The Hesperus, but remained really jolly and a good laugh. Beer; tap stuff with Doombar and a quality Ringwood Old Thumper. An experience, but one i wouldn't have wanted to miss and the beer was really decent