Pear Tree Inn, Welwyn Garden City

Substantial estate pub in the southeast quarter of the garden city, with the quite attractive (if understated) 1930s architecture you would expect here. Inside, it comprises a large bar on one side of the building, refurbished in a rather dull modern style, and a function room (and possibly other closed facilities) on the other. A pool table and the front patio terrace are the only other features to note. Just Spitfire (£2.10, half) available from the three handpumps.

Official site of Pear Tree Inn - peartreeinnwgc.com

Official site of Pear Tree Inn - peartreeinnwgc.com

Changed since BF's review below, this is still a good-looking Inter-War building albeit with a modern makeover inside making it one whole room. Plenty of screens showing a darts encounter, with the real thing going on inside the pub along with a pool game in full flow. Wetherspoons-style carpet and garish wallpaper, although there are some boarded semi-raised bits. Real ale back on the menu with Fuller's London Pride and TT Landlord (a third stump unclipped) but both untried in the hot weather. The busiest of the WGC pubs visited on a weeknight and a narrow patio out front was well-commandeered semi-screened as it is from the road.