Victoria Arms, Wokingham

We thought we'd hit the depths when visiting this pub as part of our crawl of Wokingham and the surrounding area. It later turned out that we hadn't quite, but we were certainly close! The outside looked appealing and there were a couple of lager drinkers sat on one of the pavement tables. Inside, there was just one rather scruffy looking character. He turned out to be the landlord/barman and was mending a drum! Courage Best was the real ale, which we both avoided. The single small room was fairly basic, with a tiny alcove containing a table adjacent to the bar. A couple arrived and sat there, whilst another guy seemed to be a little upset that we were sat at his table. The Ryder Cup was showing on the TV. This place probably needs more atmosphere to make a visit enjoyable, but it was very much lacking during our visit.

Another Wokingham pub that has probably seen its heyday a good while ago.A single Room divided by a central chimney breast with a real fire open to both sides. mixed seating high and low. There was a couple of TV screens with football on, live music was advertised.Three Handpumps with two clipped, Doom Bar and T.T.Landlord, I of course ordered the Landlord which when poured was in fact clear water, the barman said that dosn't look right and I agreed and had to settle for a dreaded Doom Bar. Could do better.