Paget Arms, Loughborough

A back street Everards pub although recently sold to Punch so beware. Once a Steaming Billy outlet it was in limbo when I called in. Two pulls in the left side bar but no cask available. It’s a detached Victorian pub standing four square in an area of Victorian terraces. Two bars, the right or front one is sports/ games oriented with pool and darts, the left side is a basic public still retaining its tongue and groove with drinking shelf. It’s not unspoilt victoriana however but unpretentious. As stated the pulls were not in use and the choice on the horseshoe was as predictable as a predictable thing. What happens here next is a worry, Punch could totally bugger the place up removing any charm that’s left.

Decent Steaming Billy outlet with two rooms and seating outside. Six real ales with a 5% ABV available - and drunk. Two stuffed foxes on top of the bar. Would return to this one.