Chandlers, Lutterworth

Village pub in a pretty village that has a green at its centre with roads circling it. The pub sits on a bank and overlooks the green. The L-shaped room was busy on our Sunday lunchtime visit, with many tables reserved for diners. Service at the bar seemed a bit flustered. At least 3 different people, including the landlord got involved in our order, whilst the card machine was also playing up. Nevertheless, the pub is in the current Good Beer Guide and has a decent and quickly revolving ale selection. The regular beer is the local Dow Bridge Acris, which occupies two separate handpulls. Guests on our visit were Grainstore Ten Fifty, Charnwood Try Hopped & Milestone Black Pearl. There was no sign of a real cider. A good village local that is worth seeking out.

Lovely community local in a wonderfully pretty Leicestershire village. The pub exterior is modest and isn't obvious, you need to keep an eye out as it's at an angle to the road – look out for the unprepossessing tall pub sign. Inside is a gently opened-out multi-area’d layout, one of which is under a brick arch. Light and bright with a chunk of rural character, including a flagstone floor. To the rear is a tidy tiered garden which looks to be a summer winner. GBG20 listed and there were five ales on; Old Growler (NBSS 4), Castle Rock Elsie Mo, Bradfield Farmers Blonde (4), Beavoir Bitter and Dowbridge Acris (4), served-up by a chatty landlord. There’s a good community hub here, as evidenced by the Community Christmas Card, a new one on me but a simple premise – save money and save the planet – don’t send a card to every house in the village, put a tenner in the charity pot and sign this big one on the pub wall. Only one spare table left on the afternoon session post Boxing Day, testament to pub’s popularity. Really enjoyed my visit, a proper village local well-worth seeking out.