The Nags Head, Market Harborough

Official site of The Nags Head - www.craftunionpubs.com

Official site of The Nags Head - www.craftunionpubs.com

Traditional corner pub, operating under the Craft Union banner these days. U-shaped bar counter with a pool / darts area at the back. Very busy on a Friday evening, and standing room only. Old Speckled Hen and Abbot on offer from the pair of handpumps, albeit with some curious, homemade pump-clips.

Official site of The Nags Head - www.craftunionpubs.com

A decent looking Craft Union corner pub, that was quite busy, the brand obviously appeals to many, not only for price. The beer offering was not the best from my point of view, OSB and Abbot so I moved on at that point but returned later on with a couple of hours to kill before my train for a half Guinness. I didn't dislike the pub, It's just the beer.

This was my last pub of a pubs research trip to Market Harborough, and it was starting to feel like Friday night - busy! We circled the bar counter looking for cask beers and finally found them in the far corner, with hand drawn pump clips. This is often off-putting, but in fact the Old Speckled Hen, despite the amateurish drawing of an actual hen rather than the motor car that the beer is named after, was pretty good (NBSS 3.5) and pretty cheap at £3.10 for a pint. (The other beer was Abbot.)

Craft Union place. Not bad inside, well looked-after with a fairly traditional feel compared to a lot of the CU branded outlets. Island bar. Pool and TV sports, inevitably. Two ales both from GK, Abbot and a pump tired OSH (NBSS 2). Better than expected, by a small degree.