The Royal Oak Inn, Gainsborough

Official site of The Royal Oak Inn - royaloaksnitterby.co.uk

Official site of The Royal Oak Inn - royaloaksnitterby.co.uk

Well, this was a pleasant surprise. I was only going to take a photo and move on, but my cycling companion wanted to see about a sandwich, so I said I'd have a beer. For an ordinary looking country pub, in a nice situation but nothing about it that says "destination pub", this is a destination pub. There were five real ales on six or seven hand pumps, with Roosters Buckeye doubled up and clearly a regular, others as depicted in photos. Definitely worth a visit, if you can get here. It's right in the middle of nowhere and we took nearly an hour to cycle from the Eight Jolly Brewers.