The Victoria, Lincoln

Well-known beer pub, owned by Batemans but largely stocked with real ales from other breweries, although XB (£3.42, including 5% Camra discount) and TT Landlord seem to be the regular offerings. Anyway, it has a dark traditional interior with an attractive fireplace in the narrow main bar, with pew-type benches in the small side lounge (which also has its own counter in one corner), and it comes as little surprise that this is also the home of the Lincolnshire Steampunk Society. For the better weather, there are a number of wooden picnic benches along the south-facing side of the building, and this is where all the customers were to be found on the day I visited.