The Barley Mow, Littleton, Shepperton

Hadn't been here for years and very pleasantly surprised. Excellent serious drinkers pub, with pleasant layout and furnishings, plus excellent range of beers including examples from local breweries. Live music on Weds and Sats, darts, bar billiards, even a piano in the bar! I'll be back!

A wonderful local’s pub is situated in a relatively quiet residential area on the road to nowhere but is well worth seeking out if you are likely to find yourself in the area. 5 Ales, usually local (they are part of the LocAle scheme), with Summer Lightning and T.E.A. being the regulars supplemented by 3 guests (a Triple FFF brace of Moondance and Comfortably Numb as well as Hepworth Old Ale being the recent choices for my visit). The landlord always gives me the impression he really cares for his beers and I have always found the quality to be excellent. The pub is usually busy even when you don’t expect it which is always a good sign although one end of the pub is set out for diners during the day and makes it tricky to bag a table if not eating. There are plenty of displays, antiques, portraits, old style telephones, typewriters and collections of cigarette cards, bottles and pump clips. A small basic TV suggests that live Sport and the X Factor are not big priorities on the entertainment front however there is a bar billiards table that comes as a surprise. Music plays a big part of the ambience with a large music themed mural set across a couple of walls and a diet of piped 60’s soul, blues and jazz that feels just right with the relaxed ambience during the day although there is a programme of live music ranging from jazz evenings to rock covers bands which may be a bit intrusive if you aren’t expecting it. The pub is very dog friendly with many slouched pooches evident every time I call in (my brother lives just down the road). I certainly wouldn’t complain if it was my local.