The Duke of Wellington, Norwich

It helps to know your military history when visiting the Duke of Wellington, given the name "Iron Duke" displayed prominently on the sign above the door. Inside, there's beer, naturally, and plenty of it: 2 handpumps and around a dozen ales dispensed direct from the cask in the cool room behind the bar. Prices are keen, starting at just £4 and not rising much above a fiver. While there's plenty of room inside, we opted for the garden out the back, where some parts have more shade than others. All in all, a very pleasant stay, and quite a find in a quiet backstreet a decent walk from the centre of Norwich.

Appropriately located in Waterloo Road, it’s very deceptive, looking like an ordinary community pub, I expected three or four beers but was faced with a blackboard listing 15 beers although I think only 9 were available. They claim up to 32 cask on gravity serve. Seven were numbered and I think they prefer you to order by numbers, the beers are kept in a cold room in the servery. The other two beers were marked HP which I found out meant “hand pump”, the two pumps being in a rear room, the other casks are gravity served in the cold room. The pub is on a corner site with a bar down each roadside face, the rear room also has a couple of snugs leading off it. Both bars have low T-bars of course. Tasteful decor in cream above the dado, taupe wallpaper below, the woodwork in black or brown. A collection of brewery mirrors adorns some walls. Mostly furnished with tables and chairs with the odd armchair, sofa and pew.