Market Inn, Huntingdon

Tucked between two alleyways on the edge of the Market Place as the name suggests. The most noticeable external feature are the stained glass windows proclaiming the previous function of the rooms inside. Sadly now opened out into a big U with a central servery, there’s a small snug off to one side with a 1960’s OS map as decor. Some of the pub remains in deco style, much more is contemporary. Two pulls and two T-bars in the bit I tried out, a drinkable London Pride and Landlord which obviously I swerved. Usual latin and cheap lager, cider and Guinness on the tap stuff. Screens and machines of course. The back room has a dart board, pool table and was frequented by neds or scallys or whatever the local term is. The front room is noted by Camra as unspoiled but it’s overpainted in grey and lacking character for me.

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Official site of Market Inn - www.craftunionpubs.com

Official site of Market Inn - www.craftunionpubs.com

Facebook page of Market Inn - www.facebook.com

Tucked down an alley just off the Market Square is the 17th Century Market Inn that is now operated by Craft Union. The entrance opens into a seating area that runs towards the rear, and a step to the right drops into the bar area where a wood panelled serving counter across the rear faces some high tables along the front wall. To the right of the bar area are a few tables next to an old dirty red brick fireplace on the right-hand wall. In the right rear is a pool table and a dartboard, as well as the shortest most pointless little corridor that has been created due to poor planning when this aged pub was mutilated with a sledgehammer. Televisions are found throughout and Sky Sports is heavily advertised; the sport of choice was muted snooker via TNT Sports on a recent midweek early evening visit when some crap modern pop music was playing in the background. Standard and premium keg products were available and the three hand pumps were badged with TT Landlord and 2x London Pride. I thought the service was miserable and there was little atmosphere, which may have improved later when the football had started, but I didn’t hang around to find out.