The Final Whistle, Southwell

Located a short stroll downhill from the town centre, this is located adjacent to the former railway line and although not actually the station house it clearly takes a lot of inspiration from the railway in terms of it’s name, décor and artefacts. Internally it’s quite cosy, with a long bar running along the front of the pub although divided in to sections with some remnants of walling having been left, as well as wooden partitioning with etched glass. To the left was a very cosy snug with made to look like a cabin from an old train carriage, with etched “First Class” glass on either side, elegant wood panelling and a fitted Chesterfield bench seat. Not quite so train related were a selection of gardening implements, many Camra accolades and a beer barrel. Flooring was a mixture of old wooden boards and red quarry style tiling, whilst the walls were part cream plasterwork along with further oak panelling. The Pullman Room at the rear was a little more traditional with carpet on the floor, wood cladding on the lower part of the walls, an old fireplace off to one side and an oil painting or two on the walls. Beers on tap were Bass, Thornbridge Sperry’s Whistle, Brewsters Hophead, Pheasantry Best Bitter, Brunswick Rocket Gold, Oakham Inferno, Bradfield Farmer’s Blonde, Titanic Plum Porter, Everard’s Kaleidoscope Gold and Everard’s Tiger, the latter of which went down very well. Another half dozen keg options were also available. Ciders too were well represented with Farmer Jim’s Farmyard Perry, Rosie’s Pig, Lilley’s Mango, Celtic Marshes Alice, Cockeyed Cockbirds, Inch’s and Thatcher’s Gold, the latter of which also went down very well. All in all, a cracking pub and well worth taking the small detour to get to.