The Lamb Inn, Burford

There are two entrances,on the right for hotel guests and on the left for diners and drinkers.There is a narrow corridor with two charming small rooms to either side,to the right a bar with a single handpump offering something called Cotswold Ale but provenance unknown.As the corridor runs to the rear,there are what look like hotel guests lounges with comfy chairs rather than the more traditional benches on the pub side. A substantial garden was proving popular but the din from a large extractor from the kitchen and the pong from a faulty septic tank didn't endearthis area on our visit,and given the lack of ale choice I would swerve this pub if looking for decent real ale.

Official site of The Lamb Inn - www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk

Official site of The Lamb Inn - www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk

Lovely interior with what looks like original floor. Think this is 15th century. Roaring real fire and would love to sample some cider in the garden one day. Didn't notice a giant hike in price of the ale and was offered in a jug or glass, which is always nice to see. 2 staff on duty, one from Eastern Europe. Both helpful though. English a one little too helpful even. Bit over zealous. Seems to be frequented by 2 kinds of clientele. Caring, elderly gentlefolk & Tim "nice but dim" characters, who struggle to walk 2 yards to the bar to place an order and would rather wait for one of the aforementioned staff to pass by). Room for improvement but thumbs up from me (NB told the decoration in the ladies consists of alarming black wallpaper with yellow birds, akin to a scene from The Birds. The worse type of birds too)