The Old Ship, Richmond

A two roomed pub, quite attractive with lead lined windows and a general olde worlde feel.There are eight pumps in all four in each room and on my visit the beers were duplicated on either side, these were Young's Bitter, Special and Winter Warmer plus Twickenham Grandstand, the Young's Bitter reflected its nom de plume and was indeed rather ordinary. I thought the pub itself was ok but given the beer line up I wouldn't make a beeline back too soon.

This Youngs outlet was a bit of a beacon on our nightime visit with the pub’s name beaming out via large red neon lettering at the top of George St. Two rooms inside, accessed via a central lobby. Left room quieter with some blue square wood panelling. Was getting worse for wear after a long crawl but noted the attractive stained glass colour frontage with inlaid ship motif and model ships in glass cases. Apparently refurbished the previous month, on later checking. Four pumps, 3x Youngs and Twickenham Grandstand. Having guzzled Twickers all day I decided to go with the Youngs Blonde and wished I hadn’t bothered, as it was utterly pedestrian. Overall, it seemed decent enough as a package.

Have never took to this pub.Traditional interior with 4 Youngs beers on cask.

Official site of The Old Ship - www.youngs.co.uk

Official site of The Old Ship - www.youngs.co.uk

A Youngs pub split into 2 areas by the bar. 4 real ales and food served.

The pub name is illuminated in large red lettering across the frontage and is a well known landmark as the pub sits in a prominent position at the top of George St. The main entrance lobby sits between the two rooms and contains what I took to be a ship's capstan. The nautical theme continues with model ships and stained glass windows incorporating sailing ships. Carpeted in the saloon bar and wood flooring in the other room which extends to the rear. The pub was very busy early on Saturday evening with not a seat to be had so I headed upstairs to the upper Deck Bar. This is also split into two similar areas but it was quite brightly lit and less appealing with the shutters down on the bar so I returned downstairs where I eventually bagged a seat. The pub had a pleasant ambience and was chatty and lively and the football being shown on TV with volume down did not distract from the atmosphere. Cosy with a low beamed ceiling, the fire lit and subdued lighting. Bench and chair seating, some benches with wooden backs. A few people were eating, mainly in the carpeted room away from the football, but the fare is expensive, steak and ale pie £10.50, lamb shank £11.50, although not having sampled I cannot vouch for the quality. Youngs beers, Ordinary, Special and Bombardier were on. There is a walled garden area to the rear which has a covered area with another TV.