The White Horse, Atherstone

The Whiter Horse is a very nice looking town pub. Once inside the front area was oblong shaped with the bar on the left side,there is a much larger area to the rear which has a pool table,a TV was showing the West Ham v Man City game,thee was some very good background music playing which included the Master Plan by Oasis. There is a smaller oblong shaped lounge which is up a step to the front right,this room was carpeted and had bench seating and chairs. There was one real ale on the bar which was Bass,this was a decent drink. I quite liked this pub. Pub visited 25/10/2014

An absolute classic from the outside. The facade of this terraced little pub, dwarfed by the neighbouring buildings, is in a white painted brick upper with a black dog-tooth string course and has a fantastic brown salt-glazed tile lower. Dormer and sash windows are above the two Phillips and Marriott windows that flank the central entrance. The interior is actually open-plan, but has three clear areas all really in a split red and white wall, with white ceiling, except the lounge which had white wallpaper. The entrance takes you into a bar room, where the serving bar is. It has a red tile floor and a hearth feature that cuts this part of the room off from the lounge area to the right. This area is a little more comfy, with its carpet. The rear area has a chessboard floor and contains a pool table and dart board, with its own seating area at the back, fireplace and TV (not on). There are a few prints and mirrors on the walls, with a few silent TVs showing silent news at my visit, as the jukebox was playing general stuff and slightly loudly. The service was friendly and there were several locals around the bar sharing in some good banter and I was greeted on entry and leaving. Beer; all tap stuff, with no MILD. Having read the Captain's review, I was looking forward to a beer here, but the three handpulls were clipless and lifeless. I had Guinness, which was fine, just a disappointment. A superb exterior, a friendly pub with good banter, pub games and three handpulls - it seems like heaven - sadly, they had no real ale on them. Worth a pop into even without, but would be great with real beer (Greene King excepted, of course)