The Stag, Leamington Spa

Found whilst walking the Millennium Way (blogged at http://bit.ly/1OZlbeT). This is a perfect example of a country inn. Immaculate inside and out. Four real ales on and I went for a fine example of Hook Norton Hooky. The fact is was perfect made the £3.70 a touch more palatable.

Official site of The Stag at Offchurch - www.thestagatoffchurch.com

Official site of The Stag at Offchurch - www.thestagatoffchurch.com

A large thatched building standing high above the village now largely devoted to being a Michelin listed restaurant. The pub bit amounts to what might have been the public bar to the left of the premises. There are exposed beams and a fire to make it feel cozy on a cold afternoon, though it all seems designed to seat as few people as possible and to encourage bar blockers. Hooky and Old Hooky on the pumps, and very nice too, but this place isn't really interested in pubgoers, and service was perfunctory. If you lived here you'd make the best of it, but there's little to detain the casual visitor.