The Victoria, Rugby

A great looking Victorian street corner local with a flat iron shape.The door at the apex opens into a public bar with bareboards and a few handpumps but if you want to see the full real ale range pop next door into the larger lounge with it's own flatscreen.The etched glass windows are very pleasing and off the lounge there are two seperate rooms,one a snug,both with authentic features.Outside there is a drinking yard for a fag.Owned by the same people who run both The Alex and the Atomic Brewery so expect to see some of their output together with a wide variety of guest ales from far and wide from the 10 handpumps .A regular in the GBG and also worth visiting to explore the interior,this was a very comfortable stop on the crawl and should not be missed by beer tourists if visiting Rugby.There is also a strong local following for this charming pub.

If you like a good traditional pub with a good range of well kept ales, then you can't miss this gem out. We tried to stay in here for as long as possible before making the ten minute dash down to the station. There were 9 handpumps to choose from on our visit. I went for the Atomic Half Life and one of my favourite brewers Cross Bay Sunset. Pub opens at 4pm during the week.

This is an end-terrace Victorian pub that looks like two building have been knock through into one. The pub is in yellow and blue and is the home of the Atomic Brewery. The cottage part of the pub has quoin stones around the door and windows, whereas the corner element has pilasters. Both have etched glass. The interior has a couple of rooms, The corner element is the bar room, which is in cream and wood floor and has a TV )not on) and a pool table. A few mirrors adorn the walls. The other room is the main lounge. It is in patterned wallpaper, patterned carpet and with a red and green ceiling. The seating is a mix of perimeter and stools and old photos and mirrors are on the walls. The TV wasn't on and the music soft and general. The service was great and the place had a healthy and mixed clientele. Beer; usual tap stuff with handpulls including; Atomic Bomb and H-Bomb, Hookey Bitter, Milestone Old English Ale, Tring Ridgeway Bitter, Ossett Treacle Stout (very good), Dark Star Revalation, Wentworth Hoppa, North Yorkshire Revalation and Flying Herbert. A fantastic pub, and one i could spend all day in - i didn't do it justice.