The Greyhound Inn, Longford, Coventry

Very friendly and historic canalside pub with a good selection of real ale including Highgate Dark Mild,London Pride ,Ped and on my visit a golden ale from Sadlers which went down a treat.Attractive interior with a lounge now given over to diners and a bar which wraps around a central serving area.Good views over Hawkesbury Junction where boats make the tricky turn from the Coventry Canal to the stop lock at the start of the Oxford Canal.Much chortling if a boater cocks it up.Food looked good with a large variety but didnt try it due to concentration on a liquid lunch.

The Greyhound- Freehouse Gem of a pub, highly recommended by other boaters for its food and ambience. The pub sits nicely on Hawkesbury canal junction. Described as being decorated with canal and rugby memorabilia, with an immense collection of Toby jugs, in my canal guide, I have to say I was disappointed, I could only see a few pictures of recent rugby achievements, and no Toby jugs. This could be because it was a very busy pub, with lots of people in it and also the food was served in another room which I didn’t go into. Food wise I recommend that you book a table in advance. There was however lots of interesting knick knacks. Great Real ales served including Dark Mild, Pedigree, Cobliegh’s ‘Buzzard’ and Dr Morton’s Snake Oil’. This pub is about a 15 minute walk from bridge 4 on the canal towpath, I’m sure there is a shorter route via the main road! 22/09/09