The Wheatsheaf Inn, Newport

Village pub with fantastic views of the Welsh countryside and a valley. Inside there are a couple of traditional rooms and both were busy on my early Friday evening visit. Locals had gathered in the room to the right of the entrance that I tried. Not willing to give up a seat at the last table, I didn't check out the other room. The room on the right was lovely and warm with a coal fire and an additional heater that didn't seem to be necessary. Plenty of things to peruse on the walls and even on the ceilings, with a few fake parrots hanging down on perches! Service was a little odd. With a lack of available seating, locals were crowded around a small area around the bar chatting about the following day's Six Nations rugby matches. There was a landlady and two young barmaids. The one just seemed to look at me, with no greeting (such as hello, can I help, what can I get you) whatsoever. I had to ask her if she was actually serving after an uncomfortable period of silence. Fuller's London Pride is the regular real ale. Guests were Butcombe Best Bitter & Glamorgan Cwrw Gorslas. There is a garden on one side of the pub and a reasonably sized car park on the other. I found this to be a nice and cosy village local, but it had a beer choice that didn't particularly inspire me and service that left a lot to be desired. Nevertheless, it appears in the Good Beer Guide and I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

Official site of The Wheatsheaf Inn - thewheatsheafatllanhennock.webs.com