Battesford Court (JD Wetherspoon), Witham

This 'spoons is housed in what looks like a grand Georgian edifice, but there is actually still a Grade II-listed 16th-century wood-framed building hidden within. The low-ceilinged bar extends back into newer extensions at the back, but it retains a semi-traditional look in most parts despite the inevitable reconfiguration. Reasonable selection from eight of the ten handpumps, with three Mauldons beers - Mole Trap, Suffolk Pride and Black Adder (£2.99) - along with Grainstore's Ten Fifty and Titanic Plum Porter in addition to the standard Ruddles, Doom Bar and Abbot.

Official site of Battesford Court (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of Battesford Court (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

This is a long narrow Spoons with a low ceiling, the bar is on the left and there are some smaller areas to sit on the right. There is a paved patio at the rear and a much smaller one on the right. It wasn't that busy on my Saturday late afternoon visit. The bar has two banks of five hand pumps. one had the two GK beers, Doom Bore, Broadside (available soon) and the International Adnam's Feral Hop Hog (available soon). The other five had Titanic Desert Hero, Mauldon's Blackadder, May Bee & Blackberry Porter with one pump having a turned Mauldon's clip. I went for the Desert Hero (£1.99) which I thought was rather unimpressive for a Titanic beer but seemed to be in good condition. This is a reasonable sort of Spoons, a lot quieter than some.