The Anchor, Woking

Only one table in the entire place not reserved for food. Prime walking, cycling and fishing country too. Beer is all badger - Tanglefoot (over £4 a pint) looked good, flat as a pancake. Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2QXUVrQ

THE ANCHOR: Pyrford Lock, NOT to be confused with the Anchor pub in Ripley high street, a mile or so away! (Chalk and Cheese..!) A lovely pub, especially on a fine day, and if you are travelling by longboat along the River Wey and you need a place of refreshment of the liquid variety! :o) Its easier to find this pub by boat than it is by car (...I usually get lost in Pyrford/Wisley trying to find it..!) :o( A nice pub when you can find it. 7/10 TJ

Revisit, this time around 1300 on a sunny Thursday in November [another escape from RHS]. Plenty of parking spaces this time, a fair number of people in, but not too crowded, no wait at bar for instance We were there mainly for lunch, but I had Fursty Ferret, which like my previous Tanglefoot seemed to lack "sparkle" but was not "flat", it was tasty enough though, even at £3.40 a pint The food chosen this time was baguettes, the cost of £5.25 each may deter you, but they are packed full & do come with reasonable portion of salad & crisps on the side, fair value given area I will continue using the Anchor when in area, assuming I can park

Just an update, tried to use it on August Bank holiday Monday, around 1400, a nightmare, no parking at all, parking all the way along the very narrow road, from what we could see the pub was heaving, never stopped due to lack of parking The only way to use this pub on holiday I reckon would be get here early, walk, cycle or come by canal boat That is popularity for you, a lovely spot but you may never see it

Official site of the Anchor, contains menus - anchorpyrford.co.uk