The Ferry Inn, Brough

An extensive dog-leg shape interior with a traditional mid 90s style refit - red and blue carpet, fake beams, brown varnish etc. Pool table at far end, dart boards and a live band setting up. Noted a private hire dining room. Owned by Marstons and a good slab of their satellite breweries represented on the bar - Pedigree, Thwaites Wainwright, Marstons EPA (pedestrian), Brakspear Bitter and Hobgoblin. A sad downer was the pretty vile racist scribblings on the back of the entry door to the gents, surely it isn’t beyond the wit of the licensee to paint this over with a cheap tin of gloss paint? I’d hate to think it’s condoned. Anyway, that aside, this was a fair enough place.

Currently (March 2010) undergoing a major refurbishment. Potentially could be a really good pub - try it when finished. Seems to have good value food, and gets bonus marks for having a (fully-working - rare) pinball machine!