The Castle Inn, Reading

My last visit to the village of Hurst was back in the summer of 2011. Last time, I visited the currently closed Green Man. This time, I was here to try the Castle Inn. Situated on a sharp bend opposite the village church (cars come ominously close to you if you sit in the corner of the bar), the pub has a couple of rooms inside and a bowling green outside, adjacent to its car park. 3 real ales are offered. On our visit, these were Sharp's Doom Bar, Hook Norton Hooky & Rebellion Adventurer. Staff seemed to be fairly amenable, with a fairly jovial barman and an accommodating chef who was still willing to cook another meal for one customer just 15 minutes before they were due to close for the afternoon at 3pm. A decent village pub.

Official site of The Castle Inn - www.castlehurst.co.uk

Official site of The Castle Inn - www.castlehurst.co.uk