The Corn Mill, Llangollen

Visited in September 2009 The Corn Mill ( or "Y Felin Yd" - to use the Welsh name which also appears prominently ) is a food orientated former flour mill on the banks of the River Dee near the centre of Llangollen. It's been tastefully converted into a pub/restaurant retaining wooden beams and decorated with interesting old photos of Llangollen and period advertising posters. There's 3 floors in total with a large outside decking area on stilts overlooking the river and with a view of the steam railway station over the river. From this decking you can see the rotating water wheel inside the building. The clear emphasis is on food and a varied menu of food is offered at all times. There's that typically relaxed and informal, but impersonal, style of a gastro pub operation. It's a Brunning and Price establishment and those who have been to The Armoury in Shrewsbury will recognise the style and ambience - no music, fruit machines or TV and a rather stylishly converted characterful interior. There's 6 handpumps - 5 for real ale and one for draught cider on my visit. Beers on were Hawkshead Lakeland Gold, Titanic First Class, Weetwood Cheshire Cat, Abbeydale Wheat Beer and the Brunning and Price "house beer ( don't know who brews this ). My Hawkshead Lakeland Gold was a splendid pint and my food was tasty and well presented, arriving promptly. The pub has been in the GBG for a number of years but, perhaps reflecting the food emphasis, I didn't see any GBG stickers anywhere. I really enjoyed the visit, but do remember that it's more a restaurant than a pub.

One of Brunning and Price's watering holes. Fine choice of Real Ales plus a bar snack. Restaurant available upstairs in this converted Mill. Water Wheel still viewable and when the sun shines you can sit on the decking over the River Dee and watch the staeam trains depart from the llangollen station on the opposit bank of the river.

By far the most popular pub in llangollen, the building sits on the river bank and the rapids of the river Dee, wonderful in the summer, good food and ale.

Official site of the Corn Mill, includes beer and wine list as well as menu - www.cornmill-llangollen.co.uk

Official site of the Corn Mill, includes beer and wine list as well as menu - www.cornmill-llangollen.co.uk