The Colton Arms, W6

With the name arising from the first licensee, George Colton Moore, the pub dates from the mid-19th century and features on CAMRA’s list of pubs with interiors of historic interest, this being of Some Regional Interest; it also backs onto Queen’s Tennis Club. The front bar is tiny and displays what CAMRA calls ‘publican’s rustic’ and indeed, the interior of the front bar looks like a village pub. Up a few steps, and there’s a tiny room with a pew and fireplace. Further into the building and there’s a much more modern room, which looks like a canteen/wine bar and beyond, is a dining/function room; it’s like several pubs, but it’s the tiny front bar where you’ll want to be, with all its charm and knickknacks. A major annoyance was to be found in a couple of selfish customers watching the football on their phone, commentary providing annoying tinny background sound. Ales amounted to one reversed Five Points clip, then Five Points Pale at a very reasonable £2.25 a half and in great shape, served by a charming barmaid who apologised for having to ‘…deal with an alcoholic stuck in the cellar’; whatever next? This is a very nice pub, but the staff really need to deal with antisocial phone use, because it really put me off my stay.

Official site of The Colton Arms - www.redcatpubcompany.com

Official site of The Colton Arms - www.redcatpubcompany.com