The Queens, Ludlow

As described below with photos aplenty on their website, this is a decent example of old meets new, with features such as a slate bar top with white ceramic tiled and scaffold ‘Shoreditch’ bar back. There was an unattractive games machine, conventional furniture and some exposed roughhewn beams, all contributing to a cosy cocoon. There’s food, but I wouldn’t call this a gastropub, certainly not when compared to the Church Inn or Charlton. Customers were definitely on the older side, one couple playing a board game but all making for a good atmosphere, well attended for a Tuesday evening. Cask offerings amounted to Butty Bach, Hobsons Best and Ludlow’s Blonde and Gold at £2.15 a half and very nice, served by a friendly barman. This isn’t a half bad place, a damn site better than the neighbouring historic pubs with their all fur coat and no knickers half-timbered frontages with little or nothing to offer behind.

Very modernised inside and very restauranty in atmosphere. It has four pumps in the front more bar like area, Ludlow, Hobsons and a lovely drop of Butty Bach were on sale. The rear section is more of a restaurant area. Furnished with laminate pine tables and chairs plus some short pews and leather sofas, there is a fruit machine as well. Local Camra like it as it's been in the GBG for a good number of years. Basement toilets with an interesting open door design.