The Cathedral Hotel, Salisbury

The ground floor of this previously residential hotel has been transformed into a large, rambling bar for public use. It is largely staffed by amateurs wearing corporate polo shirts and earpieces, pretending they are secret agents, not an attitude that makes you feel welcome. The environment isn't that comfortable, as the noise from the jukebox at the front conflicts with with noise from the large TV screen at the rear, the latter served by sofas and chairs trying to give a home cinema feel and failing. There is a mix of wooden and carpeted floors, and all the building's original (18th century) features have been plastered over. The microwave technicians prepare cheap meal deals which serve mainly to make the place even more characterless. Three ales on - I had a pint of Marstons EPA which was, to be fair, quite good. Free wifi was allegedly available, but logging on was so problematic I gave up. It's worth dropping in as part of a crawl, but with so many decent pubs nearby it's nto worth staying all evening.