The Five Horseshoes, Henley-On-Thames

Official site of The Five Horseshoes - www.thefivehorseshoes.co.uk

A charming Brakspear country pub (and they have a few), busy on a Sunday lunchtime with the plummy-voiced, which necessitated al fresco drinking on my behalf. It's snug inside, with a counter facing you on entry and an area to the right with a handful of tables. Bearing around to the left (in an L-shape) a small bar is located to the right, with a further room up ahead. Décor-wise it's low-ceilinged, dark wooded with a red carpet. Brakspear Bitter and Oxford Gold were the ale options with a third pump unclipped, and a pint came in at £4.00, and was well-kept as you'd expect for that price. Plenty of staff on meant no dithering and there was no truck with my drink-only diet. All the tables were set for dining, so al fresco drinking it was and the decent-sized beer garden affords a nice view of the valley. Not sure what the drill would be with indoor imbibing though during busy times.

Official site of The Five Horseshoes - www.thefivehorseshoes.co.uk