Merrie Garden, Lake, Sandown

A pretty bog-standard Marston's new build dining pub - pleasant enough but primarily for eating at. The roomy interior rambles though to a small play area and a large tabled outdoor space. Draught beers featured Pedigree, 61 Deep, Hobgoblin and Razorback; condition of the latter was not great although it was early doors so probably needed pulling through.

Finding ourselves with an unexpected 20 minutes after fleeing the freakshow of the Stag, we pottered over to this new-build Marstons outlet (which services a Premier Inn). Inevitably there’s nowt much about this large impersonal den though the grassed front garden area was nice. Three Marston list ales on - Hobgoblin, Pedigree and Ringwood Razor Back which was almost fizzy and had not been conditioned in the slightest.