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The Fancott, Dunstable
Fancott
Postal town: Dunstable
LU5 6HT
Served areas
The Fancott
We’ve had a lovely first few opening weeks.
It’s been lovely to see all your familiar faces again
3:20 PM Jul 18th 2020 from Twitter for iPhone
Reviews of The Fancott (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
The Chairman left this review about The Fancott
On a Monday lunchtime the pub had a reasonable level of custom with a few people dining but some just drinking. On offer on the bar were six handpumps with two offering ciders, and four ales. I chose the Taylor's/Northern Monk Northern Rising Unity Stout which was disappointingly below the quality I had hoped for (NBSS 2.0) and was a struggle to drink the whole pint. I can only hope that the other beers - Doom Bar, Landlord and Wadworth's Horizon - were of better quality. On the bright side the bus back towards Luton stops right at the front of the pub.
On 3rd March 2026
- rating: 5
[User has posted 91 recommendations about 88 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Fancott
The Fancott has a bar to the left as you enter with a snug up a step to the far left end. The bar has a tiled floor and is quite comfortable. There is a gramophone in one of the seating alcoves. The snug is carpeted and has walls lines with pictures in some fairly impressive frames.
As you enter, there is a bare boarded area with a large fireplace. A dining room can be found to the right. Toilets can be found upstairs. On a cold day, they were almost as hot as a sauna.
The pub has a bit of a railway theme with railway signs and old signals to the front and various railway pictures outside the toilets. The large garden to the rear does possess its own miniature railway, as well as a children's play area. Colouring books are also available indoors near the entrance but we didn't spot any kids during our visit. Additional outdoor seating can be found to the front with a handful of picnic tables.
5 cask ales were on. Sharp's Doom Bar is the regular beer. The other 4 were Sharp's Winter Solstice, Black Sheep Snowflake, Timothy Taylor Landlord & Hardy & Hanson's Rock On. A 6th handpull was clipped with a cider - Red Fin Spiced Apple. The back wall has an impressive keg range. Although several were off. Despite this, Brewdog Wingman, Beavertown Neck Oil, Sharp's Atlantic & Shipyard American Pale were all available.
Service was a bit strange. One barmaid was doing something with some glasses when we entered and failed to acknowledge us for a while. She eventually said hello and asked how we were and I asked her how she was, but she didn't have any intention serving us and ultimately she directed us to a colleague. The colleague then proceeded to ask her to dispense one of our drinks for her, which she duly did. I'm not exactly sure why she couldn't serve us in the first place.
In spite of the slightly disinterested service, I quiet liked this pub. I can imagine it can get overrun in the summer when the railway is operating but on a chilly early January afternoon, it was quite pleasant. With 5 ales and a cider, I was relatively impressed.
On 3rd January 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3415 recommendations about 3413 pubs]
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The Chairman left this review about The Fancott
Recently reopened after a major refurbishment to a surprisingly high standard by new owners Morgan Pub Collective. This is primarily a restaurant with an extensive all day food offering, but still maintains a pub style drinking area at the front. The beer offering has improved with a selection of 4 real ales (Landlord, Doom Bar, Purity Mad Goose and Oakham Citra when I visited) and 2 ciders on handpull. The large garden remains and is being improved with an outside bar under construction which could make it very popular next summer, especially when the miniature railway is operating.
On 2nd November 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 91 recommendations about 88 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Darts : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 03 January 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Function Room : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 03 January 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Jukebox : No last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Karaoke : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Live Music : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Micropub : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Pinball : No last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Pool Table : No last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 April 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 03 January 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 25 September 2017 by Komakino .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 03 January 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
