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The Blue Boar Inn, Mancetter, Atherstone

Watling Street
Mancetter
Atherstone
CV9 1NE

Phone: 01827716166

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Will Larter left this review about The Blue Boar Inn

Although built in about 1940 this is in a style that looks typically 1930s, as Alan said in his 2014 review below. It has features that CAMRA acknowledged as warranting listing on their inventory of historic pub interiors, though what they would make of its 1970s wallpaper remains to be seen. Two of our group took a short cut from the Maid of the Mill via the old A5, while the rest of us took the scenic route and arrived 10 or 15 minutes later, surprised to find one of them still waiting for his beer. Apparently the Doom Bar was off and he was waiting for the barrel to be changed and pulled through, but the barman was distracted by having to retune the TV or something. The owners of this pub also own a brewery at their other pub, the Lord Nelson in Ansley, and both their beers were very good: Third Party 4.8% and Band of Brothers 4.2% (both NBSS 3.5 and around £4/pint). Although it's a little way out of Atherstone this pub is worth the walk, or there are buses if it seems too far or the weather too nasty.

Date of visit: 22nd August 2025

On 23^rd October 2025 - rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Blue Boar Inn

A very fine art deco exterior ,a typical roadhouse but now the A5 has by passed the area,it's the community pub for Mancetter.Sadly none of the art deco has been retained inside apart from the division of the interior into a lounge to the left,empty on my Thursday evening visit,comfy chairs,own servery but modern and a tap room to the right which has been badly refurbed.Garish wallpaper,slatted blinds on every window,ceiling fans,brass globes as lighting above the bar,bright velour covering a long seating bench and two brown sofas in a side section,with a screen showing music videos.Far too modern.
A noteworthy features is the ale choice of two from the pubs owner Sperrin namely their Third Party and Cut & Run (NBSS 3.5) with a single guest in Doom Bar which nobody in their right mind would order.
Inspecting the windows I noticed that the original crittal windows have benn replaced by UPVC look-a -likes,which didn't help my mood.In short the interior has been runined ,and was dead on my visit.
There is a seperate restaurant called Churchills in an adjoining modern extension which looks out of keeping with the original building.The entrance is off the rear carpark.It was popular and may be the focus,the bars felt like an after thought .There are letting rooms too,another source of income.
The Sperrin ales are the high point but the pub experience was poor,not sure i would visit again.

On 23^rd August 2024 - rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Blue Boar Inn

A rarity, having been rebuilt in the early part of the Second World War, but this pub has a really striking curved Art Deco frontage that must once have been a prominent waymark for London-bound traffic before the A5 bypassed the historic Watling Street alignment through Atherstone. With the main bar (with a pool table and dartboard) to one side, the smaller lounge bar at the front and another bar / dining room round the other side, the interior retains a lot of character too. Also has Churchills restaurant in a more modern extension round the back, and hotel accommodation is offered too. Now run by the local Sperrin Brewery, its Band of Brothers (£2.75) and Third Party were available from the various handpumps, together with Pedigree as a guest. I liked this one a lot, so well worth seeking out.

On 17^th August 2019 - rating: 8
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