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The Black Swan, Loughborough
Shepshed
Postal town: Loughborough
LE12 9DL
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Black Swan
Excellent old pub, located slightly away from the town centre just beyond the church. Three separate rooms, with the bar front left, the compact lounge off to the right and the rear one up one step. All parts very traditional, with lots of local history pictures on the walls. I found the regular Bass (£4.60) and Abbot on two of the five handpumps, along with Castle Rock's Harvest Pale, PG Sips from Blue Monkey and Hogs Back TEA.
On 9th February 2026
- rating: 8
[User has posted 9063 recommendations about 9063 pubs]
Quinno _ left this review about The Black Swan
Bit of an old skool gem up the hill past Butthole Lane. There’s multiple rooms and areas with old Shepshed pictures, general ephemera, breweriana plus dark varnished ceiling beams and a general air of timelessness. Five ales across a range of strengths and styles, I had a superb pint of Bass (NBSS 4.5). Note the old skool clips on some of the more established brews. Everything a countryside small town boozer should be and I could have spent a couple of hours in here. I’m certainly going to make a point of coming back in future so I can. 8.5
On 3rd January 2026
- rating: 9
[User has posted 5992 recommendations about 5971 pubs]
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Black Swan
This is a medium sized pub that used to be a Bass tied house it is now run by enterprise inns.
Photo taken 9/12/08
On 31st August 2010
- no rating submitted
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