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The Back Lane Tavern, Woodstock
Woodstock
OX20 1UD
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Komakino . left this review about The Kings Head
Probably what should be the cosiest and most pubby of the options in Woodstock - a backstreet boozer away from the main drag and the busy High Street / Market Place / Park Street. This is let down by a limited ale selection (Fuller's London Pride and Black Sheep Bitter, with a Hook Norton clip reversed and a fourth pump unclipped) and some modern flourishes (the bar redone in wood and painted an off-jade colour). There is some exposed stone which gives off a patina of tradition along with a large fireplace against the far left-hand wall. Perhaps I caught it at a bad time (it was dead on my Sunday arvo drop-in) but a little listless on this visit - previous weeknight visits have seen it thriving and welcoming.
On 3rd September 2017
- rating: 4
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