The Blue Boar, Ludlow

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An impressive looking Georgian style pub located just off the Market Square, it’s obviously been renovated at some point and whilst it might not be as traditional in style as it once was, it has nonetheless managed to retain it’s character. Bar staff were friendly and helpful, although this may change as apparently Punch Taverns have declined to renew the lease for the current landlord who has turned the pub completely around, and are instead putting in their own management team. There was a petition on the bar to try and get them to reverse this decision.

Two similar sized rooms are located either side of the front door, the one on the left having old wooden boards on the floor, a striking yellow colour scheme on the walls and some old black timberwork. A small fireplace was in one corner with a number of shields on the wall above, as well as a stag’s head and a number of theatre posters. The room to the right was broadly similar in style but with quite a vibrant purple on the walls, and there was also a piano with a few board games piled on tap and a projector, although there was no screen so presumably this is only pressed in to use for major events. A smaller snug off to the right had a mixture of exposed brickwork and green paintwork. The menu offered a decent enough selection of “pub grub” dishes, and my lasagne with garlic bread was decent enough, if nothing spectacular.

Beers on tap were Black Sheep bitter, Wye Valley HPA, Hobson’s Town Crier and Three Tuns Cleric’s Cure. After an interesting beer selection, ciders though were a distinctly uninteresting Stowford Press and Old Mout Berries & Cherries. All in all, a decent enough pub and well worth popping in.

On 2^nd April 2025 - rating: 7
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