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The Worlds End, Blandford Forum

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Off B3075
Almer
Postal town: Blandford Forum
DT11 9EW

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Worlds End

Large thatched pub situated just off the A31, but which is well advertised from the road to lure passing motorists in.

The welcome was warm and whilst this is primarily a diners' pub, I was welcomed as a drinker. No longer a Hall & Woodhouse pub, it does still appear to be part of a different chain of pubs.

You enter into the main bar area with a stone floor. There is a fireplace to the right-hand side with a Royal Enfield motorbike in front of it. Off to the left is the dining area with a mixture of floor boards and further stone flooring. Staff were promoting a new menu to all other customers, as I was the only drinker.

The bar has 6 handpulls. Lyme Regis Cobb appears the be the regular beer. Guest beers were from Fuller's - London Pride & Red Fox, whilst there were 3 unclipped handpulls. I contemplated ordering the Cobb, but happened to ask about what ciders they had. Amongst the keg ciders were West Milton Dorset Moonlight & Stumbler. But I happened to ask if they had any still ciders. At which point the bar manager disappeared off and came back with a full bag-in-the-box cider. She told me the name of the man who produced it and mentioned that he owned the pub too. I eventually concluded that it was West Milton Medium. Other craft beer options on the bar were Lyme Regis Long Shore & Steady Habits, Meantime Prime Pale & Otter OPA.

Free wifi was available here. Dogs are also welcome. Whilst I didn't see any TVs, elevator-type music was playing rather annoyingly in the background. There are outdoor tables to the front if the weather is suitable too.

I quite liked this pub. Staff were very friendly, it is an attractive building and the presence of a real cider was a bonus.

On 27^th September 2024 - rating: 6
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E TA left this review about The Worlds End

This roadside pub claims to be Dorset's best known, but it is by no means the most enjoyable. It is currently operated by Hall and Woodhouse and caters primarily for passing tourist trade. The large 17th Century longhouse sits on its own plot, isolated on the old main road by the re-routing of the new A31 about 100 yards to the North. It has a huge car park, a seating area at the front and a terrace garden at the rear with a rural feel. There is also a children's play area. Inside there are flagstones and oak timbers, some original. The ground floor has been knocked through and extended to form a single long bar which is primarily furnished with small dining tables, many of them marked 'reserved' but unoccupied during the busy period. There is no local spirit or family atmosphere here. The management is distant and unengaging, while the waiting staff look miserable and overworked. They claim to employ a team of professional chefs, but the Romanian slop-jockey was unable or unwilling to meet simple requests from diners. There were three ales on – I had Tanglefoot, which was in very good condition. This isn't currently somewhere I'd make an effort to visit, but it wouldn't be the End of the World to drop in for a few beers and a formulaic snack if convenient.

On 29^th October 2014 - rating: 6
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Nigel Rowe left this review about Worlds End

An atmospheric pub, serving excellent First Gold, Fursty Ferret and Tanglefoot. If you like your food served on a block of wood, your peas in a toy colander and your chips in an empty bean tin, this is the pub for you! Apart from this silly way of serving food and the fact that my scampi & chips only contained nine pieces of scampi, we all enjoyed our meals. Certainly worth a visit.

On 27^th October 2012 - rating: 8
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