The George, Frome

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A pleasant and traditional looking pub in this attractive small village, it unusually has a pub sign supported on a wooden frame that extends right across the road on a wooden frame to the beer garden opposite. The garden, or patio more accurately, is also a pleasant spot overlooking the small river that runs alongside.

Internally it is perhaps slightly more contemporary than might be expected and has clearly been renovated at some point, but this has been done quite sympathetically and it does nonetheless manage to retain much of it’s original charm. The main bar at the front of the pub has exposed stone walling on three sides, wooden boards on the floor and a plain whitewashed ceiling interspersed with a few small grey beams. A large fireplace at one end contained a wood burning stove, whilst an archway at the other end led on to a further room. The bar counter took up most of the back wall an was clad with pale blue/grey wood panelling. A number of hops were strung up above, and there were a few odd pictures dotted around the walls, including several of the nearby castle. Seating was a mixture of tables and stools, upholstered in a red tartan fabric. To the right it extends some way further back, eventually leading to a beer garden at the rear. The décor here was broadly similar, although without the exposed stone walling.

Beers on tap were all from Wadworth’s with their Henry’s IPA, 6X and Horizon. The solitary cider meanwhile was Thatcher’s Gold. Overall, a decent enough pub and worth popping in if in the area.

On 10^th June 2024 - rating: 7
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