The Shire Horse, Andover

Doesn't look much from the outside, in fact quite grubby. Inside is a timewarp. The bar on entry (lounge I guess) has loads of polished brasses, coppers and red carpet tiles from the 1960’s. Smelt a bit of damp and old fags from 2007. There’s a wood burning stove and piano in here. A more basic rear room hosts a pool table. This room leads out into a grassed garden with a kids play area. Most of the lines were off, just a token Stonehenge beer which, in all honesty, was quite poor. Grassed front garden with kids play stuff. The chap behind the bar was friendly enough, though the landlady was a little unusual. I didn’t really feel comfortable in here.