The Royal, Thirsk

We didn't actually enter this pub, which I think was a good decision. As we were making our way back to the hotel there were 4 coppers trying to sort out a large bunch of idiots having a bit of a set to outside. Nice, what a class place.

Bare and basic town boozer, in three sections from front to back. The front and middle sections house the bar counter down the lefthand side with leather clad bench seating, stools and Britannia tables round the periphery, small TV screens and games machines are also housed here. At the back of the middle area is a large projection screen, probably the biggest screen in Thirsk outside of the Ritz cinema, for showing the heavily advertised Sky Sports. Finally further back is an area devoid of anything but a table football machine and spots and speakers for the regular live music. Basic décor of red lincrusta and plain cream walls, fairly disinterested staff and customers who appreciate no-frills pubs. Mainly a standard keg beer range from the Tadcaster operation, (John Smiths in various forms, Fosters, Strongbow, Guinness) with a solitary hundpump at one end, the reversed clip was Courage Directors.