The Smithfield Hotel, Uttoxeter

The front bar of the Smithfield Hotel was empty with the pool table and dartboard being unused, so I decided to join the six or seven locals in the rear bar who were gossiping with the friendly governor during a recent Thursday evening visit. Some decent background music was competing with a soap of some kind on the television. The bar counter supports a couple of hand pumps that were drawing Doom Bar and Pedigree, but I decided to have a pint of Stella, which was a welcome break from Bass. This isn’t the greatest pub, but the governor and locals were all very friendly, so although I don’t plan to revisit I wish them all the best for the future.

A friendly corner pub. One real ale on sale (Pedigree) at the time. A longish main bar as you enter.