The White House, Guildford

This town centre Fullers pub is attractively situated on the riverside next to the Town Bridge. There is usually a decent range of Ales on offer (HSB / ESB / Discovery / Pride / Chiswick) at competitive prices and decent quality whenever I have been there. There are plenty of interesting historic maps and photos, in particular of the floods that devastated the town in 1907 (taking the bridge with it). Much if the interior has been knocked through and extended with a conservatory tacked on one side that leads to the riverside terrace but overall it feels quite light, airy and reasonably homely with enough walls remaining inside to make clear divisions and break the openness. Upstairs there is some additional seating and also a roof terrace. The outside riverside terrace has plenty of cover and can be quite idyllic on a warm day although it naturally can get pretty busy. I have found service friendly and efficient and the customer base relatively civilised. I certainly have no qualms on popping in on my occasional visits to the city.

Official site of Fullers Brewery, owners of The White House - www.fullers.co.uk