The Princes Head, Richmond

Get the feeling this may go the way of the Goathland Hotel..... read the tripadvisor reviews for what happens when TV and pubs combine. This is the pub used in Ted Lasso. They have Richmond AFC scarves behind the bar and a sign on the front saying "Music is Life". A play on the catch phrase used from the show. As a result, the bar on a Saturday afternoon was packed with people not necessarily ordering drinks but taking selfies, from multiple angles. I didnt mind, as I was a tourist myself, but I can imagine it would be annoying if it was your local. Beautiful pub, with great views over Richmond Green. ESB was in fine form. I did try to eat here but even though the restaurant area was free of punters - a claim was made that all tables were booked from 2pm. More likely, they didnt want to have a solo rambler taking up one of the spaces. Fortunately, the Cricketers was next door - which was a stunning find!

Official site of The Princes Head - www.princeshead.co.uk

Official site of The Princes Head - www.princeshead.co.uk

Spacious Fullers pub with an envious position facing Richmond Green which has been well described by other reviewers. Four Fullers Ales on for our visit with Pride, ESB, Oliver’s Island and the current seasonal which I can now not remember. We did visit on a fine balmy evening which makes this one a good choice for Alfresco drinking and we parked ourselves on the pavement section outside. But during fine weather they will ask you if you intend taking drinks onto the Green itself as they will serve in plastic if you do. Good pub with a good location.

A good sized and prominent looking pub, it occupies a plot right on the corner of Richmond Green. A porch at the corner entrance has etched glass bearing inscriptions for the saloon and public bar, so it was presumably at one time separate rooms but has now been opened out in to a single U-shaped room. Décor wise it’s quite elegant, with quite a bit of dark wood panelling on the walls although some of this had been painted dark brown. A couple of plasma screens were showing a football match which jarred somewhat, but fortunately the volume was off so these were not too intrusive. The flooring was wooden boards and there were a few old black and white photos of the locale and the nearby river on the walls. The right had leg of the pub had a slightly less formal feel with cream wood panelling and a small fireplace. This was separated from the main area of the pub by some partitioning that included some stained glass. A smaller room at the rear was quiet cosy, but perhaps more intended for dining. The menu offered a decent looking selection of pub grub dishes with options such as fish & chips, burger, pie, curry, sausage cassoulet etc., and these were mostly priced somewhere around £12/£13. Beers on tap were all from the Fullers stable with their ESB, London Pride, Red Fox and Oliver’s Island. The solitary cider was Cornish Orchards.