The Oak, Warwick

The major draw of the Oak Inn seems to be the beer garden that is advertised on an A-board that sits on the path alongside the small pub frontage. The interior is long and thin with televisions throughout that were showing multiple sports channels. I was the only customer sat in the pub, however the garden was full with every table taken so there was a steady stream of people arriving at the bar for service. I noted four hand pumps, St Austell’s Cornish Best and Byatt’s Brewery’s Gold were available and Goffs Brewery’s Cheltenham Gold and Mitchell’s Brew XI were marked as ‘coming soon’. Worth including on a crawl, but more due to the proximity to the station rather than this being a must visit pub.

Surprising Good Beer Guide 2023 entry - and a new entry for Warwick. Beer wise - I observed that every other patron was on Carling - which did not bode well for turnover. Choice, was two real ales and Tribute, although unlikely to get the pulse racing, was in decent condition. Decor/ambiance was odd. Its a narrow drinkers pub that you would miss from the road. The lights were harsh. The jukebox was contending with BT sports making a right din. There's no chance of me making a return visit but you cannot knock Warwick camra for not being all inclusive and marking as they find.

Narrow terraced pub well used by the locals. 4 handpumps with 2 in use when I called. My pint of Tribute was in good shape. Good solid pub well worth including in a crawl!

A nice and friendly enough little boozer. There isn't much room inside but there is a beer garden to the rear or you can sit on the front pavement. Only the one real ale on on my visit which was fine. I liked it.

A quirky, terraced boozer just out of the town centre. The welcome here was very friendly and the clientele mixed ranging from students to us old lags. Nonetheless, the bar area is small enough to encourage general chat helped along by those working here and the atmosphere was almost that of a good micropub. Beers on were Hardy & Hanson's bitter, Oakham Bird Brain and Abbeydale Moonshine with the latter two being in excellent shape. I'd be happy with this as a local if I lived close by.

Recently refurbished,this is a very small mid terrace boozer,which opens into a front snug area with a bench seat under the window and a couple of tables.Further back is the bar on the right side with a drinking ledge and stools opposite while the rear area is stripped out and just has a few traditional tables and chairs.However the chatty and slightly cheeky barmaid made us weary boozers feel right at home and there was good banter with regulars and off duty staff gathered around the bar.It's a comfortable place for oddballs .There is a darts board and sports flatscreens on low volume,follow the fire exit to get to the lavs while outside there is a narrow courtyard. It's in the 2019 GBG and I can see why given the condition of my Oakham Bird Brain and Abbeydale Moonshine.There may be up to 4 real ales on the go here ,just 3 on my visit. I liked it ,not far from the station and should be included on any Warwick real ale crawl.

As noted below this is a pub consisting of a long marrow room with a quieter area at the front, the bar counter in the middle and a rear area with a dart board obstructed by some tables and chairs. On my early Saturday afternoon visit there was a group of older folk in the quieter front area while the back area had two TVs showing different football matches. The pool table is no longer here which is probably for the better as it must have taken up the whole of this small back area. As before only four hand pumps were in use but this time the choice was a bit mainstream with a cider, Abbot, London Pride and Abbeydale Dr Morton's Desert Sand. I went for the Abbeydale one (£3.30) which was in good nick. It's an unusual little place that has the advantage of being away from the hordes of tourists but I found the TV screens a bit overbearing. It's GBG 2017 listed but not 2018.