The Lord Wimborne (JD Wetherspoon), Poole

This large Wetherspoons pub is located inside Poole's former main library - a building that has a lot of charm from the outside. Unfortunately this doesn't translate to the interior which could be a clone of any banal JDW pub. On my last visit I was fortunate to arrive during a local beer festival the pub had put together. Ten hand pumps were dispensing beer from local brewers such as Ringwood, Badger, DBC and Piddle. There were also a couple of Irish themed beers left over from St Patricks Day. I tried a pint of DBC Harbour Master, which was in good shape, despite being a somewhat uninspiring beer. A blackboard on the bar listed all of the ales on offer for ease of reference, although it was unclear if this was a permanent fixture or just there for the festival. As with most Wetherspoons, this place can attract the wrong kind of customers and it has been known to turn a little unsavoury at weekends, but I thought it was fine on my Friday afternoon visit - a long wait at the bar being the only down side. There aren't many pubs this far up Poole High Street. This is certainly worth a look if you don't want to head too far from the shops.

Official page of The Lord Wimborne - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Official page of The Lord Wimborne - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk