The Charles Bradlaugh, Northampton

This is a split level pub with lots of small stairwells to get up and down the levels. There's an upstairs bar with lots of leather sofas etc. Lots of nooks and crannies, even though it's just one room really. Dark wood throughout gives it a smart if rather gloomy interior. There are lots of big screens and a table football for the sports minded. At the rear there's a beer garden complete with a "beer garage" for when it's raining. 2 handpumps on the bar serving Robinsons Trooper & Purity Gold. The Purity was a pretty decent beer, but a bit steep at £1.75 for a half. This pub is "designed" to within an inch of its life, but overall I thought it was OK.