The New Inn, Milton Keynes

A fine looking stone building,but the interior is less inviting ,well described by Blackthorn.At least seperate public bar and lounge have been retained,useful as the public bar is quite laddish.Same two ales as Komakino's visit,CW Eagle IPA and Directors ,so nothing to get excited about and despite the signs for food outside nobody was eating on my Thursday evening trip,it was operating solely as a locals boozer.

Well-described by Blackthorn_ below, this offered Eagle IPA and Directors with two further pumps unclipped on my visit. It's superbly located by the Grand Union Canal and looks the business from outside, but the public bar is a little on the laddish side, and like the nearby Foresters, if the weather's nice, it's very much 'spot the person without tattoos'...

A Charles Wells pub alongside the canal, this is no doubt a popular spot in the warmer weather with it’s beer garden sloping down to the water, although it doesn’t have quite the same charm as many more rural establishments. Inside it’s split in to two rooms with the lounge bar being to the right and the public bar to the left. The lounge is cosy enough, with the flooring mostly carpet except for some wooden boards around the bar area, and the rear half having wood panelled walls. These were dotted with numerous black and white photos of the canal and there was bench seating around the perimeter with inset padded panels. Paintwork was a mixture of cream and a pale, coffee brown. The public bar is split in to two with wood flooring throughout. The front half has a massive stone fireplace taking up almost a whole wall which contained a wood burning stove, and there was a plasma perched somewhat incongruously in the corner, although it was not in use on this occasion. In the rear half are a couple of fruit machines and a darts board, and there was a match in progress on a recent Monday evening visit. There is a small courtyard garden at the rear besides the main garden at the front. Various signs advertised the “great home cooked food” although there was nobody eating when I visited, or indeed any sign of a menu. Perhaps they don’t do food on Mondays. Despite five hand pumps on the bar, only two were in use, both dispensing Wells beers – their Eagle IPA and Diamond Jubilee Ale. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately. I don’t know what the price of beer is like, but after being charged £2.90 for a small glass of Orange Juice & Lemonade, I don’t feel inclined to rush back and find out.

Official site of the New Inn - www.newinnmiltonkeynes.co.uk

Official site of the New Inn - www.newinnmiltonkeynes.co.uk