Hed'On Inn, Hull

A pleasant and comfortable bar tucked in the back of the shops, facing a car park, furnished with peripheral banquettes in the traditional way. There are a few benches outside also. A nice bank of six handpumps offered a slightly more exotic range than most in the area, with Titanic Plum Porter, Bath Prophecy, Salopian Lemon Dream, Black Sheep Best and Peasantry Dragonfly at time of visit. Condition of those sampled was excellent and there is a fridgeful of Lilley's ciders also.

A micropub that has been squeezed into the end of a building off St Augustine Gate, with the car park beginning just by the step leading to the entrance. At the time of our visit there was an "acoustic session" taking place, so we carefully made our way through half a dozen guitars to reach the well-stocked bar. (See photos for beer offering.) The pub has been open for two years and the owner is enthusiastic and friendly, making an effort to talk to us even though she deserved a rest on a busy afternoon. My partner would give top marks to any pub serving Titanic Plum Porter; I was driving so limited myself to Brakspears Bitter, but this was in top nick too. The landlady told us about HedFest, but that comes too soon for us to get back to Hedon, a town with a name that must seem like God's gift to punsters. "Head on in" to this pub if you're ever in Hedon. Date of visit: 31st July 2016