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The Blackwood Arms, Littleworth Common, Slough
Slough
SL1 8PP
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Quinno _ left this review about The Blackwood Arms
Brakspears house but with a difference. Located in a lovely rural location (there are hay bales out the front for your horse!) there’s a lovely farmhouse-rustic ambience inside, well-decorated with wood floor and suitably muted lighting. A real fire was on the go giving out the sort of warmth you just can’t get from a radiator. A number of framed ‘indentures’ on the walls, though my reading of copperplate wasn’t up to standard so I remained ignorant of exactly what they were referring to. Mainly set for eating in the front room, the bar is to the rear with a small amount of dedicated drinking space. Beyond this is a lovely spacious rear garden with views across the adjoining fields. Selection of papers available. Also noted a number of gratis fleeces to borrow when sitting outside, a nice touch. Six ales available; four from the Marstons stable (Brakspear Oxford Gold, Brakspear Bitter, Hobgoblin and Ringwood Showmans Tipple) alongside two guests in Oakham Citra and Goffs White Knight. The Ringwood and Goffs ales were both in good shape, though the barmaid could have tried smiling a bit more. A really good little place this and well-worth going off the beaten track to sample.
On 14th September 2015
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Blackwood Arms
Now that the sun has decided to make an appearance finally, lunch time visits to the Blackwood Arms are in order. It’s now two years since the new stewardship took over and it is going from strength to strength.
There are five Real ale pumps on the bar which usually dispense Brakspears Bitter and Oxford Gold, Ringwood porter and a couple from Wychwood, usually Hobgoblin and the seasonal offering..
But on last week’s visit they still had some of the barrels they had for their St Georges weekend beer festival out back on silage. So we were able to enjoy Crouch Vale Brewers gold extra, Blue Monkey Sanctuary and Elgoods Golden Newt.
It’s unrealistic to dream of the days in the 80’s when it got in the Guinness Book of records for dispensing over 1000 different ales in a year, but along with the nearby Jolly Woodman and Royal Standard this still makes a wonderful beer stroll through the country lanes.
On 29th April 2013
- rating: 8
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Sean Arnett left this review about The Blackwood Arms
Great to see The Blackwood Open again.
A very warm welcome, great beers and lovely traditional food.
Good Luck guys
On 12th April 2011
- rating: 9
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Blackwood Arms
The Blackwood Arms is small country pub virtually hidden in the village of Littleworth Common, in the area known as Burnham Beeches.
In the dark days of the keg domination this used to be a famous pub for dispensing a wide range of real ales, and when I had the misfortune, in the early 80’s, of having to work near Slough, it was well worth the drive for a great pint of ale.
But then the driving force in the shape of the incumbent landlord left, and the pub went into decline before being bought by Brakspears and turned into a more high end food orientated venue aimed at the type of clientele who can afford the palatial houses in the local vicinity. And the last few times I popped in a couple of years ago I remember the Brakespears pumps being complemented by Old Hooky from the Hook Norton Brewery, which was OK but nowhere near the choice of old.
But despite this , it’s still a great little two room country pub, with a fairly plain wooden interior, set in a wooded location to die for, and with a great garden area out back for those sunny days.
Therefore it was with some concern, when I decided to look the old place up the other lunchtime, to find it shut with not much signs of life. Hopefully this is just for some refurb or other, but given the isolated location and how much the property would be worth to a developer, I fear for the worst.
So my rating is based on past experiences, but I will venture back at a later date to see what fate awaits The Blackwood Arms.
On 9th October 2010
- rating: 7
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