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Crown Inn, Telford
Oakengates
Postal town: Telford
TF2 6EA
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Roger Swift left this review about Crown Inn
Great pub, great beer, great atmosphere. The live entertainment is great as well with music and bingo nights. They recent started doing a monthly comedy night too and that has had some brillant comedians. Well worth checking out.
On 14th September 2011
- rating: 9
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Oggwyn Great left this review about Crown Inn
Friendly real ale pub , part of whats known as the Oakengates real ale triangle along with the Old Fighting Cocks and Station just across the road , there are two main bars and a corridor which has seating , plus a small covered courtyard to the rear which handilly is across the road from the bus station. The front bar is the larger of the two , its a bare boards type of place with a small log burner in a brick fireplace to one end , the back room is quieter . There are fourteen Handpulls with Hobsons Bitter the only permanent ale , there are usually at least seven guest ales on and up to twelve at busier times of the year , always a mild and stout available (Hobsons Mild and Hook Norton Double Stout on last visit , though they change constantly), over 11000 beers have passed through the pumps over the years . Live entertainment is on Thursday nights , usually singer/songwriter or bluesy stuff , an accoustic guitar club meets in the backroom on Wednesdays .
The Crown also hosts the biggest Pub based , Handpulled Beer Festival twice a year (May / October)with up to thirty five handpulls .
Well worth a visit if your in the area , along with the Station and Old Fighting Cocks across the road
On 6th March 2011
- rating: 6
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Ale Monster left this review about Crown Inn
A good traditional two room drinkers free house which dates back to around 1830, the front public bar is the largest room with a small bar counter opposite the entrance and a small brick fire place with a log burning stove on the left, nice paintings of steam railway scenes and chalk boards informing of guest ales are on the wall. To the right of the bar counter is a door that leads to a hall way which has a couple of seats, beer memorabilia on the walls and a pile of toys to keep the kids entertained while dad enjoys a quick pint (although this isn’t the kind of pub that you would think of taking the kids). On the left of this hall way is a smaller bar area with a second small bar counter, small fire place on the right with beer and whiskey memorabilia dotted around the room. The front room is usually fairly quiet with no music and little conversation, the back room is even quieter! There is also a small enclosed courtyard out the back.
Regular ales are Hobsons Best Bitter and Mild with normally six changing guest ales mostly from Shropshire and neighbouring counties (Cask Marque and GBG 2010). There is the odd beer from further a field, the occasional Porter and there can be a couple of Milds on at the same time. Note that the guest ales are split between the two bars.
This is a great real ale pub which prides itself on the quality and selection of its beers, it can be very quiet and a little intimidating in the front bar if you’re not a regular, but it is still worth a go as you never know what you might find on the chalk boards and the beer has always been well kept on my visits. You can’t miss the place as the exterior is painted bright yellow, so no excuses.
On 14th June 2010
- rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about Crown Inn
Final stop of my Thursday Oakengates mini crawl. Decent range of beers but not as many as The Station across the road. Had a pint of the Falstaff Micky The Idiot. It was OK not one of the Folly's best. I spent quite a bit of time drinking Folly ales when I worked in Derby. The pub was very quiet although it looked as though some live entertainment was due on later.
On 1st December 2009
- rating: 6
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John Horton left this review about Crown Inn
Went there on beer fest' night. Good choice of beers pity none had any flavour. We left & caught 5 past the hour train for Shifnal where we went to another pub the name of which escapes me - not! Without a doubt this is the best pub in Oakengates, but then that's not saying much!!!! One star for for effort.
On 3rd October 2009
- rating: 4
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william owen left this review about Crown Inn
I like it in here , a proper pub , but why hardly any locals from oakengates ?
On 13th September 2008
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Russ Hunt left this review about Crown Inn
A 3 room pub that is a haven for real ale drinkers.
There are usually 5-7 ales available, all in excellent condition, with Hobsons Best Bitter the only permanent beer.
There is live music on Thursday evenings.
On 9th August 2007
- rating: 10
[User has posted 9 recommendations about 9 pubs]