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White Horse Inn, Craven Arms
Clun
Postal town: Craven Arms
SY7 8JA
Served areas
Reviews of White Horse Inn (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about White Horse Inn
I have been back to Clun many times since my review of 2013 below. A delightful village or small town, once an important cross-roads with a castle guarding the river crossing, but now a sleepy backwater. Of the two remaining pubs in Clun, this has the advantage of being open all day every day from 12 noon, while the Sun has, in my opinion, a slightly better beer range and a more congenial use of space. So the White Horse for the afternoons and Mondays, the Sun for later in the week/day. On my last visit there were six hand pumps on the bar, with one cider, three beers from Clun brewery and two from local Wye Valley and Ludlow. My half of Clun Pale was very good (NBSS 3.5). It was good to be back.
Date of visit: 21st September 2022
On 22nd May 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3470 pubs]
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Chris Sawle left this review about White Horse Inn
Excellent pub in terms of it being a proper local. Busy at 6pm on a Friday. Lovely pint of Tumbledown cider. Diverse crowd. Cute beer garden. Would love it to be my local.
On 11th June 2016
- rating: 8
[User has posted 33 recommendations about 33 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about White Horse Inn
This is the brewery tap for Clun Brewery, and three hand pumps are dedicated to their beers: Citadel, Loophole and Clun Pale Ale (the first two deriving their names from the nearby castle). Also available were Wye Valley Butty Bach and Hobsons Best Bitter, with two ciders and two spare hand pumps for my midweek visit.
I got quite a shock while waiting to be served when a vicious growl came from the previously unsuspected labrador under one of the tables, prompted by the entry into the pub of a prospective drinker and his jack russell. The ensuing peace was occasionally disturbed by a lively debate at the bar about the government's badger culling policy. This is a lively pub, but the service is sometimes rather impersonal, and I think this is because the bar staff are sometimes left to cope by themselves at busy periods when the landlord is on the pub floor mingling with customers. There needs to be a balance, so that sometimes the landlord makes his presence felt behind the bar, supporting his staff and enabling them to feel they have time to provide a friendly greeting rather than just pouring drinks as fast as they can go.
On 3rd September 2013
- rating: 6
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- Beer Festivals : Yes - October - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 May 2014 by Will Larter
- Car Park : No last updated 29 May 2014 by Will Larter
- Darts : Yes last updated 29 May 2014 by Will Larter
- Dog Friendly : Yes - Though some dogs are more friendly than others - last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- Micropub : No last updated 20 November 2023 by Tris C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
- WiFi : Yes last updated 03 September 2013 by Will Larter
