best yachting pub in Britain

[Guest]

Which is the best yachting pub in Britain? Do you think we ought to hold a survey so that YM or PBO could carry the results?

My own favourites are The Ferry Boat Inn, North Fambridge, Essex ( great beer and food); The Shipwrights at Oare Creek, Kent, Butt and Oyster, Pin Mill, Suffolk and the Harbour Inn at Southwold, Suffolk.

On the Broads my favourite is the White Horse, Neatishead ( ditto great beer and food and run by two ace Broads yachties), closely followed by the Upton White Horse (aka Winkle's pub), and The Pleasure Boat Inn Hickling.

 

[Shanty]

I think you just gave me a reason for sailing round the UK. Until you have tried them all, how can you identify the best?

Of the pubs you nominate, the only one I can recall visiting is the Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling. I remember a visit many years ago whilst a student. I think we ended up dancing an eightsome reel outside the pub after closing time.

As far as my own sailing area is concerned, I would like to nominate the Mishnish in Tobermory.

 

[webcraft]

The Mishnish is wonderful, but I think I would have to nominate the Old Forge, Inverie (Loch Nevis, Knoydart), as you can only get there by boat . . . moorings are free if you eat in the pub, and the food is superb.

(They have a website at http://www.theoldforge.co.uk/ )

- Nick

 

[Guest]

pub? Pubs

The Jolly Sailor, Heybridge

Yr Garddfon, Y Felinheli

The Peirhouse, Port Appin

Sad that I can't think of anything south of The Anchor in Woodbridge (apart from The Jolly Sailor)

Seems to me that there's either a dearth of pubs south of the rhum line or either a dearth of proper beer ... My guess is that it's both.

Nige,

PS You can't even buy proper bread south of the rhum line either!

 

[claymore]

Victoria - Tarbert

 

[Mirelle]

Now, I wish you had not gone and said that!

My list would be about the same as your first four. Now we'll get overcrowding!

So let's add a few more - the Fox and Grapes at East Mersea, the Ramsholt Arms and the maybush at Waldringfield.

One point which these pubs have in common is that they require a fine judgement of the state of the tide, if your drinking is not to be impaired by either wading through mud or, worse, swimming for the dinghy!

Here is a challenge to the East Coast pub crawler - get to the Ship at Kirby le Soken and back, from Walton Backwaters, without dragging the dinghy through the mud at any point!

 

[Guest]

Re: proper beer

You cant get proper beer anywhere near any coast. come to the beautiful black country.

 

[Guest]

The Victory Inn St Mawes.

 

[david_e]

For scenic location, atmosphere, beach etc - Ty Coch at Morfa Nefyn, North Wales.

Can also access it and have a good walk through a stunning golf course.

 

[claymore]

Re: proper beer

Hmm
What about the tides?

 

[Mirelle]

Re: proper beer

Adnams drinkers will disagree

 

[Guest]

Is that the Mishnish in Tobermory? Very fond memories.

Would also nominate the Spaniard's Inn, Cargreen - on the Tamar. Tides (high and low) were a problem though if the scrumpy was flowing.

 

[Miker]

Re: proper beer

So will drinkers of Jennings.

 

[jamesjermain]

The local

I hoped someone else would mention my local. Super setting and great on a warm summer evening. Good food and good beer (often from local Saltash brewery). Moorings 20m off in strong tides though so bring a stout pair of oars or an outboard and don't forget your lifejacket.

Incidentally, it has become the Crooked Spanniards and is not quite as atmospheric as it was.

JJ

 

[ianwright]

Re: pub? Pubs

>The Jolly Sailor, Heybridge<

Sh! You want the grockles to find it?
btw, I may have persuaded the latest landlord of the Old Ship to sell Broadside, now that would be a result,,,,,,,,

IanW



Vertue 203, Patience

 

[burgundyben]

Hang on a mo, you've not mentioned any Solent Pubs, Jolly Sailor (tangle foot), White Hart (HSB)on the Hamble (biased as my locals, house near one, boat near other), Kings Head Yarmouth(very good pure genius), Master Builder Bewlee(cant remember brewry not been 4 a while), Village Bells Eling Tide Mill (topless barmaid wed eve!!), not sure about Cowes Pubs too many grockles but Pier View Good food), sailing club in Bembridge, Lym suffers grockles, very good Pub in Newtown but got pi**ed and cant remeber name, must take a dinghy.

 

[Guest]

Pubs to Avoid

On the opposite tack, let's have pubs to avoid. I would put money on the Solent area scoring highest here. As is typical in the Solent, prices are the highest the market will bear for the minimum in service and quality.

My vote goes to the Foley. Overpriced and quality of food is lousy. They even charge you to come ashore if you arrive in your own dinghy!

 

[Guest]

Re: Pubs to Avoid

I presume you mean The Folly Inn. There is no charge to come ashore in your own dinghy. I bet none of you have been brave enough to try The Painters Arms in Cowes. No food, no kids just drinking. www.paintersarms.com. Surely NOT serving food is the sign of a real drinking establishment.

 

[claymore]

Re: Pubs to Avoid

The Fleetwood Arms - the only pub in England where they run into injury time when playing a game of dominoes.
The food is great, broken leg of lamb, bruised kidneys.....

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: Pubs to Avoid

So where is this oasis Claymore?