Another day of pub blogging and another day in pub paradise (commonly known as the LE67 postcode).
23 boozers and clubs notched up in this area so far means that roughly 1 in every 11 pubs I have a drink is in this region. It’s highlighted below, albeit not very accurately and unfortunately the red markers aren’t the amount of pubs in this postcode.
However, Alan would happily chalk up 23 or 24 in just one day of blogging so I am a mere amateur by comparison as it’s taken me the best part of 12 months to hit this amount.
255 – The Birch Tree LE67 1TD is the latest boozer and it’s part of the Everards stable so, for that reason alone, likely to annoy Richard on many levels.
Situated on the outskirts of Bardon – where they are building a huge amount of houses – this is a big old roadside pub with two distinct routes when you walk in.
Right is for the food and left is for the bar so I was always going to go to the left… (Is it always left for bar or is it more often right? I’ll need to take more notice in the future)
I’m not sure how many locals use this place as it’s a bit of a walk from the main raft of houses but there don’t appear to be any other options in Bardon so its either this or a night on the tiles in Whitwick, Coalville or Ibstock.
A Wednesday afternoon at around 3.30 isn’t necessarily going to be busy and it wasn’t with just one other solitary punter who was submerged in his mobile phone.
However, the landlady/barmaid was incredibly friendly and as well as serving a very good pint of Tiger (Everards) she also produced some ‘make your own tiger’ beermats where you can win a prize of a month’s supply of beer (see opening pictures).
(proper seating)
A smart looking place that is clearly well kept and I would imagine relies on food for a fair portion of its trade…
(that was then)
(this is now)
..but still has a local following and a darts team in the uber competitive Johnny Barker North Leicestershire Darts League.
However, they are only one point and two places above the bottom Team Thornton WMC and The Railway in Ashby’s ‘B’ team so the need for new blood is crucial!
(I didn’t see the ‘back’ beer garden…)
A solid local pub that Everards seem to specialise in throughout the East Midlands and is doing a lot of things right that will hopefully attract in a few more punters.
Yet again you find a pub I’ve never heard of, and I’d never heard of Bardon either, despite driving past on the A511 dozens of times.
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Maybe you could spend 12 month’s doing an alternative GBG whereby you only visit pubs NOT in the guide 😉🍻🍻
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Er, that’s your gig !
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Fair point!!! 🔺🔺
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“(commonly known as the LE67 postcode).”
Close enough to the A514 I suppose. 🙂
“unfortunately the red markers aren’t the amount of pubs in this postcode.”
(chuckle)
“so I am a mere amateur by comparison ”
I think almost everyone is a mere amateur compared to Alan. (LOL)
“with two distinct routes when you walk in.”
Forgive my levity but I’m usually amused by the CCTV notices. Surely they’d take action whenever a crime is committed. 😉
“(Is it always left for bar or is it more often right? I’ll need to take more notice in the future)”
Good luck with that. 🙂
“where you can win a prize of a month’s supply of beer (see opening pictures).”
Sweet!
“(I didn’t see the ‘back’ beer garden…)”
From what I could tell from their Facebook photos it doesn’t look half bad.
“that will hopefully attract in a few more punters.”
Agreed.
Cheers
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Nice traditional pub that they’ve revamped nicely…just arguably a bit too far from the many houses
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Yep, that’s a bit of a deal breaker. Especially if your drink/driving laws are the same as ours. 😏
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I would imagine they are 😲😲
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“Is it always left for bar or is it more often right?” I believe there is a BRAPA rule about this one. I’ll have to search.
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BRAPA rules are usually spot on! I await your results with interest!
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As we drive on the left that might have a bearing on it 😀
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LOL 🙂
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Timely from today’s post: “”TURN LEFT EVERYONE!” ordered Christine on arrival, as the others threatened to go off piste like some naughty biology schoolkids of yore. Good someone was observing the ‘BRAPA choice of rooms rule’, and she explains the left is a bar room and the right is the lounge.” Only Simon can truly explain it though!
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Just read your comment!! Lol. That’s what I get for not reading the whole post before posting my previous comment.
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Great minds think alike Dave!!!!! Well done on the research and Si usually has a valid reason for most things!!!
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