As it was a beautiful hot sunny day on Tuesday, I took a run out to another 
favourite pub from my younger days, the Wiremill just off the main A22 near 
Lingfield.  It was just as I remembered it.

This pub, being an old mill and built on various levels, is full of olde 
worlde charm.  The location is delightful too, being right on the edge of a 
26 acre lake.  Unusually, they open at nine serving an English breakfast 
until noon when the full lunchtime menu comes into play.  Not the most 
exciting menu but all nicely cooked and presented.  I settled for a cajun 
chicken burger served in a 'rustic' bun with salad and a bowl of potato 
wedges ... really delicious but far more than I could manage.

The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, and 
Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.

This pub is mostly about location, and sitting on the back patio on a hot 
day with a gentle breeze coming in off the lake, catching the occasional 
blue flash of a kingfisher darting by, was pure heaven.

This place has an interesting history ... check it out at their website 
http://www.thewiremill.co.uk/Index.html .

As usual, I took loads of photos, some of which I've added to my pubs 
gallery      http://www.pbase.com/davecq/pubs

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

In message , "Dave (Sgt. Pepper)" 
 writes

>The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, 
>and Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.

Glad you enjoyed yourself. Why is it that pubs generally seem unable to 
provide a complete list of drinks? I've seen wine lists, but never beer 
lists, or even lists of soft drinks. A list that one can hold in ones 
hand of all the drinks available seems to be an impossibility.
-- 
James Follett

"JF"  wrote in message 
news:H+nR7$E36QbIFwAx@marage.demon.co.uk...
> In message , "Dave (Sgt. Pepper)" 
>  writes
>
>>The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, and 
>>Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.
>
> Glad you enjoyed yourself. Why is it that pubs generally seem unable to 
> provide a complete list of drinks? I've seen wine lists, but never beer 
> lists, or even lists of soft drinks. A list that one can hold in ones hand 
> of all the drinks available seems to be an impossibility.

That's an interesting point and leads me on to another observation.  Wasn't 
it made law some time ago that pubs had to display a list of their drinks 
prices in a prominent location in the bar area?   I've seen very little 
evidence of it in most of the pubs I've been to recently.  Was the law 
changed or are the pubs just flouting it?

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

JF wrote:
> In message , "Dave (Sgt. Pepper)" 
>  writes
> 
>> The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, 
>> and Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.
> 
> Glad you enjoyed yourself. Why is it that pubs generally seem unable to 
> provide a complete list of drinks? I've seen wine lists, but never beer 
> lists, or even lists of soft drinks. A list that one can hold in ones 
> hand of all the drinks available seems to be an impossibility.

I do know a pub that provides a beer list - but it probably won't help 
you much.  It's the Belgian Monk in Norwich.  You can guess what sort of 
beer it specialises in...

Andy

JF wrote:
> In message , "Dave (Sgt. Pepper)" 
>  writes
> 
>> The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, 
>> and Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.
> 
> Glad you enjoyed yourself. Why is it that pubs generally seem unable to 
> provide a complete list of drinks? I've seen wine lists, but never beer 
> lists, or even lists of soft drinks. A list that one can hold in ones 
> hand of all the drinks available seems to be an impossibility.

Try a Belgian bar.

-- 




21st Century Spazmoid Man

Andy Champ wrote:
> JF wrote:
>> In message , "Dave (Sgt. 
>> Pepper)"  writes
>>
>>> The choice of beers was London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale, 
>>> and Harveys Sussex ... talk about spoilt for choice.
>>
>> Glad you enjoyed yourself. Why is it that pubs generally seem unable 
>> to provide a complete list of drinks? I've seen wine lists, but never 
>> beer lists, or even lists of soft drinks. A list that one can hold in 
>> ones hand of all the drinks available seems to be an impossibility.
> 
> I do know a pub that provides a beer list - but it probably won't help 
> you much.  It's the Belgian Monk in Norwich.  You can guess what sort of 
> beer it specialises in...
> 
> Andy

Monk beer.

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21st Century Spazmoid Man