After a month of no communication we finally received a letter from Neil. Strangely cryptic & sent via messenger pigeon, he instructed us to meet him at the “Old Beams Inn”, oddly signing off that the pub is “like a Tardis, apparently.”. Jake, George & Chef ventured to the allegedly Doctor Who themed pub to…

The London Tavern was originally founded in the 1860s so the owner had an excuse to get some brandy from London. Or something like that, apparently. However that original owner – Mr Robberts who also went by Johnnie Londoner – is of course now dead. I’m unsure when he died, but their website says Phil…

With a whopping 988 reviews on Google at the time of writing, The Trusty Servant is a popular New Forest pub (likely due to being close to Lyndhurst). So popular, in fact, that they have a glossy video advert on their website featuring a basic white girl escaping her mundane city life to run around…

A few weeks ago we visited The Vine Inn, which was a delightfully awful experience. It seemed only fair to visit The Mortimer Arms, which is just down the road & is widely considered the more upmarket pub (price wise this is certainly true). The Mortimer Arms is just outside of Paultons Park, probably less…

Foresters Arms is technically in the little village of Frogham, but its notable neighbour is the town of Fordingbridge. Just down the road from Foresters Arms is “New Forest Campsite”, which tells you how much of a New Forest pub Foresters Arms is (very). The rustic pub has a Wadworth sign at the front, but…

The Compass Inn has a new captain. Yes, it’s true, new blood has now been added to this rusty pub’s veins, & they’re looking to shake things up a bit. For starters, the controversial “no children rule” has gone (previously suspected as a ploy to attract the wealthy members of “Pedophiles Anonymous”). Additionally, they got…

On the New Forest’s edge sits The Vine Inn, which is just down the road from Paultons Park. It shares a location with a Premier Inn & is part of Hungry Horse, which probably gives an insight into what kind of food The Vine Inn serves (greasy, calorie packed dishes). Slightly closer to Paultons Park…

Is Romsey in the New Forest? Well… Not really, no. The original reason for this pub review was that Ower is on the edge of the New Forest, & that Ower is pretty much West Wellow, which is pretty much Romsey; but this doesn’t really make sense. It’s not even in the New Forest District…

Despite its misleading name, Green Dragon is indeed a pub & not a Chinese takeaway. In fact, nothing about it resembles a Chinese takeaway. A dog friendly pub with over 788 reviews on Google averaging 4.4 stars, Green Dragon certainly sets expectations high. Whilst it’s not an independent pub (Wadworth owned), it certainly is one…

Did our review result in The Compass Inn becoming so financially devastated they had to give up the pub? We’re not sure… Nobody really is, & if they say otherwise they’re probably drunk or biased. Today’s potential victim is The Haywain, based in Bartley. The Haywain is a Stonehouse establishment. If you don’t know what…