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  • Telephone: 240900
  • Address: 10-12 Friar's Entry
  • Website: maddingcrowd.co.uk
  • Opening Hours: Mon-Wed 11.30-11, Thu-Sat 11.30-12, Sun 12-10.30

Independent free house run by Charles Eld (ex-Morrells Brewery). There's always two or three interesting guest beers, and the food is excellent. Tim Taylor's Landlord and Black Sheep are regular beers there, which is a good sign.

The atmosphere is relaxed and cultured with art exhibitions, links to the local theatres and weekly live music. There are separate smoking/non-smoking sections, which is a good thing, and it's quite light and airy.

They've had two beer festivals with around eight or ten different cask ales on, so this looks like an up-and-coming place for real ale folk.

Decent food is served 12-5 each day and until 10pm on Thu, Fri and Sat.

Paid £2.10 for a Guest Mild, early July 2003. £2.40 for a different guest beer (Hadrian's Legion) £2.95 pint of Kronenbourg, Feb 2006 Live music every Thursday evening. Open mic night alternate Wednesdays.

OS X co-ord: 451198     OS Y co-ord: 206495     (Latitude: 51.754349 Longitude: -1.258200)
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