Week Forty Six
Welcome back folks and this week includes a weekend away to Padstow. Only the one new place as I have been to Padstow many times (lucky you!). This new place didn't disappoint to be fair.
Special guests include: Tom Goldwater, formerly my biggest fan (Chris Hazell), Bex Murphy, Briony Jones, Aimee Pyatt and Tom Grimes
Summary of London Inn
Name: London Inn
Type: Old Traditional Pub
Location: 6-8 Lanadwell Street, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8AN
Website: http://www.padstowlondoninn.co.uk
Date Visited: 21/11/14
Price: Very affordable
Rating: 3.7/5
Review
The following day we got up early and went for a 'nice' long walk on the beach. The weather was ferocious, the rain uncomfortable and the wind unrelenting. After thankfully finishing the walk it was time to have some drinks (you flaming nutters!). Did I mention it was only 11am....good god.
We left the first pub, all relatively tipsy, at 1pm and got ourselves some pasties before heading into the London Inn. Briony seemed to be suffering from her traditional swaying condition while boasting that she hadn't eaten all day. To be honest everyone was suffering from this contagious disease and Bex seemed to find it more increasingly difficult to eat her pasty by the second.
When we walked through the doors, I did feel there was slight tension in the air and that the room went eerily quite on arrival. I felt a few disapproving looks from the locals with a Doombar in hand....they could sense we were not locals. Maybe it was my gillet that gave it away or the fact I was discussing the limited 3G signal in the place. Anyway the place is proper traditional. No music, minimal lighting and incredibly well priced beverages. I liked it.
We sat around a nearby table at the opposite end of the regulars and continued to talk genuine jibberish. I asked one of the kinder looking chaps to take a photo of us and he kindly obliged. Instead of the traditional 'say cheese' he went for the 'smile you ugly bastards'. Oh how we laughed...as you can see from the photo below.
In conclusion the pub is great and in my opinion there are not enough of traditional old pubs like this around. They've all gone Gastro and I think it is a great shame. I liked the place, I enjoyed the the ever present Cornish locals and I was even more delighted about the price of a pint being under £4. We were there for a good few hours and it was a lot of fun. Some of us went for the lethal Rattler cider while others stayed strong on the Doombar. We left at around 4.30pm but it felt like 11pm. Oh you bloody legends.
Cracking pub and friendly(ish) customers. Barman was a nice guy too.
Winter was approaching and before the desperate cold weather arrived a small group of us wanted a weekend away in Padstow. Tom Grimes kindly offered his family holiday home for accommodation and of we set on the Thursday night from London to Padstow. This usually is a 3-4 hour journey but unfortunately it took myself 7 and a half hours after some poor communication from Chris Hazell and Tom Goldwater who I was giving a lift to. Nightmare start.
The walk,
We left the first pub, all relatively tipsy, at 1pm and got ourselves some pasties before heading into the London Inn. Briony seemed to be suffering from her traditional swaying condition while boasting that she hadn't eaten all day. To be honest everyone was suffering from this contagious disease and Bex seemed to find it more increasingly difficult to eat her pasty by the second.
The gang outside the London Inn. Minus me.
Bex looking suspicious with her pasty.
We sat around a nearby table at the opposite end of the regulars and continued to talk genuine jibberish. I asked one of the kinder looking chaps to take a photo of us and he kindly obliged. Instead of the traditional 'say cheese' he went for the 'smile you ugly bastards'. Oh how we laughed...as you can see from the photo below.
Smile you ugly bastards
In conclusion the pub is great and in my opinion there are not enough of traditional old pubs like this around. They've all gone Gastro and I think it is a great shame. I liked the place, I enjoyed the the ever present Cornish locals and I was even more delighted about the price of a pint being under £4. We were there for a good few hours and it was a lot of fun. Some of us went for the lethal Rattler cider while others stayed strong on the Doombar. We left at around 4.30pm but it felt like 11pm. Oh you bloody legends.
Cracking pub and friendly(ish) customers. Barman was a nice guy too.
Edgey shot to finish. Can the bandana look catch on?
Special Shoutout
Winner: Tom Grimes
Poem Advice
Find yourself in Padstow
Want a traditional feeling pub
The London Inn's for you
Even better, they don't serve grub
Cheers my dears for reading. I know I know, I'm so far behind. I'm working on it and your support and readership is always appreciated.
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