EGON TOASTE's Wassailled Hostelries Guide
2011
A Light Year .. sadly illness and time constrained us to three outings and two gigs this year.
| TOUR (& Rough Location) | Tour & SIGN of the HOUSE |
Notes * NB: This is NOT a critical review. See below. |
| Oak and Heath | Saturday 17th December | in the hat |
| Sheering | Crown
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Cock
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| Hatfield Heath |
Stag |
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| Broad Oak | Dukes Head
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| Hallingbury | George
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| Takeley | Four Ashes |
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| Manuden Mystery Tour | Thursday 15 December 2011 | in the hat |
| Clavering | Fox & Hounds
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New Management .. host to a regular acoustic club - |
Cricketers
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World-famous. First-class reputation, very well-deserved, for superb cooking. | |
| Ugley | Chequers
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| Stansted | Kings Arms. |
Warm & welcoming, as ever. |
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Queens Head |
Roulette night in full swing - good little pub. | |
| Hazel End | Three Horseshoes
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| Harlow North | Thursday 22nd December 2011 | in the hat |
| High Wych | Rising Sun |
A fine tradition of excellent ale-keeping |
Hand & Crown
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Landlords Valediction - always extremely jolly and very friendly. Lovely old pub, lovely grub ... | |
| Gilston | Dusty Miller |
Very jolly indeed - a pleasure to sing in. |
| Eastwick | Lion |
Another excellent pub - live acoustic music from time to time with the Favourite String Band and others. |
| Stanstead Abbotts | Red Lion |
Scene of the New Year Sing. From Noon-ish. Very popular. Couldn't call - Chelsea - Spurs duel in progress - but still recommended! |
Jolly Fishermen |
Great riverside hostelry, good for meals and parties. | |
Lord Louis
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Lively local. | |
| Gt Amwell | George V
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Slightly out of the way, but a bit classy. |
| Ware | The Angel
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A fitting last call - Company valediction, remakably friendly. |
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* Notes
All our comments are good -. If you want a crit, go see CAMRA or the Good Food Guide. If people are good enough to let us in to sing & collect, that says something about them already. All the pubs have an individual character and it's up to you, the hopeful traveller, to go and see if you like their style. All we offer is a hint or two.
BEERFORDBURY SOCIAL ANNOYANCE POLICY:
Landlords
- if you don't like the look of us, we aren't going to argue if you turn us
away. It's the licencee's right to control
visitors and assess the annoyance we might cause their patrons and we recognise
that.
We do not go where we're not wanted, nor will we add to
the annoyance by asking again next year, unless we become aware of a change
in management.
We're not easily offended. (however the emotional damage
cause by callous rejection of our finely-honed choral skills sometimes takes
months* to overcome)
(*or even minutes)
From experience, specialist restaurants and big drinking-halls with club-type
dance sound are not set up for a wassail and if it doesn't look like the sort
of pub we could do, we don't try. See above for the sorts of pub we like, and
vice-versa.
Those who refuse because the landlord's absent or there's a live gig or an important
match in progress will often be re-visited.
When in a pub, we will very happily shut up if customers want us to - you just
have to ask. Occasionally, we get paid to shut up - we're kind of happy with
that, more drinking time & less vocal strain!
