Hand & Trumpet

With its easy-on-the-eye light and airy open-plan interior and friendly attentive staff, this substantial dining pub is a relaxing place for an enjoyable meal. At its heart is a long solidly built counter with Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Phoenix B&P Original, Salopian Oracle and guests from brewers such as Titanic and Wincle, as well as a fine range of about nine wines by the glass and 70 or so whiskies. It's done out in typical Brunning & Price style with a gentle mix of dining chairs and sturdy tables on polished tiles or stripped-oak boards and several big warming oriental rugs that soften the acoustics. There are lots of nicely lit prints on cream walls between mainly dark dado and deep red ceilings. Its original bow windows and in one area a big skylight keep it light and airy, and french windows open onto a spacious balustraded deck with teak tables and chairs looking down to ducks swimming on a big pond in the sizeable garden which has plenty of trees; good disabled access and facilities; board games.