Well we've applied my new scoring system, giving points out of five for each of convenience and quality of mooring, the quality and value of the fare, and the general ambience of the pub. In the interests of peace and goodwill and all that I'll just give you a summary of the results rather than our raw scores for you to disagree with.
Best pub mooring was The Blue Lias , well you can moor right on the garden bank and it's a well kept garden too.
Top pub for quality and value of fare had to be The Greyhound which is a former winner of course and always does good food. This year I had there probably the best Ploughmans Lunch I ever had. The menu description doesn't do it justice.
"CHUNKS OF CHEDDAR & STILTON, SLICED HAM, PORK PIE WEDGE, PICKLED ONION, BOILED EGG, SLICED APPLE, SALAD GARNISH, CRUSTY BREAD & BUTTER SERVED WITH REAL ALE CHUTNEY & PICCALILLI"
The beer is always well kept too. The George and Dragon at Stoke Golding has indisputably the best (and cheapest at £3.70) beer, but alas they don't do food in the evening so they lose points for that.
Top score for general ambience was shared by The Folly, whose gardens and Potting Shed
are beautifully presented, and The George and Dragon at Stoke Golding which also has a pretty garden, a comfortable and welcoming interior.
Totting up the overall scores the overall winner would appear to be
The Greyhound at Hawkesbury
Mooring 100yds from the Greyhound
They've got so many Herbie awards that I'm tempted to ban them next time to give others a chance!
Of course there are places of refreshment other than pubs and an Award worthy one can be found on the Ashby Canal at the wharf at Sutton Cheyney.
The light lunch we had there was very good indeed. Were we to cruise the Ashby again we'd certainly plan to revisit.
Christmas is closing in on us, so we'd better get a move on. Tomorrow we'll do 2022's Scariest Moment, and this years favourite cruising canal.
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