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‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

18 October 2024
‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

It’s a day of surprises as Secret Drinker visits a backstreet boozer to behold

‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

11 October 2024
‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

Secret Drinker visits a huge pub packed with potential and plenty of punters who care

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‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

04 October 2024
‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

Secret Drinker ducks into a large family restaurant and pub on the coast

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‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

27 September 2024
‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

Secret Drinker finds a very modern welcome at a backstreet bar where they’ve been pulling pints for 650 years

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A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

20 September 2024
A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

Hidden corners, wonky floors and dark ales: Secret Drinker stumbles on a pub with a tale to tell.

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The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

13 September 2024
The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

There’s confusion with the prices and the front door as Secret Drinker ends up in a pub all on his lonesome

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Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

06 September 2024
Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

Is it game over for Secret Drinker in the pub with the turbo-charged barmaids?

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All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

29 August 2024
All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

Secret Drinker finds curried goat, Red Stripe and a chilled Caribbean vibe on the Kent coast

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‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

23 August 2024
‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

Secret Drinker calls in at a pub that looks great from the outside - but inside it’s a totally different story

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‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

16 August 2024
‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

Secret Drinker hits a High Street pub where they may not be able to sing but they know how to have a good night

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Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

09 August 2024
Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

Our man found himself well and truly in the dark when he popped into this traditional pub for lunch.

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‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

02 August 2024
‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

The Secret Drinker was in for a lonely old time when he visited this village boozer.

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‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

26 July 2024
‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

Plenty to chew on! Secret Drinker returns to a pub that left a gristly taste in the mouth first time round.

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‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

19 July 2024
‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

Card schools, conversation and silly signs - Secret Drinker visits a pub where traditional values still ring true.

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Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

11 July 2024
Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

Need a pub to watch a big game in? Secret Drinker might just have the answer.

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‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

05 July 2024
‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

Secret Drinker visits a pub that might have risen from the ashes, but it’s as quiet as a wake on a Saturday night

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Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

28 June 2024
Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local

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‘It was operation get me to the pub’

21 June 2024
‘It was operation get me to the pub’

Secret Drinker skips the hospital waiting room to nurse a pint in the pub instead

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‘As my missus swigged pints outside, I was in the bar with a mystery blonde’

14 June 2024
‘As my missus swigged pints outside, I was in the bar with a mystery blonde’

Secret Drinker has a brief encounter at an awesome country pub just perfect for a summer afternoon

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‘Whenever anyone entered or left, the whole bar erupted into complete mayhem’

07 June 2024
‘Whenever anyone entered or left, the whole bar erupted into complete mayhem’

Welcome to the madhouse! Secret Drinker’s wild Friday night out.

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