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‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

20 December 2024

It’s a pub packed with character, history oozing out of every crevice and has a cosy log burner - so why was Secret Drinker still not happy?

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‘The Christmas Club had just paid out and the beers were flowing’

‘The Christmas Club had just paid out and the beers were flowing’

13 December 2024

Secret Drinker joins the revellers at a sports bar with a cheery festive buzz.

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‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

06 December 2024

Secret Drinker takes his chances at an old-school pub that smells like his nan’s frontroom

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‘Scratch the surface and this pub isn’t all it seems’

‘Scratch the surface and this pub isn’t all it seems’

29 November 2024

The Secret Drinker was left unimpressed by a burnt meal and a waitress who seemed like she’d rather be somewhere else.

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‘The most full-on, joyous, pulsating pub I’ve been to in ages’

‘The most full-on, joyous, pulsating pub I’ve been to in ages’

21 November 2024

It’s a super Saturday for Secret Drinker as he heads to a vibrant free house packed with punters

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‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

15 November 2024

Meal deals and cheap beer - Secret Drinker calls in at a venue trying to cater to all tastes.

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‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

01 November 2024

Secret Drinker meets new friends and a picky bird in a bar right by the beach

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‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

25 October 2024

Secret Drinker gets the warmest of welcomes at a village pub packed with history, punters and painters.

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

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

18 October 2024

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

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

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

11 October 2024

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’

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

04 October 2024

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’

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

27 September 2024

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

A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

20 September 2024

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!

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

13 September 2024

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

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

06 September 2024

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

All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

29 August 2024

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’

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

23 August 2024

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’

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

16 August 2024

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’

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

09 August 2024

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…’

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

02 August 2024

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

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