I know several good pubs around the country. It all depends on what you are looking for. So here goes: Food (but also excellent beer): The Running Horse, Long Bank, Bewdley The Buddle Inn, Niton, Isle of Wight The Cherub, Dartmouth, Devon The Crumplehorn, Polperro, Cornwall The Stable Bar, High Town, Bridgnorth The Church Tavern, Ludlow Beer: The Waggon and Horses, Halesowen, West Midlands The Plough and Harrow, Stourbridge, West Midlands The Vine (AKA The Bull and Bladder), Brierley Hill, West Midlands (Recently feature in Tom Parker Bowles Column in Mail on Sunday) Beacon Hotel, Sedgeley, West Midlands The Wellington, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham (Great for a drink before going to Purnells) The Volunteer, Ventnor, Isle of Wight The Blue Peter, Polperro, Cornwall The Golden Lion, St Ives, Cornwall The Seven Stars, Falmouth, Cornwall (Best pint of Draught Bass, in the world) The Volunteer, Lyme Regis, Dorset