The List

Avon Inn	Avonwick
Admiral McBride	Barbican
Blues Bar	Barbican
Cider Press	Barbican
Commercial Inn	Barbican
Cooperage	Barbican
Dolphin	Barbican
Fishermans Arms	Barbican
Gog and Magog	Barbican
Maritime Inn	Barbican
Minerva	Barbican
Navy Inn	Barbican
Notte Inn	Barbican
Pilgrims	Barbican
Porters South West	Barbican
Queens Arms	Barbican
Ship	Barbican
Three Crowns	Barbican
Edgcumbe Hotel	Bere Alston
Foxhound Inn	Brixton
Drake Manor Inn	Buckland Monachorum
Pilchard Inn	Burgh Island
California Country Inn	California Cross
Bulls Head Inn	Callington
Boot Inn	Calstock
Crooked Spaniards Inn	Cargreen
Rising Sun Inn	Cargreen
Passage House Inn	Cattedown
Chip Shop Inn	Chip Shop
Bar Me	City Centre
Bar R Ride	City Centre
Big Wigs	City Centre
Breton's Bar	City Centre
Clipper Inn	City Centre
Corner House (Reef, Jumping Jacks)	City Centre
Cuba	City Centre
Doghouse Inns Ltd	City Centre
Eagle, The	City Centre
First and Last	City Centre
Fresher & Professor	City Centre
Good Companions	City Centre
Henry J's Bar	City Centre
Hogshead	City Centre
James Street Vaults	City Centre
Kings Head Tavern	City Centre
Kitty O'Hanlon's	City Centre
Kularoos	City Centre
Mount Pleasant Hotel	City Centre
Natalie's	City Centre
Newmarket	City Centre
Noah's Ark	City Centre
Old Friary	City Centre
Reds (ex Trafalgar)	City Centre
Roundabout	City Centre
Significant Half	City Centre
Sippers	City Centre
Smoky Joe's	City Centre
Swallow	City Centre
The Bank	City Centre
The Edge	City Centre
The Street	City Centre
Town House	City Centre
Treasury	City Centre
Union Rooms	City Centre
Voodoo Lounge	City Centre
Walkabout	City Centre
Walrus	City Centre
Yates Wine Lodge	City Centre
Skylark	Clearbrook
China House	Coxside
Fareham Inn	Coxside
Heroes	Coxside
Lockyers Quay	Coxside
Shipwrights Arms	Coxside
Thistle Park Tavern	Coxside
Finnygook Inn	Crafthole
Jack Rabbit	Crownhill
Tamar, The	Crownhill
Albert	Devonport
Avondale Arms	Devonport
Beresford Arms	Devonport
Bristol Castle	Devonport
Caseys	Devonport
Complex, The	Devonport
Crown & Column	Devonport
Friendship Inn	Devonport
Keyham Vaults	Devonport
Lord Beresford	Devonport
Lounge	Devonport
Magnet	Devonport
New Park Inn	Devonport
Oddfellows Arms	Devonport
Pheasant Pluckers Arms	Devonport
Pym Arms	Devonport
Railway Inn	Devonport
Revenue Inn	Devonport
Royal Naval Arms	Devonport
Shakespeare Hotel	Devonport
St Levan Inn	Devonport
Steam Packet	Devonport
Three Ferrets	Devonport
Mussel Inn	Down Thomas
Mermaid, The	Eggbuckland
Prince Maurice	Eggbuckland
Elburton Hotel	Elburton
Bull and Bush	Ernesettle
Mayflower Inn	Ernesettle
Jolly Miller	Estover
Ford Inn	Ford
Glen	Glenholt
Clifton Inn	Greenbank
Friendship Inn	Greenbank
Fuel	Greenbank
Hill Park Tavern	Greenbank
Providence, The	Greenbank
Seymour Arms	Greenbank
Woodside	Greenbank
Lion & Column	Ham
Cross House Inn	Harrowbarrow
Golden Hind	Hartley
Miners Arms and Garden Restaurant	Hemerdon
Eddystone Inn	Heybrook Bay
Blue Bird	Higher Compton
Rising Sun	Higher Compton
Mildmay Colours	Holbeton
Victory Inn	Honicknowle
Elephant's Nest	Horndon
Leaping Salmon Inn	Horrabridge
London Inn	Horrabridge
Bridge Inn	Ivybridge
Cornwood Inn	Ivybridge
Horse & Groom	Ivybridge
Imperial Inn	Ivybridge
Old Smithy	Ivybridge
Sportsmans Inn	Ivybridge
Falcon	Keyham
Queens Dock Inn	Keyham
Fellowship Inn	Kings Tamerton
Old Road Inn	Laira
Blacksmiths	Lamerton
Lee Mill Inn	Lee Mill
Westward Inn	Lee Mill
Windmill	Leigham
Compton Inn	Lower Compton
Mountain Inn	Lutton
Brentor	Mary Tavy
Mary Tavy Inn	Mary Tavy
Royal Oak	Meavy
Britannia Inn	Milehouse
Devon & Cornwall	Millbrook
Mark of Friendship	Millbrook
Who'd Have Thought It	Milton Combe
Exeter Inn	Modbury
Modbury Inn	Modbury
Mount Batten Bar & Restaurent	Mountbatten
Boomerang Sports Bar	Mutley
Dog & Duck	Mutley
Fortescue	Mutley
Hyde Park	Mutley
Junction	Mutley
Mannamead	Mutley
Mutley Crown	Mutley
Mutley Tavern	Mutley
Tap and Barrel	Mutley
Dolphin Inn	Newton Ferrers
Nowhere Inn	North Hill
Duke of Somerset	North Road West
Somerset Arms	North Road West
Swan Inn	Noss Mayo
Archer Inn	NRE
Patna, The	NRW
Kings Arms	Oreston
Penny-Come-Quick Inn	PCQ
Cherry Tree	Pennycross
Peter Tavy Inn	Peter Tavy
Brook Inn	Plympton
Chaddlewood Inn	Plympton
Colebrook Inn	Plympton
Foresters Arms	Plympton
Hele Arms	Plympton
Lord Louis	Plympton
Lyneham Inn	Plympton
Post Office Inn	Plympton
Sir Joshua Reynolds	Plympton
Unicorn	Plympton
Billacombe Tavern	Plymstock
Blue Peter	Plymstock
Drake's Drum	Plymstock
George, The	Plymstock
Morley Arms	Plymstock
Plymstock Inn	Plymstock
Ships Tavern & Kings Head	Plymstock
Victoria Inn	Plymstock
Halfway House	Polbathic
Warren House Inn	Postbridge
George Pub & Restaurant	Roborough
Lopes Arms	Roborough
Boatman	Saltash
Brunel	Saltash
Bullers Arms	Saltash
Rod & Line	Saltash
Rodney	Saltash
The Waterside	Saltash
Union Inn	Saltash
White Thorn Inn	Shaugh Prior
Falstaff	Southway
Merry Monk	Southway
Treby Arms	Sparkwell
Cornwalls Gate	St Budeaux
Ferry House Inn	St Budeaux
Royal Albert Bridge Inn	St Budeaux
Trelawney Arms	St Budeaux
Who'd Have Thought It Inn	St Dominick
Grenville Hotel	St Judes
Staddy	Staddiscombe
Admiral Stopford Arms	Stoke
Albion (Terminus)	Stoke
Blockhouse	Stoke
Haddington	Stoke
Herbert Hotel	Stoke
Indian Inn	Stoke
Masonic	Stoke
Millbridge Inn	Stoke
Pear Tree Inn	Stoke
Stoke Inn	Stoke
Waterloo Inn	Stoke
Artillery Arms	Stonehouse
Brewery Tap	Stonehouse
Butchers	Stonehouse
Clarence Bar	Stonehouse
Duchy of Cornwall	Stonehouse
Famous Firkin	Stonehouse
Lord High Admiral	Stonehouse
Mechanics Arms	Stonehouse
Melbourne, The	Stonehouse
Office, The	Stonehouse
Penrose Inn	Stonehouse
Prince Alfred	Stonehouse
Royal Adelaide Arms	Stonehouse
Standard	Stonehouse
Tradesmans Arms	Stonehouse
Victualling Office Tavern	Stonehouse
Vine Hotel	Stonehouse
Wyndham Arms	Stonehouse
Kings Arms	Tamerton Foliot
Queens Arms	Tamerton Foliot
Seven Stars Inn	Tamerton Foliot
Cornish Arms	Tavistock
Halfway House Inn	Tavistock
Harvest Home	Tavistock
Royal Inn	Tavistock
Royal Standard Inn	Tavistock
Tavistock Inn	Tavistock
Whitchurch Inn	Tavistock
Carbeile Inn	Torpoint
Jubilee Inn	Torpoint
Boringdon Arms	Turnchapel
Clovelly Bay Inn	Turnchapel
Anchor	Ugborough
Conservatory	Union Street
Firkin Doghouse	Union Street
Hackney Carriage	Union Street
Harry tate's	Union Street
Jesters	Union Street
Phoenix Tavern	Union Street
Reflex	Union Street
Street, The	Union Street
Two Trees	Union Street
Walkhampton Inn	Walkhampton
Odd Wheel	Wembury
West Hoe	West Hoe
Albermarle	Whitleigh
Tiger, The	Whitleigh
Rose & Crown	Yealmton
Volunteer Inn	Yealmton
Burrator	Yelverton
Devon Tors Bar	Yelverton
Leg O Mutton Inn	Yelverton
Olde Plough Inn	Yelverton
Rock Inn	Yelverton

Pubs In Plymouth

Coming soon to a blog near you will be a review of Plymouth pubs. In due course I hope to get round to all of them and I have compiled a list which is 280 pubs long!!

The plan is to visit all of them on an Argyle matchday. I'll record various details as seems appropriate and include pictures if I can.

It'll be totally unbiased and I'll attempt to be fair. No doubt the style of the reviews will evolve with time.

Still... big, small, posh, rough it's all the same. We're aiming at doing them all!!

The list that we're working from is listed above. If anybody knows of any errors or omissions then let me know.

The Golden Hind

There it is in all it's glory as photographed on Saturday lunchtime just before the Burnley game.

Everybody is welcome including away fans, there is a Lounge and a Saloon Bar. Both have Big Screen TV Sport and the Bar has a pool table and dart board.

What can I say? It's a good safe option for any body any time. The boys and I have been going there pre-match for years and years and one occasion apart I have never witnessed any bother and on that occasion the culprit was probably bladdered and deeply regrets his actions (or at least I hope he does).

The GH serves almost perfectly for football goers of all types. It's a relatively short walk to Home Park and it can be achieved by most able bodied people in less than 30 minutes and if you get a good yomp on then in considerably less time than that (there's even a public toilet halfwayish!!). These days our preferred option is to get a cab up to the ground. It costs about £4 and the journey takes no time at all. It also maximises pre-match drinking time and that can't be a bad thing although we have developed something of a cavalier attitude to actually seeing a kick off. Mind you if you get lucky then you get an Eastern European cabbie then there is added sport in trying to see just how close to the turnstile you can get him to go. On one occasion we were a little late and the cabbie took us all the way down to the late turnstile (needless to say he got a good tip).

The GH (or "Brass Ass" to some) serves pretty well on other criteria too. It has a fairly sizeable car park around the back so parking is usually OK, it is far enough from the ground not to get too packed pre-match but it is very handy indeed for the slip road off the Parkway for those travelling from outside the city. It serves food, which is not terribly exciting (we're talking pub grub and not a la carte here) but is adequate and reasonably priced. Kids are allowed during the day but there may be a later curfew in the evening which is inconvenient for evening kick offs. The GH is also on a well-served bus route and is readily reachable from all points north and just about everywhere else too.

It's not especially pricey either. A pint of guinness will set you back £2.82 which is not half bad but the beer tends to be uninspiring and if you like standard beers, lagers and the like then they are well kept and perfectly drinkable. You won't get any fancy real ales though so don't go looking for any Whistlebelly Vengeance type beers because you won't get them here. The GH has always fared rather well in the cleanliness stakes, too. Even the urinals in the Gents are kept in good order and the loo has a door that locks, a seat that is perfectly functional and bog roll aplenty and I bet I won't be able to say that for every pub we go to!!

It's a good old boozer with plenty of pluses but it does not inspire and is a little bit dull. It can take ages to get served and there never seems to be enough barstaff working. There is also a rather extravagant turnover in the landlord department. It's hardly worth getting friendly with the landlord as he never seems to last very long and getting a table to sit at can be difficult because the pub does get lots of plastics watching the early game which can annoy.

The GH is a bit like a relationship that has run it's course though. I think we are all a bit fed up with each other and we need a break. We need to find ourselves. What'll follow will be a Thelma and Louise style trawl around our fair city's licensed establishments but here's hoping that we don't end up driving off Jennycliffe!! We will be fearless in our quest and no pub shall be beyond our scope. I'll let you know where we are going next and we might get more than one pub done if there are some close together. We have examined the list and have decided to roughly alternate between City/Stonehouse/Devonport and elsewhere but there will be a random nature to where we choose and we'll go for the more scenic ones when the weather improves!!

The cast of characters may change and indeed there may even be people who want to join in (and they are welcome to if they want). The whole idea may well get abandoned if Argyle's results take a turn for the worse but we are up and running.