The Old Crown

At long last when we pulled back the curtains we discovered not only was it not raining, the sun was actually shining meaning we could finally do some walking. Muddy fields and sodden canal towpaths meant that we needed to stick to pavements and Shelley had the inspired decision of a walk to the nearby village of Wiggington, made even more appealing when she informed me that the village contained a pub !!

Wiggington's village pub, The Old Crown, was a bit disappointing, despite its setting, and the impressive views from the beer garden, the place itself seemingly hadn't been decorated since Rick Astley topped the charts, infact I was half expecting the barmaid to have big hair and shoulder pads !!

What it lacked in the decor department was compensated by its beer, I had a superb pint of Marston's Sunbeam (a beer that is a huge favourite in our local The Gate) and Shelley was equally impressed with her pint of Th*tcher's Gold cider.

A few people were tucking into what looked like a fairly uninspiring Sunday lunch though one look at the menu indicated that the pub wasn't a place that you'd visit for fine dining as in the week you can get a three course meal for £5.50 !!

Although they tried their best to drive us away (the pubs sound system treated us to both Celine Dion and Jennifer Rush) we decided to stop for another pint though we ensured that we did not overstay our welcome as country and western act The Bryans were playing later so we line danced our way back to the centre of Tamworth.