This
RAR is packed with interesting places to visit, starting at Slough
Station where we'll be joining our coach. During the day, we will visit
the following:
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We’ll head north to the
difficult-to-reach village of Hedgerley and one
of Buckinghamshire’s finest pubs – the White Horse (GBG)! This classic pub, numerous times local
CAMRA pub-of-the-year (POTY), serves up to seven beers directly from
barrels behind the bar and a pint will be included. In good weather you can enjoy their
garden. It will be a wrench to
leave but we’ve got another classic to visit.
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Our coach will then take us to the heart
of Burnham Beeches and the hamlet of Littleworth
Common to find the fairly recently reopened Victorian Blackwood Arms
(GBG) with four beers on offer. In
this delightful country pub we will have our lunch break – please select
from the choices below. Naturally,
a pint will be included. They have
a pleasant garden too if the weather is clement.
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However much we’d like to stay, we have
to head off to our next stop, the community-owned Craufurd
Arms (GBG) in the outskirts of Maidenhead. This is a fine pub which is owned by
the local community and supports them too in multiple ways. We shall hear their fascinating story
whilst enjoying your included pint of locally-brewed ale. We’re so close to the centre of
Maidenhead with its other four GBGs that it would be a shame not to have
time to briefly explore the town so the coach will drop you off at a
suitable point. You will be
provided with a map to help you located these pubs.
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During the day, you may well have
encountered beers from the innovative Stardust Brewery so it seems
appropriate to finish the day with a visit to them (with samples, a few
nibbles and a souvenir glass).
This independent family-run brewery produces some most excellent
beers so I for one am really looking forward to this tour.
All good things must come to an end and so we’ll finish with the
coach dropping us off at 20:00 at Maidenhead station where your Freedom
Pass is accepted. If you don’t
have one, buy a return to Maidenhead if travelling from London.
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