My last walk involved 4 hours of unrelenting rain. It was surprisingly enjoyable and provided a test for my newest kit.
I think one of the reasons it wasn’t a bad experience was the promise of a pub halfway along the route.
When it is too cold or wet to picnic a pub in the middle of a walk is essential. Ideally this pub should
- look like it was built in the medieval years,
- serve bitter from a local brewery,
- provide good home cooked food,
- be run by a landlord who doesn’t glare at you when you walk in with the “you aren’t from around here” expression
The Well House Inn scored 4 out of 4 and despite being unexpectedly packed when I arrived, I was found a place at the bar to eat. Despite looking medieval it has only been a pub since 1953 having been converted from three cottages. However it does have an ancient well it its garden.
When it is picnic season, the pub merely has to serve a good pint and be a couple of miles from the end of the walk. This enables me to fully enjoy the self-satisfaction of completing a day in the countryside before getting the train back to the noise of Brixton.
Ramblings From The Cloud 