Visited 18th April 2015.
I don't know why but I seemed to have a bit of a blind spot in finding the last pub of my Southampton adventure and ended up having to ask where it was and then having it pointed out that I had managed to ride straight past it and completely missed it. Having finally made it inside it turned out to be, architecturally speaking, my favourite pub of the day. I was a bit of a maze inside, small but with high ceilings making it feel larger. On the downside it was easily the busiest pub of the day and it seemed to take an age to get served with my Orange and Passion fruit J20. And then it was time to head back home, until the next time.
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Visited 18th April 2015.
It turned out to be only a short ride to the third pub and I managed to park near a park. As it turned out I could have parked a lot closer but Mrs SatNav wasn't in a very helpful mood. I ended up with a bit of a walk and very quickly started heating up in my heavy jacket so it was with great relief that when I eventually entered the pub it was nice and cool. I ordered a pint of Pepsi this time and although the pub was busy I was once again served quickly. I sat and drank and cooled off and it wasn't long before I felt ready to tackle the walk to the final pub on my list for the day. I set off walking guided by the none to subtle voice of Mrs SatNav but was disappointed upon reaching the target post code and then being unable to find the pub. I was of course feeling very hot again by now so I asked the only person I could see for directions. As it turned out I was still about a fifteen minute walk away so I decided to return to the bike and have another short ride, but somehow I managed to miss a turning and ended up with a longer ride than expected!
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Visited 18th April 2015.
The second pub of the day, in contrast to the first one I visited, was wide but didn't go back very far at all. Again, it was reasonably bust without feeling crowded and I had no problems getting served my large latte. I had a chat with the barman to find out how far away and how long it might take to walk to the remaining two pubs I intended to visit. In the end I decided to return to the bike and go find the next one, after all it was meant to be a riding day.
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Visited 18th April 2015.
The sun has appeared once again, so once again I'm out on the bike. Today Southampton is going to feel the full force of my presence and the first pub to feel that force is in Shirley. The pub was fairly busy but I was served my regular Pepsi quickly and found somewhere to sit down without any problem. The pub was narrow but went back a long way and had been decorated in a standard 'spoons style. Then it was back to the bike and and on to the next.
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