The Four Candles - Oxford

Visited 16th May 2010.

The problem with Oxford is that it can be very difficult to find somewhere to park. There is the park and rides and a fair few street spaces but these do seem to limit you to just an hour or two. Fortunately, while trying to find the pub we happened to find a road with signs stating that parking was free all day Sunday. It was a bit of a walk to the pub but we don't mind that as we feel the beer balances the exercise! Call us a little cynical but having parked directly in front of the restriction sign we felt the need to photograph it - for the record! The pub itself was very nice, definitely my favourite of the day. It was wide, with stairs leading up to a second area where you can grab a seat and do plenty of people watching. As it wasn't busy we grabbed a table and comfy chairs downstairs where we could do our people watching while sipping on a pint of Rebellion Zebedee. Sweet!

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The Falcon - High Wycombe

Visited 9th August 2009.

What can I say, we were hungry, the kids were hungry and nobody felt like cooking. Only one thing to left to do then - pub lunch! So we all bundled into the car and headed off to The Falcon. Parking was a cinch but only because it was Sunday, most of the time the road we were in is closed to regular traffic. But the weather was nice and we were in good spirits, even the kids were behaving. What could go wrong? Actually, nothing. We all opted for the Sunday roasts which arrived swiftly and they even had one of my favourite beers available, "Rebellion Blonde" which to quote www.rebellionbeer.co.uk is a "4.3% blend of both lager malt and bitter malt. When combined, they offer the unique qualities of both a lager and bitter, within the same bottle. Serve chilled to savour it as a light, thirst quenching alerternative to a continental style lager. Let it wam up to cellar temperature, (10-14 Degrees C), and the complex falvours of the bitter malt are liberated and the product becomes a light, easy drinking bitter, with a dry finish and a delicate hop aroma." All I know is it tastes great. Well done Wetherspoon, a good choice!

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