The Sir Daniel Arms - Swindon

Visited 25th November 2010.

After leaving 'The Savoy' we managed to get back on track and realised that if we had previously turned left instead of right we would have reached a part of town with two 'spoons in the same road, not next to each other, but close. We picked on 'The Sir Daniel Arms' as the first of the pair to try. It's a nice looking pub inside but a problem quickly arises - no Buffalo Trace, I opt for a Bulleit and Pepsi instead with Mrs S. opting for a Pepsi. Again, it's a busy pub but the lunchtime rush is over now so we are able to find a table with not to much effort. It's a dark pub, two stories and with a dance floor but I was disappointed with the loos - a bit more regular checking required.

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The Hope Tap - Reading

Visited 7th February 2010.

Our final Wetherspoon of the day was The Hope Tap, no trouble finding this one, it was in the same road as the last. As we ate at the last pub we opted for just a coffee at this one. As it turned out this was perhaps a bit of a mistake. Mrs S. was being served at the bar so I nipped off to the loo. She was still being served when I returned. To fully appreciate that last statement you need to realise that it is a long pub and the stairs leading to the loos are at the far end of the pub. The stairs are long and the loos are at the top of the stairs at the front of the pub (so it's best not to leave a trip to 'spend a penny' till the last second). At any rate, I was back before the coffee was ready. Which as it turned out wasn't worth the wait. Maybe it was the barman's first day on the job? Despite this minor wobble, we had both had a good afternoon, beer and food, what's not to like?

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