Cobbett's, Dorking

Cobbett's opened as a real ale off licence on 1 September 2010 and on 19 July 2014 expanded with a micropub (the first in Surrey) operating in a tiny back room. The building used to be a doll's house shop and is named after William Cobbett, a distant relative of one of the owners and a radical pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Surrey. Please note that the closing time is for the bottle shop and so there is no extra drinking up time. There may only be one cask beer on at the start of the week but this will have increased to two or three by Friday. Although there are handpumps the cask beers are served direct from the cellar so check the blackboard to see what is available. Six further beers are sold by keykeg and will include a dark beer. Three draught ciders are also available, often including one from the local Barnard's Cyder. A large number of top quality British bottled and canned beers and ciders are also sold, along with an ever increasing number of foreign ales. The hidden away micropub, Goldings Bar, is to be found at the back of the building and comprises a small room with seating on stools by a long shelf on one side and seats next to tiny solid wood tables on the other. In total around a dozen people can fit in here and is a marvellous place to try the beers and cider on offer. There is some additional room in the tiny courtyard garden at the back, which has heaters, and in the shop at the front. A small selection of quality wine is sold plus there is a local gin and some soft drinks. Check the website for details of what is available. Cobbett's is a must to visit when in Dorking. No food is served other than crisps.