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This village local is one of only a handful of pubs to have appeared in every edition of the Good Beer Guide. The list of landlords since 1729 has just 18 entries with the names displayed on the wall in the simply furnished but timeless public bar which includes an upright piano. The cosy lounge has a welcoming fire in the colder months. Back in the public, the stuffed goose in the case above the bar is Belinda who used to patrol the car park. There is a small roadside area at the front with a few tables as well as a real country beer garden. The Queen's Head is listed in the National Inventory as having a historic pub interior of regional importance. Simple but excellent food centres on soup and sandwiches. There is an extended Sunday and Thursday to Saturday evening menu, including pies and ploughman. Monthly Saturday Bistro Night. Gourmet food vans visit Wednesdays and some Sundays. Ales are served direct from casks on a stillage behind the bar. Guest beers often include an Adnams seasonal and an ale from a regional brewery such as Lacons, Tring and XT. The King and Kaiser are reputed to have stopped here for a pint in the early 1900s.
Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: II
A pub since 1729 and run on very traditional lines, this family-owned gem retains a splendid, unspoiled public bar along with, in the Saloon, a rare surviving example of 1960s pub re-fitting.
From the front door, a short passage leads to the 'Jug And Bottle' hatch, still with its two windows and bell push.To the right is the splendid traditional quarry tiled public bar which retains old dado panelling with bare bench seating, old wood surround fireplace and a splendid curved high-backed settle. The counter was added in post war times and behind it is a stillage containing casks of Adnams beers. To the left of the passage is the Saloon or lounge bar which was formerly two small rooms and which contains two classic forms of pub re-fitting used in the early 1960s, few examples of which still remain - a bar counter of brick with old bottles set into it; and wood added to the walls to give it a Mock-Tudor effect. The toilets and games room were added in 1963.
A pub since at least 1729 and still run on very traditional lines. From the front door a short passage leads to the 'Jug And Bottle' hatch still with its window and bell push. To the right is the superb traditional quarry-tiled public bar which retains old dado panelling with bare bench seating, old wood surround fireplace and a splendid curved high-backed settle. The counter was added in post war times and behind it a stillage contains casks of Adnams beers. To the left of the passage is the Saloon or lounge bar which was formerly two small rooms (possibly the Saloon in the front and living quarters at the rear with its inglenook fireplace?). This room sports two classic forms of pub re-fitting used in the early 1960s, of which few examples now survive - a bar counter of brick with old bottles set into it; and wood added to the walls to give a Mock-Tudor effect. In 1963 the toilets and a games annexe to the right of the public bar was added. You can play traditional pub games such as Devil Among The Tailors, Shove H'appeny and Darts - the pub claims the Shah of Persia played darts here in 1965. What makes this pub so popular is that all the work is very much in sympathy with the historic core.
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This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.
Queen's Head, Newton
Source: Regional
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Garden
Parking
Dog Friendly
Games
Real Fire
Separate Bar
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Cider
Real Heritage Pub
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