This is why they say never go back: Secret Drinker revisits one of his student haunts

Old skool cool rules - Secret Drinker heads back to the 80s.

Secret Drinker had trouble finding a pub that was a) open and b) not 'bookings only' and when he finally found one he got a rather dismissive welcome.

The Secret Drinker heads into a town centre Wetherspoon for an afternoon pint and finds the 'loudest' barmaid in the world.

Our pub spy stumbles on a rural oasis where the welcome is warm, the glasses are chilled and the darts team's nicknames are lairy to say the least.

Secret Drinker heads to a back street boozer and gets more belly laughs than he bargained for.

Our undercover reporter visits a 500-year-old free house which has its own bitter, and fish finger sandwiches that need to be seen to be believed.

Our pub spy gets two very different welcomes on a night out on the town.

Why you can't beat horse brasses, good honest pub grub and Mud's Tiger Feet

Our undercover reporter meets Harpo the hairball and a few other unwanted guests at a pub on the Kent coast.

It all goes a bit wonky for Secret Drinker on his latest pub mission - and this time he can't blame the booze!

Mrs Secret Drinker gets left short on measures in one of the best beer gardens going.

Every day's a school day as our Secret Drinker goes in search of the perfect country pub.

They say never go back, but 18 months after one of his most biting reviews, our pub spy returns to the scene of the crime.

Our Secret Drinker is left with a bitter taste in his mouth as he heads to a town centre pub.

Secret Drinker has a colourful visit to one of a Kent town's last surviving pubs.

Secret Drinker heads back inside the pub for a slap up supper that's well worth the wait.

The Elephant is a bit of a grey area for Secret Drinker - but it's a big up to the multi-tusking hostess

Secret Drinker heads to a seaside pub packing 400 years of history.