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‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

06 December 2024
‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

Secret Drinker takes his chances at an old-school pub that smells like his nan’s frontroom

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‘Scratch the surface and this pub isn’t all it seems’

29 November 2024
‘Scratch the surface and this pub isn’t all it seems’

The Secret Drinker was left unimpressed by a burnt meal and a waitress who seemed like she’d rather be somewhere else.

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‘The most full-on, joyous, pulsating pub I’ve been to in ages’

21 November 2024
‘The most full-on, joyous, pulsating pub I’ve been to in ages’

It’s a super Saturday for Secret Drinker as he heads to a vibrant free house packed with punters

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‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

15 November 2024
‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

Meal deals and cheap beer - Secret Drinker calls in at a venue trying to cater to all tastes.

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Let it shine: The pub with the golden glow

08 November 2024
Let it shine: The pub with the golden glow

Secret Drinker revisits a pub that went from dark and dank to warm and welcoming.

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‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

01 November 2024
‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

Secret Drinker meets new friends and a picky bird in a bar right by the beach

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‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

25 October 2024
‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

Secret Drinker gets the warmest of welcomes at a village pub packed with history, punters and painters.

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‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

18 October 2024
‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

It’s a day of surprises as Secret Drinker visits a backstreet boozer to behold

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‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

11 October 2024
‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

Secret Drinker visits a huge pub packed with potential and plenty of punters who care

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‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

04 October 2024
‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

Secret Drinker ducks into a large family restaurant and pub on the coast

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‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

27 September 2024
‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

Secret Drinker finds a very modern welcome at a backstreet bar where they’ve been pulling pints for 650 years

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A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

20 September 2024
A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

Hidden corners, wonky floors and dark ales: Secret Drinker stumbles on a pub with a tale to tell.

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The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

13 September 2024
The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

There’s confusion with the prices and the front door as Secret Drinker ends up in a pub all on his lonesome

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Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

06 September 2024
Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

Is it game over for Secret Drinker in the pub with the turbo-charged barmaids?

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All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

29 August 2024
All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

Secret Drinker finds curried goat, Red Stripe and a chilled Caribbean vibe on the Kent coast

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‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

23 August 2024
‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

Secret Drinker calls in at a pub that looks great from the outside - but inside it’s a totally different story

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‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

16 August 2024
‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

Secret Drinker hits a High Street pub where they may not be able to sing but they know how to have a good night

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Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

09 August 2024
Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

Our man found himself well and truly in the dark when he popped into this traditional pub for lunch.

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‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

02 August 2024
‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

The Secret Drinker was in for a lonely old time when he visited this village boozer.

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‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

26 July 2024
‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

Plenty to chew on! Secret Drinker returns to a pub that left a gristly taste in the mouth first time round.

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