Parbold is one of those magical villages that seems to produce a new Beer Guide entry every year, just as you think you must have been to all the pubs there.
Oh, I have. Quite impressive for a village of 2,582 to have all 4 pubs in the Beer Guide in recent years. Some commentators might suggest a degree of Guide rotation, I couldn’t possibly comment on that practice.
Parbold is a joy for the pub tourist, and the adventurous traveller, with the joys of Skelmersdale on your doorstep. Perhaps less for the beer bore, though I did get Tetley on my last visit.
Anyway, it’s (still) raining as I leave the station, so I’ll spare you more photos of Our Lady and All Saints, but this is a pretty village in the West Lancs tradition, if not quite as bucolic as Bispham Green.
Luckily the Windmill isn’t hard to find.
“Fine Food & Ales” rather gives the game away, doesn’t it. A coupleof Old Boys at the bar, but otherwise this could be Brunning & Price.
An undeniably attractive pub, with the sort of fire you need to dry you out today.
There’s the sort of beer range (and prices) you find in B&P, too.
A good coffee and half of the house beer is nearly a fiver. You’re not in Wigan now, Sir.
Advice for young pub tickers – never go for the house beer. It’s made in a shed somewhere rather than a nice beer factory in Chiswick or Wolves. (NBSS 2.5).
A wholly unremarkable visit was redeemed, as so often, by a trip to the Gents. Straight out of the Brunning & Price mould, but with some nice local touches.
No Bass memorabilia, but sometime a Wm Younger is all you need.
retiredmartin 
“A wholly unremarkable visit was redeemed, as so often, by a trip to the Gents.”
There are so few blogs where this statement is completely normal…
I do love your writing though 🙂
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Only those who are going to Hell will read anything other than the most innocent connotation into any of my sentences.
And thank you Raymond Dodo.
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You seem to have been avoiding misleading toilet symbols for a while now.
Perhaps misleading labelling on them gets you marked down in GBG voting with some branches?
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I wouldn’t say £3.10/£3.15 is Brunning & Pricey, unless I’m reading it wrong. £3.75 at least for boggo bitter in B&P.
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Grief. I didn’t look at that list. I was just surprised a black coffee and half of house beer cost £4.50 ish. Must make their money from coffees (excellent to be fair). The clientele were very B&P..
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Craft coffee prices.
Haven’t seen that much Tribute recently, has it retreated a bit from it’s ubiquitous availability from a few years ago?
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It’s a real West London favourite, a connoisseur’s Doom Bar. Don’t see it much which is a shame.
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Have I shared my theory of The Blonde Ratio? It says that other than in parts of Yorkshire where the Vikings got particularly randy, the incidence of natural blondes is pretty constant across the country. However the incidence of apparent blondeness varies considerably with disposable income and vanity.
Thus a high Blonde Ratio is a good indication that you’re either in an urban BnP or Wilmslow.
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Almost makes me wonder if you were charged for a pint not a half.
£3.40 for national brands is pretty good, although Pride and Tribute is very Stonegate.
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Nice Liverpool FC photo…proper footballers eh?
It’s a shame the headgear hasn’t come back with Edwardian beards. Jurgen would look smart in a sponsor ‘New Balance’ branded bowler….
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“Spot the Skem”
Not a clue. (but then, I’m knackered from running my wife’s lunch truck while she recuperates)
Whoever did the real ale price list got dyslexic at the end. The first 3 are £/% while the last two have it the other way round. 😉
Cheers
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=Skelmersdale, the big sprawling new town below Parbold.
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Any post with the word bucolic, pictures of windmills and younger livery is a winner! Looks like another classic pub mate 🍺
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