A penultimate tick in Dumfries & Galloway, and a second visit to the Laurie Arms in a year. “Stewarty Pub of the Year 2022” says What Pub, adding to my geographical confusion.
Almost nothing to say about Haugh apart from there’s a pub but no shops, so here’s some apples.
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure the Laurie was going to open at lunchtime, and there wasn’t a queue of gentlefolk for me to beat to the door,
but it was a wonderfully little place, run by a cheery and resilient landlady who told me how they’d survived the multiple lockdowns and restrictions and innovations, a common tale across pubs these last 2 years.
Lovely bench seating, well used by local CAMRA (“Folk come here for the beer” she said),
and it’s the first pub in many a year with a beer list OUTSIDE the door.
I told her the Twa Dugs was superb, and it was (a cool 3.5), and she seemed genuinely pleased rather than bemused, and I felt guilty at ever doubting the quality of cask in Scotland.
CAMRA awards will flow, though the Woke Society may have more reservations…
retiredmartin 
Must have been a relief to see the apple crop hadn’t failed.
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well theirs more to the Laurie arms than that, and Haugh of urr and important places in times gone by great fishing and walks and most pleasant people you can meet, so come back and tary a while and enjoy the place and pepole
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I loved that pub, nearly 2 years ago now.
I wrote “it was a wonderfully little place, run by a cheery and resilient landlady who told me how they’d survived the multiple lockdowns”.
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