denbighshire area real ale pubs (last updated 22/09/2011)

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Sun, Eryrys   Rose & Crown, Graianrhyd   Corn Mill, Llangollen   Miners Arms, Maeshafn   Sun Inn, Rhewl                                                                                               LLANGOLLEN (cont.) Hand Hotel Bridge Street Plassey Bitter Idiosyncratic hotel with pleasantly dated feel. Large bar. Entertainment nightss vary from choir and sing-along to jazz. Lofty riverside garden. Food. B&B. website   Prince of Wales Regent Street Black Sheep Bitter, Guest Ale Two-roomed local with lively bar. Rear pool room. Guest ale often from Stonehouse. Fire. Star Queen Street Marstons Beer Range Occasionally boisterous pub on A5. Popular with younger element. Recent addition of real ale but ill it last?   Sun Regent Street Salopian Shropshire Gold, Thwaites Original, Guest Beers Eccentric dim-lit freehouse. Front stone-floor bar. Rear snug and back patio. Warming mesmeric fires. Cynophobes beware of landlord's dogs. Noisy and busy for w/e live music. Branch Welsh PotY 2009.   Sun Trevor Sun Bank Beer Range Varies Bar with settle round inglenook fire. Functional restaurant. Views over Vale of Llangollen. Garden. Food. Local micros regularly on the pumps. website White Waters Berwyn Road Thwaites Beers Converted manor house on western edge of town. Cask is in Rafters Bar. Decking makes use of riparian setting. Food. B&B. website   Wynnstay Bridge Street Greene King Beers Former coaching inn with mock-Tudor facade. Several rooms include unspoilt front bar and small snug. Outside gents. Pool. TV sport. Fire. Garden. Food. B&B.   LOGGERHEADS We Three Loggerheads Ruthin Road National Beers Opposite Loggerheads country park. Attractive gabled ex-coaching inn. Bar and reared vaulted restaurant. Side terrace by Alyn. website      MAESHAFN Miners Arms Village Road Theakstons Bitter, Guest Beers Pub description pending.   RHEWL Sun Rhewl Guest Beers Whitewash former drovers cottage. Cosy public bar. Lounge with range fireplace. Equally intimate room to rear with bench seating. Separate games room out back. Garden. Fire. Food. B&B. Ales usually Welsh sourced.

ERYRYS
Sun
Village Road
Theakstons Best, Guest Beer
Attractive cosy freehouse in walking country. Cheerful welcoming landlady. Former branch Pub of the Season. Food. Fire.  
 
GRAIANRHYD
Rose & Crown
Llanarmon Road
Flowers IPA, Guest Beers
An intimate freehouse gem. No frills but local character. Phoenix beers often on the pumps. Former branch Pub of the Year. Food. Fire.
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LLANARMON YN LAL
Raven
Chapel Street
Guest Beers
Handsome freehouse splendidly revived by the local community. Guest ales from Welsh micros. Food. Fire. Garden.
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LLANDEGLA
Crown
Ruthin Road
Lees Beers
Lees tied-house with traditional tw-rooms. Horse brasses. Fire. Food.
 
Plough
Ruthin Road
Robinsons Beers
Relatively unremarkable spacious family food pub.
  
LLANGOLLEN
Abbey Grange
Horseshoe Pass Road
Llangollen Beers, Guest Ales
Out of town near Valle Crucis Abbey. Hotel with detached brewery out front. Fire. Garden. Food. B&B.
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Bensons
Bridge Street
Guest Beer
Unusual hotel bar with brick surround bar. Weird decor and bric-a-brac. River view garden. Food. B&B.
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Bull
Castle Street
Wychwood Hobgoblin
Former coaching inn. Interesting red brick facade.

Bridge End
Mill Street
Robinsons Beers
Large and lively tied house. Bar. Restaurant. Upstairs function room. Outside seating. TV sport. Food. B&B.
 
Britannia
Horseshoe Pass Road
Theakstons Bitter, Old Peculier 
Freehouse hotel at foot of Horseshoe Pass. Tidy carpeted bar. Garden. Food. B&B. Old Peculier often on.
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Corn Mill
Dee Lane
Beer Range Varies
Magnificent conversion of, well, guess. Wooden beams, eclectic decor, waterwheel. Three levels - food led upstairs. Stone and glass floors. Marvellous verandah and decking overlooking the Dee. Not cheap. Food.
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