Drive / Pub Recommendation outside London

[AdamV8V]

Hello peeps,

Have a free day tomorrow, so wanted to combine a nice drive (for me) with a good pub lunch (for her!).

Usual destination for this is The Cricketers in Clavering (Essex / Herts border), but they're fully booked for lunch.

Live in SE London so best roads out of The Big Smoke are the A2/M2, A20/M20, A13 or M11. Getting across to the M23/3/4/40 is just too much of an arse.

Any recommendations of route and/or pub/restaurant greatly appreciated

Adam

[lady topaz]

Our usual haunt is the Woodman at Ide Hill

Sadly can't meet you tomorrow as I am being dragged round the countryside by huskys . (Eagle Heights). The pub does do very good food and is nice run out.

Later in the year we will prob have some SE Astoneers meets at the Woodman.

Di

[spice]

Rising sun fawkham green or the Bull hotel at wrotham village, log fires and good food , or bit further out , George and Dragon , Itham village

[Murph7355]

Have you been to Mersea?

Couple of cracking places for seafood there, walk on the beach, some decent roads inland on the way...

[burntout]

The crooked billet in Henley....
Check out the write up on it, off there for lunch today... Mmmmmmm

[AdamV8V]

Circumstances (read: epic hangover) have conspired to thwart today's plan

Thanks for the above recommendations guys - all duly noted and we'll work our way round them all.

Di - The Woodman looks lovely. Do let us know next time you head there and we'll try to join.

[burntout]

burntout said:

The crooked billet in Henley....
Check out the write up on it, off there for lunch today... Mmmmmmm

For anyone who hasnt been here..... You must try it... Fantastic food and wine list. Would recommend to anyone!!

[JohnG1]

Round the M25, Bell Common tunnel, A1 to Hatfield (Hatfield tunnel). Turn around at the next roundabout and then back the way you came. Off at St Albans and then head to Wheathampstead and the Wicked Lady.

www.thewickedladypub.co.uk

Tunnel runs and motorway or you can run along the backroads that the M25 replaced....

[Jockman]

http://www.thepheasantinn.co.uk/

No problemo. Don't mention it, matey

[AdamV8V]

Thanks everyone.

Jockman, Cheshire's a bit of a trek from London but looks very nice