A Wirral Wander

On a sunny Thursday I took three trains to Upton from where it was an easy walk of a mile and a half to my first target, the Wirral Hundred:I think this pub was built in the 1970s, an unusual decade for pub construction, but I could be completely wrong. Anyway, inside it is very pleasantly decorated, one open room partly split into two halves. If it is older than the 70s it will have been knocked through, it's hard to judge from the interior whether that has happened.Just a handful of regulars were inside, more of them were enjoying the weather on the pleasant terrace.I stayed inside with a pint of Strongbow - I have decided to reduce my consumption of Carling, and in any case they don't serve it so it would have been Fosters here. Factory cider is, I think, more refreshing and certainly sweeter than factory lager!Next, a short walk to the Swan:This is very much a "cookie cutter" bog standard dining pub inside. The Landlord handpump was "back soon" so I had another cider, Thatchers…