Town and Country

A bit of worry earlier in the week when I "discovered" there were no buses to today's destination. Luckily it occurred to me last night that that was highly unlikely so I checked again and got the correct information. And so I headed out on a sunny Saturday morning, in to town and then on a bus under the river and all the way to the Merseyside border in the middle of Wirral to commence the country part of today's plan at the Red Fox:It's a Brunning and Price so you know what to expect, this is a beautifully decorated place.In the bar room I found ten handpumps on the counter. I selected Peat Bog from Big Bog. 29 beer miles according to the beer list. A very good porter, but not quite as flavourful as I expected given that the pump clip promised liquorice root.I have commented before, I think, that this operation does a really good job of being a posh restaurant but still welcoming drinkers and making them comfortable. I sat in a leather armchair in a part of the room unsuitable for…