Drink 4/5 Decor 4/5 Food 3/5 Price 3/5 Atmosphere 4/5 Staff 3/5

THERE are several welcoming things bar staff can say when you first walk into a pub. "Hello" is obvious and fairly usual but it does not really go anywhere. Better things to hear are: "This is on the house," or anything at all said during a lock-in.

The best thing a bar person has ever said to me was I was just in time for food.

With just five minutes to go until the kitchen closed at the Change of Horses last Sunday, I was very appreciative of being able to order lunch a massive plate of roast chicken, green beans, carrots, cauliflower, roast potatoes, stuffing and Yorkshire pudding.

As pub roasts go, it was quite nice.

Everything was well cooked and there was no room for pudding afterwards.

The place was packed full of people escaping the cold, wet Sunday afternoon.

It was an idyllic scene of pub life and all it really needed to fit the bill completely was a roaring fire and a dog. Alongside the usual lagers are some delightful ales and beers including Old Speckled Hen and Harvey's.

The pub has a feeling of being connected with the past as well as the present a sense of history visible in the selection of tankards and old plates and dishes on display.

It seemed as if the customers had grown up in the village and grown old in the pub.

This made me feel a little uneasy until I realised the only reason it's a local pub for local people is because it's not as easy to get to as some others.

It is just a local pub for any people and well worth a visit.