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Real Ales on Tap:
Ringwood Beers
plus guest.

Nearest Accommodation:
Hawthorns Hotel
40 Alumhurst Road
Westbourne, Bournemouth
BH4 8EY. (01202) 760220.
from S: £18, D: £25 per room.

Also try:

Porterhouse
113 Poole Road
Westbourne
Bournemouth
Dorset
(01202) 768586.

This is a Ringwood beer house in which you can usually find at least four of their beers at any one time. It has been local CAMRA pub of the year in 1996 & 1998. Inside is a little dark, but this is really a drinkers pub, not a family one. There are lots of dark wood panels and seats are benches along one wall with tables, though there are tables and stools in the rest of the space. The bar is small one at the rear of the pub to the left. Again, dark wood and the beers are on a list on the wall. Beers on at the time were: Ringwood Best, True Glory, Fortyniner and Old Thumper, plus a guest Rebellion Mutiny and guest ciders. Food is only served at lunchtimes and is basic but cheap. Don't expect very much for vegetarians other than cheese and beans. A welcoming atmosphere makes for a pleasant experience at the Porterhouse. If you like malt whisky then you are in for a treat too. A quiet pub with no music. Access for the disabled is possible, though not the toilets. No accommodation here. 
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