Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 7 and Version 4 of Villiers Arms, WD19 4AJ

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Nestled among residential streets, this is a proper old-fashioned corner pub, complete with patterned carpet, sports memorabilia (boxing and rugby in this case), a display of ceramic plates, and decorative mirrors advertising items such as Colman's mustard, Adnams ales, and Dewar's scotch whisky <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/28881619824/ photo]</small>.

It's quite small, with the main room seating no more than 24 or so, and an even smaller and cosier space around the curve of the bar. Seating is a varied combination of banquettes, sofas, low stools, and normal chairs and tables, but all looks congruent with its surroundings rather than assembled purposefully with quirkiness in mind. There's a beer garden out the back and a couple of picnic tables out the front.

[[Kake]] visited on a Thursday afternoon in September 2016. Arriving just after their opening time of 4pm, I was the first customer of the day, but another two had turned up by the time I left half an hour later. Service was friendly and helpful. Country music was playing, not too loud.

Two of the three handpumps were on, offering Otter Bitter and Tring Ridgeway. A pint of lime and sparkling water was &pound;1.70 (I deviated from my normal order of lime and soda because they didn't have a soft drinks gun and the staff member on duty warned me that the soda bottles weren't cold).

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[[Kake]]'s verdict: I liked it here, and I'd come back if I was in the area.
<div class="last_verified">Opening hours taken from the 2011 Good Beer Guide.</div>
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Accessibility: Two steps to get in. No steps to the gents' toilets once you're in (ladies' not checked, because they don't have a sign on the outside of the door of the gents' to warn you that it's the gents').

See also:
* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/15081/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [https://whatpub.com/pubs/WAT/555/ WhatPub entry]
* [https://oxheyvillage.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/the-villiers-in-lego/ Oxhey in Lego]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2016. Opening hours taken from the 2011 Good Beer Guide.</div>
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summary='Pub in Oxhey.' website='http://www.thevilliersarms.co.uk' summary='Pub in Oxhey.'
summary='Pub in Oxhey.'
website='http://www.thevilliersarms.co.uk'

Pub in Oxhey.

According to the 2011 Good Beer Guide, dogs are welcome and it has a real fire in winter. No food.

Opening hours taken from the 2011 Good Beer Guide.

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