Weekend visit to the West Country

Following an enjoyable weekend in Yeovil/Ash visiting the 'aged parents' we heading back home along the A303. Stopping first at my "favourite ruin' - Stonehenge, we later hoped to find a country pub where we could have Sunday lunch. Not knowing the area particularly well we were hoping for some sort of "sign" to guide us in the right direction. And then we saw one that was slightly out of of the ordinary. Walking along the verge of the fast moving A303 was a man with a sandwich-board advertising 'The George Inn' at Thruxton.


Given the creativity of advertising approach, we thought that the pub deserved a visit, if only to repay the poor chap's dedication and persistence - although we did think that if they had to resort to such desperate measures then the food might be equally desperate as well.

We were wrong, apparently this was no last ditch attempt to drum up trade, but an approach that had been in existence for 20 years. As for the food....it was in fact great, and well worth a visit.