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Newest Review: ... and some beautiful surroundings of rolling farm fields and views of nearby villages and Durham Cathedral. The one remaining pub 'The Bay Horse' is a typical 'local' pub with dated decor and a friendly-if-your-local ambience. It has a basic restaurant which is not very vegetarian friendly or creative and is more like an ammateur cooking from home than a restaurant. The wine selection is less than adequate. The now boarded up 'Prince Bishop' once had a half decent restaurant, beautiful views and play area but was swamped with locals (pre-smoking ban) who thought it was ok to play loud dance music and smoke whilst rocking their babies t... more

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marzyuk
Brandon Village (Ireland): Bland (229 words)
by - written on 03/03/10 (Useful, 59 readings)
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I have lived in Brandon village for 24 years and although I can see it's true beauty, It's not somewhere I would visit as a tourist. Brandon Village is made up of some cottage type stone houses, a couple of farms, old school house, 2 pubs (1 now closed) and some beautiful surroundings of rolling farm fields and views of nearby villages and Durham Cathedral. The one remaining pub 'The Bay Horse' is a typical 'local' pub with dated decor and a friendly-if-your-local ambience. It has a basic restaurant which is not very vegetarian friendly or creative and is more like an ammateur cooking from home than a restaurant. The wine selection is less than ...  Read the complete review

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