My New Favourite Country Pub

[krusty]

I’ve lived in Hampshire all my life and until recently thought I had found just about all the hidden gems of country pubs in the county. But now I’ve discovered The Thomas Lord in West Meon, I’ll have to re write the books a little.
I never knew it existed until a few weeks ago when I saw a sign advertising a beer festival there. It’s on the high street and Hampshire Hooners will have driven past it numerous times as it’s just off the A32. I can’t believe I’ve not stumbled upon it before. I’ve driven through there literally hundreds of times.
They source all their food locally and you even can walk around their own vegetable gardens among the free range chickens. They also have a wood burning pizza oven in the garden and I would wholly recommend trying one.
I’ll just finish by saying I’ve no connection with The Thomas Lord. It’s just a great pub and now I’m jealous of anyone who can walk there

[smiller]

Fair play, chap.

Previously undiscovered country pubs are great. I remember my first pint of real ale (Wadworth 6X gravity poured) at my first "proper" pub (The Prince of Wales at Kenfig Hill)

[Saied]

Thanks for the heads up.

Will pop in there for lunch when me and the missus drive from Kent to Bournemouth next month.

We always go cross-country and West Meon looks to be only a couple of miles south off the A272 which we will be travelling along.

[TimCrighton]

Will definitely have to give that one a go as I haven't been there before and its not that far from home.

Other local recommendations, as it sounds like you're not too far away, are 'The Selborne Arms' at Selborne, which does amazing food, and has an enormous fire in the winter, or The Greyfriar at Chawton, just where the A31 and the A32 meet