Welcome
The Black Jug was one of our first town pubs, but has actually been a hostelry since the year dot - here is a particularly lyrical poem written in praise of the pub in 1847:
"When our week’s work is over, to the Jug we repair,
For we always enjoy ourselves when we meet there,
We laugh, talk and smoke and sing with such glee,
No party elsewhere half so happy as we."
So there you are - ale plainly affected their aesthetic judgement then as much as it does now. Oh, and like all pubs the Black Jug is of course now a non-smoking pub, so ignore line three of the above ditty.
Our phone number is 01403 253526. Our postcode is RH12 1RJ, and we're on North Street.
Recommendations:
Good Pub Guide 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
AA Pub Guide 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Good Beer Guide 2008, 2009, 2010
Alistair Sawday 2009
Evening Standard "Town Pub of the Year" 1997, 1999
Classic FM "Wine Pub of the Year" 1994


