This pub is an institution just like the Landlord himself.Bob is well known in the real ale world and has here a pub where you are only a stranger once.Staff and regulars alike go together to create not only a real ale mecca but also a welcoming,friendly good humoured establishment.Beer choice is as already mentioned with an even better selection of ticks appearing over the last couple of years adding to a fine array of regular favourites. .Sunday dinnertimes with the cheese and bread and Bobs sometimes "killer" dip is not to be missed especially mixed in with some great banter.Bills food is cracking and great value and of exceptional quality and he is often experimenting and conjuring up new dishes small and large to try.With the great mix of beers,food,staff and customers this place has it is no wonder so many of us travel some distance to make this our "favourite local".

I live a good couple of miles from the Waggon but consider it to be my local. The beer selection is superb and recent samplings have included breweries like Pictish, Kinver, Oakham, Salopian, Angel Ales to name a few. There’s a fair few regular beers like Bathams and Oakham Inferno but at least 10 or 12 guests. The food is also fantastic and great value. Burgers, Faggots, Ribs, Steaks & Chilli are quite often the special of the day and hot sandwiches are usually available. Watch out for the food menu though as they generally only serve past 6pm on a Monday and Wednesday and no hot food sundays...well worth it though!

Absolutely cracking pub. 13 casks, 8 Belgian lines on keg. Looks like its falling down. Well worth the visit.

Absolutely blisteringly good pub and, as Gazza has said, this is a must visit when you are within a 50-mile radius. Old-fashioned local atmos, with a long bar crammed with rotating UK ales and Belgian beers on keg. Marvel at the shelves full of unopened classic world beers from across the ages! Enjoy the free cheese, bread, salsa and tortilla chips (as I did). Unbelievably good.

An institution, and long may it remain so. The Waggon is not a scoopers pub, it’s a locals pub that just happens to serve 15 or so beers of which a fair number are guests and often rare/new; it’s certainly one of the "must visit" pubs for anyone who loves old fashioned drinking shops. The bar fills most of the front room with a sloping floor to add to the Victorian atmosphere which is aided by outside toilets! There may not be quite as many scooping beers as there used to be, but several local pubs and clubs now make up for the shortfall and it’s still a must if you’re in the area; go for the atmosphere and surroundings as much as for the scoops!