10th RambAle Part 2

Back into the fields, we headed west back to the main road, and the farmer had done a great job here

of marking the footpath clearly by leaving a great gap between his crops through the field. However, the stiles here still need a little work as we practically had to vault over some of them and our leader made a mental note to bring a footstool next time! We soon arrived at the Leaking Well in Dunhampton where Wye Valley HPA was available in fine form which we enjoyed in the pub’s lounge bar.

After crossing another busy stretch of the road, we headed south-west through more fields and into a hamlet named Northampton. Feeling confused, we then found our favourite stile yet; a set of metal steps complete with handrail and room to turn at the top for a safe descent. A short while later we arrived at the Fruiterer’s Arms, a busy pub where we were greeted with three real ales available from the adjacent Cannon Royall Brewery. Our RambAlers quickly supped up the Fruiterer’s Mild and Comfortable Stout, and also polished off the pub’s homemade sandwiches and delicious pork pies.