The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon), Witney

Quite large inside, but almost inconspicuous in the street scene. Nothing very unusual about the interior, which dips down to a slightly lower level at the back, but the local history panels are interesting and the colourful artwork of what appear to be spindles of wall catches the eye. The selection from the two banks of five handpumps was also unexciting on my visit, with just Redemption's Gulpa and the ex-festival Brew Moon Antipodean (£1.99, still in good shape) produced at Adnams in addition to Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot.

Official site of The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

A fairly recent (2012 I think) addition to Timbo’s portfolio. Inside it is - you’ve guessed it already - long and narrow, with the usual Spoonaroonsey décor given a woolly bent due to the heritage factor of blankets being manufactured in the town many years ago. Food was unavailable during my visit due to a malfunctioning kitchen, bet that would have hit the takings hard. Four genuine guest ales at the bar though seriously haphazard quality; my Adnams Broadside was ok (NBSS 2.5) but my companion’s Oakham Citra bore little resemblance to one of the UK’s most-loved cask beers (1.5). Much room for improvement.