Inside tiny village with two amazing pubs but hardly any people living there
One village might be home to a couple of charming, welcoming pubs that offer smashing food - but it isn't home to a huge number of people.
The village of Llanddarog is set in the heart of the Carmarthenshire countryside, surrounded by some of the most picturesque views Wales has to offer. But it's only inhabited by around 1,000 residents. One plus point of the relatively small population is you're not likely to find either of its two cracking pubs full to the brim - so there will always be the opportunity to sample their hospitality.
As far as traditional village pubs go, the Butchers has to be up there with the best of them. The thick stone walls, crackling fire and old framed pictures of the local village and its people feels almost like walking into an old miner’s cottage. Add to this friendly faces behind the bar, the chatter of the Welsh language among staff and customers and a cosy, casual layout and it’s almost a home away from home.
While the home-cooked food is just as comforting. But don’t be fooled: these meals are not your run-of-the-mill pub grub. They do, of course, offer the good old home-cooked favourites such as steak, burgers, a pie with pastry as tall as your head, and a meaty butcher's platter. But they also offer a good fish and vegetarian selection, as well as crispy duck in orange sauce and specials like king prawn linguine and sizzling fajitas.
The Coles Family have run the White Hart Inn for almost three decades (John Myers)The food is freshly made and uses local produce and you won’t go hungry after it either (especially after seeing the dessert menu) But the central focus of the pub is the bar, reports WalesOnline.
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Surrounded by old wooden beams and stonework, it serves local ales, as well as a good selection of wines and ciders. It’s not hard to see why people like pulling up a pew and whiling away a few hours chatting about days gone by.
So if you’re looking for a good bit of grub, a warm Welsh welcome and a good chat in front of the fire after a long walk in the countryside, you won’t find a much better place than the Butchers.
The rustic White Hart Inn has been family-run since 1994 (John Myers)Or will you? Because, just across the road in Llanddarog is the village's other wonderful pub - the White Hart Inn. It's 652 years old, has a thatched roof, its own brewery and a distillery. There is something extremely special about the White Hart Inn.
Again, you feel like you’re stepping back in time, to an era where pubs ruled and people raised tankards aloft to toast and discuss the topics of the day. There's been a pub here since the 14th century, somewhere people would have arrived over the centuries in a horse and cart.
It's been run by the Coles family since 1994 and there’s no corporate influence here, no national branding, no chain-designed and signed-off posters on the walls. Rather, the ceilings and walls are adorned with hundreds of items that have been placed on them over the years - each one adding to the individual feel of the place, from jugs, pots and vases to plates, boots, saddles and muskets.
There are two large yet cosy dining rooms either side of the main bar, which backs onto a small lounge area where all the homemade produce is lined up for sale. Menus are on hand offering dozens of meals, from curries to burgers, pizzas to steaks, roast dinners to sandwiches and baguettes.
The beer gardens at the front and rear making it a delicious spot to sit outdoors in the centre of a quiet and sleepy village whose residents may not be numerous - but if they like a good pub then they are very fortunate indeed.
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