Classic, unspoilt, 19th-century ale house, now featuring five linked rooms after a sympathetic refurbishment and expansion in early 2017. There is a rear entrance via a passage from Milton Street.

Internally, lots of brewery and beer related memorabilia adorn the walls. The front door leads into the main lounge, beyond which a short corridor leads to the intimate Tap Room at the rear, with barrel tables and bench seating, where the beer is served from a small counter, next to the cask stillage, using a mixture of gravity and hand-pumps. Off the lounge there is the small William Bass Meeting Room, behind which is an even smaller room, the Snug. A tiny new bar, with access to the patio, is situated between the Snug and the Tap Room.

Up to 6 ciders/perries (choice varies), plus fruit wines, are also available. Food is limited to snacks such as pork pies, home-made scotch eggs, and sausage rolls, available at all times, plus filled cobs at weekends. In addition, there is an arrangement whereby drinks can be taken into the adjacent Indian restaurant, APNE (http://www.apneindiacuisine.com/), which lacks its own licence.

Local folk musicians meet here Tuesday evenings for impromptu sessions; live music most Sunday afternoons; see Facebook page.

Burton Bookworms reading club meets here monthly on Wednesday evenings.

The pub has chalked up several local and regional CAMRA Pub-of-the-Year and Cider Pub-of-the-Year awards.