The tenth, and final, venue on our Sunday day out was the Acle Social Club, located at the Acle War Memorial Recreation Centre which is an interestingly named building. Again, I won’t give a history to this as it’s not a traditional pub arrangement.
I approached the bar to check if we could come in with our CAMRA card as this is a members’ only club. I’d add I didn’t expect they’d take the card, it’s listed on CAMRA’s website that we could do that, which the friendly team member said was fine.
There were two real ales available from Oakham Ales and I was impressed that both options were beers that I hadn’t had. I opted for the Hare and the Hedgehog, but both looked tempting.
And I was able to get chocolate here, and not just Maltesers, but the treat bag size. The pricing was firmly towards the lower end of the scale which surprised and delighted me. The beer was well kept, light and fruity, certainly one of the better tasting ones of the day.
I really liked this venue, it was comfortable, modern and I liked the variety of seating heights. It wasn’t very busy, other than for one quite vibrant group, but it was atmospheric and welcoming. There was a large board showing what food is served during the day and the prices for this were also very reasonable.
By the time we left, I was starting to think that I’d join the club if it was just a little bit nearer to me. Annual memberships are just £10 and it aims to offer a comfortable bar and dining area for those who are using the hall which is located in. Perhaps they could get a bar billiards table, then I could visit it every year on the away game….. Anyway, this was one of the highlights of the day and well done to clubs like this that sell both chocolate and crisps.