White Horse, Swavesey

As promised, Margo and I carried out our plan to stop off for lunch on our way to Norfolk at a pub participating in the Cambridge League.

This time our chosen venue was the White Horse, which faces onto one side of the very charming Market Square of Swavesey.

They had sold their last of the jacket potatoes, but sustenance was found in the form of cheese toasties and a couple of halves of Strongbow (non-watered down).

A very nicely-maintained Jelkes table was there, demanding to be played, and it is a very forgiving table to play, easy to get the balls back again after the initial mistake of not playing the break thickly enough. As with the Nelson's Head, ball needs to be on the left hand side of the D to get the splitshot.

Only slight criticism is that the table is hard against a wall, rendering impossible any shots to the right-hand 50 off the cushion - or the last 200 shot on that side.


All in all a very nice pub with friendly bar staff. 8-)

[Colemanator]

Nobody challenged you then Clive :D Last time i went into the Nelsons Head some drunk at the bar challenged me, i made out that i didn't know how to play the game :D

Purely a question of a stop for refreshments and to stretch the legs. The wife and I had a quick game while we were waiting for our toasties.

Next time around we may try out the famous White Swan and have a go at beating Johnny's best score. ;)

You didn't say who won?!!

Well, margo did actually, as I "did a Bernie Lawrance" with the last shot to the 200. You know the sort of thing, playing the ball of the chalk with the butt end of the cue, blindfolded and with one arm tied behind the back. ;) ;D

But you normally get those - you must have been gutted!!

[Chris Nunn]

The person who cleans the White Horse table before games is a bloody nice bloke too. ;) Did I also mention it is the best kept table in the C&DBBA too? That's official!

;D Not anymore.

White Swan won this year with an average of 8.5/10 8-) ;D