The Plough


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The Plough is on the main road out of Ruislip towards Ickenham, on Bury Street. You only have to look at the building to realise that parts of it are very old, whilst other additions are newer. Part of the Beefeater chain.

On Bury Street. From the roundabout at the bottom of Ruislip High Street take the exit signed to Harefield/Rickmansworth. The Plough may be found along here on the right after about one mile. It is set back from the road and quite tricky to spot.

Fair. It is a bit far to walk in to Ruislip, about one mile to the High Street. The Six Bells is about 1/2 mile out and to the right, The Woodman may be nearer, but you would need to know how to get through the streets opposite and the latter offers poor return transport links.

Externally the Plough looks very nice, half timbered with a plethora of tile roofs and garden to the front. Inside it has to be said it is a bit of a disappointment, but it is difficult to say why. I suppose because it is not really a pub and only trying to be one as such. It is a restaurant and the bulk of it is given over to this. There are two small bars to the front of the building which are both pleasant, if basically furnished, and real ale is offered. This pub backs directly on to Ruislip Woods, but does nothing to embrace it.

Every year or so we visit The Plough, one of our regular haunts in the early 70's, when it was brilliant, full of atmosphere, buzzing with people. (Or could it have been that I was a teenager then and the pub scene was all new and exciting?)

Anyway, for whatever reason, probably nostalgia, we pop in to the bar area for a drink and for the last 3 or 4 visits, we have found it boring, unfriendly, in need of a lick of paint and for the most part empty. The last time was a Sunday lunchtime, when most of the pubs in the area have at least a bunch of regulars, but at 1.30 there were only about 6 people in including us. We did say that was the last time we'd go. Shame, because it could be so good, given it's position and size.

I expect the attraction as mentioned above is the restaurant side of things.

Eve 5.3.2005

Much smaller than the other Beefeater in Ruislip - The Orchard.

It is a much nicer restaurant, nicer place and much better service. Staff are great and food is plentiful and good value for money.

Matthew 21.4.2007

It looks lovely from the outside and even to the layman you can see that parts of the building are very old, other extensions newer.