For anyone out there who thought good old-fashioned pubs were the last of the all-British institutions, this just in: they aren't.

It was a small, scruffy, old-fashioned pub by the canal, with one dingy room set aside for the young crowd.

So go for a romantic stroll, kiss under the mistletoe, then cuddle up in one of the old-fashioned pubs in the town centre.

No neon, no mirrored balls, just a good, old-fashioned pub.

Resembling a small living room with a bar placed in the middle, it is a popular haunt for those that like an "old-fashioned" pub.

Come to the old-fashioned pub any Sunday afternoon, and you will find him deep in almanacs and dictionaries, writing trivia questions.

Funny, if he were in his natural milieu - a bar stool in an old-fashioned pub in Gloucestershire - he'd be almost totally ignored.

There is also plenty of trendy wine bars and a number of old-fashioned pubs.

The bar is old-fashioned urban pub, with jukebox, three television screens and a fish tank dominated by an outsized former dime-store turtle named Daphne.

We have a butcher, fishmonger, a live music club, old-fashioned pubs, good restaurants and very good schools.