I visited the Duke of Wellington Saturday afternoon, 7 Jan 06.
I could tell when I walked in, that it had a good atmosphere, which was further enhanced by a real fire.
Considering he had never seem me before and didn't know me from Adam I received quite a warm welcome from the landlord and an even warmer one, from his two young boxer dogs.
Over a few pints of really good Arkells 3Bs, straight from the barrel I got chatting to some of the locals.
Soon after sitting down, I even had waitress service. The larger of the two boxers joined me on the seat and fell asleep with his head on my lap. Everyone present seemed to agree , that it would been a shame to disturb him.
The following day I took a friend with me, who also seemed to also like the place. Even though I live two miles away, I will probably make it my local