Country pub

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A country pub is a rural public house.

The term typically applies to drinking establishments in England, but the term is also found in many other countries with strong connections to England (such as Wales, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Ireland).

There is a distinctive rural culture surrounding country pubs, many of which function as social centres for a village and its surrounding countryside community. Many country pubs are village pubs associated with a single village. Others are inns or Coaching inns that used to serve travellers in the period before motor transport.

Country pubs by the nature of their locations are usually removed from some of the social problems surrounding their inner city or county town counterparts such as binge drinking, late night violence after last call etc. For this reason maybe they are particularly sought out by courting couples, Sunday drinkers and families, especially in Summer.

Some country pubs are centuries old.

The Good Pub Guide 2008 contains 'special interest lists' of pubs under headings such as pubs with good gardens, waterside pubs, pubs in attractive surroundings, with good views, in interesting buildings, pubs that brew their own beer, pubs that open all day, and pubs close to motorway junctions - most if not all of which can apply to a country pub.