Small music venue way out in the north of MK - we were there to see the Dollyrots (one of the support acts, Danny Gruff, was superb too!). At the front is a large and funky bar area with very friendly staff and great music. Sadly the beer selection is not so great - just macro and faux craft (standard Beaverton) taps. There were some cask pumps, but they hadn't had real ale on for some time. The only non-standard beer was Fightback Lager bottles in the fridge (which is crap, but at least the profits from it go towards supporting small music venues like this. There also was a small beer "garden" on the tarmac to one side. The music venue was a large room with a small bar down a corridor to the right of the main bar - rather charmingly we weren't asked for tickets, but instead had our names ticked off of a register. It was a nice little venue, although sadly some people were a bit lairy and abusive (got the impression that they were regulars rather than fans of the band, which is not a good sign for the venue). Overall - come here for the music, not fit the dismal beer selection.

Wetherspoons that's a little way out of town, but which was very handy for the Premier Inn we were staying at. It's also very close to Nottingham Trent uni and so it was popular with (well-behaved) students. It's an atypical 'Spoons, with the whole thing being a floor above street level. 6 casks, including on our visit two local ones from Pheasantry and Silhill. It was clean & tidy & service was reasonably fast. Somehow the layout and appearance felt oddly like a social club, but overall was an ok 'Spoons. There's a particularly lovely Victorian park and arboretum behind (north of) the pub which is well worth a quiet wander round if you have the time and inclination.