The Rising Sun Inn, Moseley Green, www.risingsunmoseleygreen.co.uk, was our second Britstop http://www.britstops.com , on our first trip out in Lulu. Once again we called ahead to check availability and were advised there was no problem, the only request was that we park in the gravel carpark.
This time we were earlier than anticipated, there were a few cars in the carpark already so we chose a space and set everything up.
As it was a beautiful sunny day, we decided to let Marley get some fresh air in the beer garden so, of course we had to grab a couple of beers! The service was order and collect only, from a table set up outside the main entrance.This was really well monitored, so there was virtually no waiting. On requesting some water for the dog we were directed to a repurposed keg, which was refilled with water, with a selection of different sized bowls for all your doggy needs.
The gardens here are extensive, there are at least three, one with a play are. The whole site is surrounded by the beautiful Forest of Dean. There are walks going off in all directions, a lot of which appeared to be popular with cyclists as well as walkers. We found out later that, on a Sunday evening, they have visiting brass bands to come and play in the gardens.
We were there from Saturday afternoon through to Sunday morning, not long after the end of lockdown, and it was busy! The clientele is really varied, couples, families with and without children, cyclists and motor cyclists, even a surprisingly well behaved stag party. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed, and it wuld have been quite easy for a couple of beers to turn into several, but it was time to eat so we headed back to Lulu.
There was a bit more room when we got back to the carpark, so we moved to a flatter area ( the area does slope quite a bit) and settled in.
We headed back or another drink after dinner, but a younger crowd had congregated and, although they were well behaved and in no way intrusive, it wasn’t our vibe and we happily strolled back to the van, for an extremely peaceful nights sleep.
All in all another good experience. The pub was nice, with lovely outside spaces, the staff were really friendly, and the beer was good, and reasonable. we would recommend them for a stop, but get there early to get the flat pitch!