I grew up there
I was impressed by the imagination in naming everything. You could go to the Falcon on the market square for a drink and a fight, or you could go the Falcon. If you didn't want to, you could go to the Woolpack, the Woolpack or the Woolpack. And if you needed a bit of spiritual guidance you could go to either St. Mary's, St. Mary's or St.Mary's churches.

But no cinema, bowling alley, or anything else at all to actually *do*. No wonder I chose to stay in and become a computer-y spod.
( Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 20:58, 1 reply)

So did I...and still here (I did escape for a while to the US until they kicked me out...)
Ah see, you had the big Falcon (now closed due to too many suicides in the hotel part I think) and the little Falcon (now called the Pig 'n' Falcon - plays a lot of live music), think there's only the one Woolpack left now, definitely at least 2 St Mary's churches...

Still no cinema, the open air swimming pool has been filled in - we do have a bowling alley now though!

Other pubs (Wrestlers, King's Head) seem to open and close with alarming regularity due to drug usage...
( snee held his breath since, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 8:46, closed)