It wasn't either sour, flat or oxidised in the Earle Arms. 'Too warm' is a matter of personal taste. 'The bar' was just a window with a tiny counter. And it wasn't quiet during the week because all the local folk were piled in there every night, playing dominoes, having a sing-song (it was there I first learned the words to the Norwich football song "On the ball, City!") and talking about farming. There was also a colony or commune of hippies (and this was in the nineties!) and old boys with their dogs, some of which also liked a drop of beer in a dish! Heydon itself is a real time-warp. It's featured as the set for many films.