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The Duke of Wellington, Norwich
Norwich
NR3 1EG
Served areas
DUKE OF WELLINGTON
On the bar today!
Beer Board: https://t.co/bLwmwviu2s
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Reviews of The Duke of Wellington (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Duke of Wellington
Another great Norwich pub with a great selection of real ales on handpump and direct from the barrels in the glazed tap room behind the main counter. Larger than it initially appears inside, with further seating around the back. We found a good range of beers from Wolf - including Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (a Norfolk dark mild, £1.85, half) - and Oakham, as well as others from the region and further away. Also notable for the Iron Duke sign above the main entrance and the homemade pies. First revisit for 15 years, but I shouldn't really leave it so long next time.
On 13th May 2023
- rating: 9
[User has posted 8086 recommendations about 8086 pubs]
Steve of N21 left this review about The Duke of Wellington
It’s quite amazing how many good traditional ale pubs there are in the NR3 postcode and this is one of the best, and well worth a visit, especially as the relatively nearby Fat Cat Brewery tap makes an excellent double.
A bit of a tardis pub internally the trick with this one is not to be fooled by just the couple of hand pumps on the bar but to spot the beer board on one of the far walls which details the array of ales available on stillage in a glass walled room behind the serving area.
I agree with the others below that there was a pleasant friendly atmosphere here and the homemade pies available were top notch indeed. All in all a very pleasant pub visit.
On 28th April 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2110 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
Steve C left this review about The Duke of Wellington
The Duke of Wellington, according to the hanging pub sign, or Iron Duke, according to a tiled sign above the entrance, is a welcoming corner pub. On entry I made a beeline for the U-shaped bar counter on the right-hand wall where I found two hand pumps. Umming and ahing over the choice the friendly barmaid let on that there were many cask ales on stillage in the centre of the bar and I was directed back around to the front of the bar counter to view the extensive list of mainly Wolf and Oakham Brewery ales. Available were Wolf Brewery’s Golden Jackal, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, Edith Cavell, Wolf Ale and Lupus Lupus alongside Oakham’s JHB, Bishop’s Farewell, Citra and Green Devil. Also available were Ampersand’s The Cap Bitter, Mr Winter’s Fusioneer, Hop Back’s Summer Lightening (haven’t seen this for an age), Nene Valley’s Table Stout and Three Blind Mice Brewery’s Juice Rocket. All would be considered local ales, except the Hop Back from Wilts. Craft keg was also available, as were warm pies from a container on the bar. Those that partook in a bit of pie eating are still raving about them to this day.
The blue and red square carpeted pub has seating along the front windows and up the windowed left hand side where a partition wall, mounted with an old wagon wheel, separates the bar seating from open plan seating at the rear. There are no televisions, but there was some low background music playing. There was a good local crowd in during our recent early Friday afternoon visit. I think some were bemused by the sudden onset of our group as we wandered wide eyed around the pub whilst taking notes and pictures, but there was a good atmosphere. This is certainly somewhere I’d return to without hesitation.
On 28th April 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 5233 recommendations about 5201 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes - August - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 November 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes - Sundays. - last updated 16 April 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 April 2023 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 11 November 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 11 November 2015 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
