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The Village, Salisbury

35 Wilton Road
Salisbury
SP2 7EF
Phone: 01722329707
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Quinno _ left this review about The Village

Feels like it’s lost the mojo it once had back in the day, has been modernised in a pretty unimaginative way and the comedy rail tat has gone. The smell of superheated damp on entering was pretty off-putting, as were the bar blockers. Rolls available; three sheets for cheese and pickle which felt a bit ambitious. Just the three cask available and my RCH East Street Cream wasn’t up to par (NBSS 2.5) despite the perennial GBG listing. A selection of papers and Viz mags was an upside but I didn’t feel inclined to linger.

August 2012
A well-established ale house and home for train geeks, usually five ales from micros and regionals plus a proper cider or two. Quality on my two visits has been good (Liverpool Craft IPA and TT Landlord last time). The interior has a number of railway-themed items and there are some decent tunes on the jukebox along with a scattering of odd paraphernalia (including an ancient life-sized Rupert Bear collection box). Fixtures and fittings are fairly functional. TV switched on showing an Olympic event of some sort. Wide selection of daily papers available as well as, unusually, ‘fresh’ popcorn for £1.50 a go. The chap behind the bar was chatty and was interested in our pub crawl hit list. Pub has had a clean-up in recent times and is less shabby than previous (the smell of damp has gone), though the ceiling is still a hideous nicotine/poo colour. A quirky place that should get your custom. Rated 8

On 30th January 2024 - rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Village

This is a small, two-room pub just a short walk North from the train station, with a bit of a micropub feel to it. The pub has a very simple layout, with a large main bar on entry and a much smaller side room at the far right-hand end. The main bar area has exposed floorboards, neutral shaded walls and some pleasant modern etched glass windows along the front wall, with a series of comfy padded banquette booths running beneath, each with a small set of curtains between them that can be pulled back to obtain a degree of privacy or block out annoying fellow customers. There’s another banquette and some low stools to the rear left, with a large TV screen above showing a 70’s football match between Chelsea and Luton for no apparent reason. Some stairs here lead down to the Underground Function Room, although a rope across the staircase meant I couldn’t have a snoop around. The bar runs down the right-hand side of the rear wall and has a basic wood panel counter front and a pleasant bar back enhanced by some nice muted lighting and shelves made from old crates, hung at odd angles. A small gas fire was plugged into the wall next to the bar, warming the bar blockers, with an old Rupert the Bear charity collection box stood next to it. The room has been decorated with a variety of interesting bits and bobs, including some trophies and an honours board for the Village Cricket Club, a collection of earthenware, plenty of books, various flags hung across the ceiling, a jukebox and a rack for the day’s papers, which included copies of Private Eye and Viz among others. A door and window to the right look through to the small side room, which has minimal decor and a few more padded banquettes, plus a nice old pub sign on display. There are doors for the toilets in each room, but neither is labelled, so I went in what I’m pretty sure was the Ladies, which must’ve given the local’s something to chuckle about.
There were three handpulls in operation when I visited, giving me a choice between Downton Quadhop, St Austell Tribute and Butts Blackguard. I tried a pint of the former, which was in excellent condition and slipped down so quickly that I had time for a half of the Blackguard before I left to catch my train home (also in good nick but not really my cup of tea).
This is a nice little bar with a welcoming feel and some well-kept beer, making it an obvious place to kill some time waiting for a train, or as a double header with the excellent Duke of York. On a quiet Monday evening, the place may have felt a little cliquey to some, as I was the only customer not sitting at the bar, but this didn’t really bother me and I imagine there’s a good atmosphere in here at busier times. Worth the short detour from the city centre to check out.

On 22nd February 2022 - rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about The Village

Four locals plus myself in at just after the 4'O'clock opening time on a friday, three cask beers on ,all from Downton Brewery, a couple of pales plus a wheat stout, had a pint of each and all were competently kept. There seems to have been an atempt to modernise inside but to me it left the impression of being a bit tacked together on the cheap side, it didn't detract however from the good beer and welcoming landlord.

On 23rd May 2021 - rating: 7
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Map location corrected by hondo .
Salisbury, 0.37 miles, 7 min walk (show)
Dean, 8.82 miles, 2 hr 50 min walk (show)
Grateley, 11.75 miles, 3 hr 46 min walk (show)
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30th Jan 2024, 18:48
Review submitted by Quinno _ amended by Quinno _
 
26th Nov 2023, 19:14
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