The Angel Hotel, Chippenham

Large upmarket hotel. A lot of money has been thrown at it on a recent refurb and to be fair it's rather well done in a very middle class sort of way. Fairly grand entrance leading to the main bar which is split into three discrete areas, with the left for dining. Main bar has a large skylight which works well and makes for pleasant light and airy feel. Two ales on, both Flying Monk beers; my Elmers clearly hadn't seen much action for a few days and was a flat musty nothingness (NBSS 1.5). One bonus was the friendly barmaid who at least read a book rather than her phone when bored. In the context of Chippenham this place has potential to be a nice bar but nobody in charge cares enough about the cellar. Maybe just get rid of the ale.