The New Inn, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon

The New Inn is an L shaped Arkells pub that was reasonably busy with a local crowd when I visited on a recent Thursday night. I counted five hand pumps, one was unused and the one badged with Moonlight was off which left three 3B pumps. Reasonably priced pub grub is available during the day. Two pool tables are located around to the right of the bar and two dartboards are located to the left. Plasma screens are located throughout for showing live sports. A match had just finished before my visit so the screens were muted and some Dire Straits was playing from the jukebox. Live music was advertised for a night in May so I guess live music is not a regular thing. Out the back is a large car park and to the left of the pub is a concreted beer garden with plenty of picnic tables. There is also a raised covered decked area that supports a pool table and a couple of dartboards – Outside pool and darts is a new one to me! I found the service from the governor to be extremely friendly, as was the atmosphere throughout the pub. If I lived in the area this would be my local boozer.