The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon), Chippenham

A pleasant, modern riverside pub,open and airy, well described by Aqualung. To complement his description we ventured upstairs only to find a small seating area and the toilets. Six ales on draft: Devon Dew, Doombar, Ruddles, Abbott, Bristol Belle and Harvey's Double Gold, all in excellent condition. Staff were very friendly and helpful. One of the better 'Spoons, worth a visit if in town.

The Bridge House is a modern looking, possibly purpose built Spoons set on Chippenham's River Avon a short walk from the main bridge. Inside it's a roughly L shaped room with a typical layout for a newer JDW and the usual furnishings. It was doing a good trade on my Saturday midday visit with a mix of families, shoppers and a few of the daytime brigade. There is an upstairs area that I didn't investigate and it looked as though there was a patio area overlooking the river. The bar here only has seven hand pumps which had two available soon, Ruddles, Doom Bore, Twisted Gaucho, Milk Street Funky Monkey and Exmoor Gold. I went for the Twisted Gaucho (£2.15) which was in good nick. It's in a good location and is probably more of a summer pub but for me the beer choice was disappointing.