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Skirrid Mountain Inn, Abergavenny
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Postal town: Abergavenny
NP7 8DH
Pub Type
Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about Skirrid Mountain Inn
A pub of great age and a regular on the ghost shows. It's certainly atmospheric; the main bar has a wonkily flagged floor, jumbo fireplace, bare stone walls blackened with years of soot, beans and brasses. The lower servery is clearly more modern and jars - a bit of staining wouldn't go amiss. There's a small area off the side leading to an unused dining room which looked quite fancy. The gents, oddly, are very modern. There's a rear garden, past the infamous (if modern) noose at the foot of the stairs - WhatPub says that in excess of 180 people were hung here when it doubled as a courthouse. Now graces the GBG and there were two Wye Valley cask to choose from - HPA (NBSS 3) and Butty which was immense (NBSS 4.5) though grubby glasses let the side down. I ate here and whilst the food was fairly simple fayre, it was hearty and competitively priced. Worth the effort to go out and try.
On 4th December 2024
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Skirrid Mountain Inn
This pub's name conjures up an image of a remote rural pub on a barren mountainside. It is in fact located not far off a main A road in a reasonable size village. Nevertheless, the interior is very impressive. You can certainly feel the history here.
Service initially required a lengthy wait, as the barmaid/landlady was on a lengthy telephone call with a customer. Others were waiting to pay for their night's accommodation.
Doom Bar & Butty Bach was the uninspiring real ale selection. Still worth seeing though.
On 2nd August 2021
- rating: 6
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david bayliss left this review about Skirrid Mountain Inn
Good food great beer, but the staff didn't make any effort to make the wife and I feel welcome.
On 28th September 2009
- rating: 6
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Steve O'Gorman left this review about Skirrid Mountain Inn
The Skirrid claims to be Wales' oldest pub, steeped in history dating to Norman times. A Grade II listed building, interior and exterior have been left pretty much intact. Formerly a venue for public hangings, the "drop" is preserved in the stairwell. If stones could talk, what tales they would tell! We were made welcome immediately, chatting with staff and regulars like old friends. We passed on the rather pricey lunch menu, but shared a plate of whitebait with salad (and extra bread as we were sharing!) Decent range of beers, TV room in the back, restaurant, beer garden, no pool table; B&B available, but weekends are booked solid into the autumn. It's even signposted off the A465 - why drive past when you can call in here?
On 9th May 2008
- rating: 8
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