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The Wookey Hole Inn, Wells

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole
Postal town: Wells
BA5 1BP

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E TA left this review about The Wookey Hole Inn

As described by Blackthorn, below, this slightly odd pub looks impressive from outside. There is a large car park opposite, shared with other establishments, and a small garden at the back. The interior has been rather badly opened out leaving a single large space with an obvious, and rather hazardous, step running the full width of the bar where a wall used to be. Stained glass windows and solid wood tables give it a bit of a cafeteria feel, especially given the canteen-style bar counter, coffee machine and echoey ambiance. The barmaids were helpful, though they couldn't get the WiFi to work properly, and it was surprisingly devoid of grockles given its proximity to Wookey Hole. Three ales on - Exmoor Ale in below-average condition, Tribute and Potholer - the latter was the best of the three. Also available were Moretti, Guinness, Heineken, Thatcher's Gold and Haze, and Rattler. OK for refreshments if you are in the area, but I shouldn't make a special effort to come here and it's not somewhere to spend the evening.

On 14th May 2024 - rating: 5
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Wookey Hole Inn

A slightly unusual pub just around the corner from the Wookey Hole caves, it has an attractive timbered appearance from outside it has a somewhat odd feel inside that’s difficult to put my finger on. Slightly hippyish perhaps, I’m not sure, but definitely not your usual pub ambience.

The majority of the pub appears to be given over to dining with virtually all tables being laid up for food, even to the extent of having tablecloths on. Clearly not intended to encourage drinkers. The only options for anyone not eating were a long solid bench style table at the rear and a small snug area, or in the warmer weather the terraced garden at the rear. That said, it certainly doesn’t strike me as a gastropub either. Flooring is mostly wood strip, with quarry tiles at the front and some further tiling around the bar area. The snug was a fairly compact space with an arched ceiling and a free-standing wood burning stove to one side. Paintwork was a mixture of dark hues such as brown, red and purple making it feel somewhat sombre although there was also some colourful artwork on the walls. Some sofa style seating was around the perimeter and a number of low tables. Various furry animals such as wombles and meerkats were on a shelf running around the top of the wall, and other small furry animals were clinging to the ventilation ducting. Elsewhere the colour scheme was a little more cheerful with pastel shades of green and pink. Many of the windows contained stained glass.

Beers on tap were all fairly local with Cheddar’s Potholer, Cottage Brewing’s Somerset & Dorset and Glastonbury’s Excalibur. Ciders too were all quite local with Thatcher’s Gold, Thatcher’s Haze, Brother’s Pear and Wilkins.

On 12th September 2016 - rating: 6
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