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The Railway, Cheltenham

50 New Street
Cheltenham
GL50 3QL

Phone: 01242522925

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Leased (Marstons)

Served areas

Cheltenham Central

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Railway

Situated to the western side of the town centre, the Railway was my favourite pub of the day in Gloucestershire. Whilst there are undoubtedly better pubs in Cheltenham, I would certainly include this in any crawl of the town.

As you enter, there is a door into a small snug to the right-hand side with the main bar and dining areas through a door to the left. There is one long and narrow room with further outdoor space beyond. Many tables (including in the snug) were reserved. In fact, when we passed by again much later in the evening, the pub was doing a roaring trade with food. My only slight criticism was that it was all a little dark inside, with the paint job not doing much to help.

We were there only for drinks. With 3 real ales and a cider on handpull, it was a good choice to have. The 3 real ales were Bristol Beer Factory Fortitude & Power Couple & Gloucester Session IPA. The cider was Pulp Pornstar Martini.

With friendly staff and a nice atmosphere, this was a good start to a short crawl around Cheltenham on foot.

On 26^th March 2023 - rating: 7
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Old Boots left this review about The Railway

A back street pub that’s hard to read, two bars; a snug and a lounge, the snug was empty so I used the lounge. Tables and chairs by the counter and on a balustraded area up a ramp, further back it has bench seating, pews and tables and chairs giving a restaurant feel to the place. Four pulls of small West Country brewery beers and ten kegs mostly of interest. An eclectic mix of decor stuff, the light fittings are old kettles with the bottoms cut off, there’s a boar’s head, pressure gauges, a railway map and a load of mirrors. Studenty clientele or maybe some thirty somethings not letting go. It’s GBG2022 listed. The snug, from what I could see was much more basic. Nicely fitted out gents. It also has a garden-y bit.

On 11^th September 2022 - no rating submitted
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hondo . left this review about The Railway

Large bar and lounge serving 3 real ales & “craft keg”.

On 10^th March 2020 - no rating submitted
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Official site of The Railway - www.therailwaycheltenham.co.uk

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Pub location see interactive map of local area

Map location corrected by Jonathan Wilde

Cheltenham Spa, 0.91 miles, 17 min walk (show)
Gloucester, 8.77 miles, 2 hr 49 min walk (show)
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, 8.83 miles, 2 hr 50 min walk (show)

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26th Mar 2023, 11:27

Review submitted by Blue Scrumpy

11th Sep 2022, 23:03

Picture submitted by Old Boots approved