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Gladstone Arms, Chippenham
Chippenham
SN15 3BW
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Reviews of Gladstone Arms (Average Rating: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Gladstone Arms
Whilst I didn't concur with Quinno for my previous review, I do with this one. The Gladstone Arms looks quite imposing and upmarket from the outside. I turned right on entering into a small bar area. I recall the dining area being signed to the left. The bar area looked distinctively unwelcoming and garish. Some rather loud unidentifiable music also made it a room I wanted to steer clear of.
Exiting the room to the rear, I found myself in a small corridor heading left to the dining area and right to the toilets and what looked like a small yard with tables. Walking through the yard, I eventually came to a reasonable sized garden which is where most of the fairly young clientele were drinking. A female vocalist and female guitarist were about to start a session, whilst a couple of kids were running amok. I completed my tour of the pub by walking through the "dining area", which felt a bit more like a proper bar than the other room. Although a few people were just finishing meals there.
A thoroughly disappointing visit. The real ales are still Tribute & Doom Bar.
On 18th July 2022
- rating: 3
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about Gladstone Arms
Funny place. Large, imposing (and not obviously enticing) building with two rooms served by a central bar via a porch. The left room was labelled a restaurant so I headed right into what felt like...a gloomy restaurant. The main bar was here at least with two ales on, Doom Bar and St Austell Tribute, a musty apply number despite having plenty poured off (NBSS 1). One other solitary drinker on the lager. Gave up and headed off after 5 minutes.
On 25th September 2021
- rating: 3
[User has posted 5552 recommendations about 5533 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Gladstone Arms
Traditional-looking, stone-built pub with a central entrance door branching left and right to the restaurant and lounge respectively. However, once inside the latter, you get a real surprise since it has been given a very upmarket canteen-style makeover with four large tables and lightish decor featuring Andy Warhol prints. The dining side has been similarly transformed into a smart modern space, and there is a rear beer garden and a covered patio to one side. Doom Bar and Tribute (£4.10) available from two of three handpumps on each counter. The transformation certainly won't appeal to all, especially with the background jazz music, but it is quite well done in its own way.
On 27th January 2019
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8679 recommendations about 8678 pubs]
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Melksham, 7.42 miles, 2 hr 23 min walk (show)
Bradford-on-Avon, 11.66 miles, 3 hr 45 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 14 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes - Only for about 5 cars - last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 14 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Darts : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 18 July 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 27 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Micropub : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 14 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 25 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 14 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- WiFi : Yes - Requires code - last updated 14 November 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
