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The Erskine Arms, Conwy

Rose Hill Street
Conwy
LL32 8LD

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Conwy Central

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Will Larter left this review about The Erskine Arms

The entrance to the public bar is on Church Street, and has a stone flagged floor, stripped back stone walls and a very nice bar counter in varnished light wood, and sporting half a dozen hand pumps, only three of them displaying pump clips (see photo). The blackboard above the bar lists the three cask beers, plus three "cask ciders" - one fruity, one apple, though I didn't identify a method of dispense. I also spotted a "craft keg" from local Wild Horse in Llandudno.

I went for a half each of Clogwyn Gold from the local Conwy brewery and Dark Side of the Moose from Porthmadog. Both were pretty good (NBSS 3.5), but the Moose was not as good as at the Albion a couple of nights previously. Perhaps just as important, how do they arrive at a combined price of £5.45 for these beers, when the Albion has Moose for £4.20?

On 16^th March 2025 - rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Erskine Arms

The Erskine Arms was my third pub on a recent midweek visit to Conwy. After being in the Albion and the Bank of Conwy, the Erskine Arms completed a decent trio of pubs to start my day.

I was a bit aggrieved to find some kind of "welcome" podium at the entrance where I was asked if I'd made a reservation. It seems many tables on higher levels of this split-level pub are for diners. I was invited to head down a short flight of stairs to the bar, where there were a few empty tables. There was also an outdoor area available to drinkers.

Conwy Clogwyn Gold & Timothy Taylor Boltmaker appear to be the regular beers on here. In addition, there was Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale & Cwrw Ial Kia Kaha! The real cider was Lilley's Mango Cider.

I chose the cider and enjoyed my drink next to a rather large fireplace. I'm reliably informed that this pub can get very busy at times. It certainly enjoys a good location next to the railway station and close to the castle and the town walls. Definitely one of the better pubs in town.

On 29^th September 2021 - rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Erskine Arms

A surprisingly large multi-layered and multi-room with two bars that has obviously been comprehensively and trendily modernised recently; slate, wood, undressed stone that sort of thing. Quite tasteful and well-done, all told; a shame that COVID meant we couldn’t wander round and pick our seat and we ended-up in a sparse table by the lower bar though it was at least adjacent to an impressive smoking area. Ales on; Purple Moose Dark Side (NBSS 4) 2x Conwy and TT Boltmaker. Another impressive beer venue in this small town. 7.5

On 5^th September 2020 - rating: 8
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