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Admiral Benbow, Shrewsbury

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24 Swan Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1NF

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Shrewsbury Central

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Brainy Pool left this review about Admiral Benbow

This cosy eclectic little pub is clearly doing something right as it was completely rammed on our Saturday afternoon visit and only got busier and busier throughout our pint. I liked the atmospheric dimly lit bar but reverted to the room at the back which is largely decorated with music memorabilia. Fine pint of Oracle and there are plenty of Euro/Belgian bottles plus pork pies to get stuck into. One to revisit preferably at a quieter time…

On 1^st December 2024 - rating: 7
[User has posted 1174 recommendations about 1136 pubs]

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Steve of N21 left this review about Admiral Benbow

A brick built building slightly away from the town centre on Swan Hill this pub, which was the former Benbow Hotel, does not open till 5.00 pm during the week.
Internally it is an L shaped room with a small separate snug room as described below. A decent beer selection as also described below and the Salopian Hop Twister was very good indeed. This was a very good concluding pub for me on the recent Pubs Galore crawl of Shrewsbury.

On 27^th October 2019 - rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about Admiral Benbow

Externally, this is a somewhat sombre brick built double-fronted end of terrace town centre pub, once the Benbow Hotel.
Inside it gives a slightly upmarket though traditional feel with candles on the tables, something of a novelty for Shrewsbury.
I plumped for a half of Wood's Shropshire Lad, a name taken from A. E. Housman's eponymous poem, at £1.70 and fine.
This is certainly one for the pub traditionalist and ale drinker alike, therefore worthy of an inclusion on any crawl or even a prolonged stay.

On 25^th October 2019 - rating: 7
[User has posted 2208 recommendations about 2165 pubs]

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