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Tuckers Grave Inn, Radstock
Faulkland
Postal town: Radstock
BA3 5XF
Served areas
Reviews of Tuckers Grave Inn (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about Tuckers Grave Inn
Much-lauded old pub that comes with a rare *** CAMRA heritage listing. Slightly confusing to find your way in, go through the well-maintained garden through a rear door. A multi-roomer inside (three, I think) with no bar, you have to go via the wood n’ brick serving/inner snug area to access the main room where the locals were congregated. Simple, if comfortable, décor and furnishings. A number of ciders available but just the one ale, a fairly unimaginative choice of Butcombe Original from stillage, which was fine (NBSS 3). Barlady (landlady?) and locals were a friendly bunch. Maybe not quite the ‘try before you die’ destination some might have you believe (the Bell at Aldworth it ain’t) but certainly well-worth making a special visit for.
On 11th November 2024
- rating: 8
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Chris Sawle left this review about The Tuckers Grave Inn
Just an astonishing survivor. No bar; barrels in the window; tankards hanging above. The landlady serves you direct from the barrel. The 'public' bar has one long table piled with various stripes of egg for sale. The inner snug beyond is where the proper old boys air their grievances. Just an amazing pub. Can be walked by field path down the valley from Norton St Philip.
On 18th May 2016
- rating: 9
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Tuckers Grave Inn
Ably described by Jon below, this is a fantastic, unspoilt country pub and should definitely be on the “must do” list for any pub aficionado. It consists of three rooms, none of which are particularly spacious, and a pleasant and good-sized garden with plenty of picnic benches and well-tended flower beds. Although the building itself is much older, it’s use as a pub apparently dates from 1827.
Access from the rear is via a rather narrow corridor that curves around the turret housing the spiral staircase. To the left is the “tap room” which was empty on our visit and had a somewhat musty smell. This includes an old fire-place and a table-top game of some sort, possibly skittles, although it was covered up and I did not investigate. Around to the right is the bar area which consists of a few barrels stacked up in the bay window with all drinks served from gravity. The cooling equipment consist of window shutters with even the bottles of soft drinks being on an open shelf. Opposite this is a narrow room with a long bench table, plenty of hanging jugs on the ceiling and an old tiled fire-place at the far end. Beyond this is a larger room with exposed stone walling.
As might be expected, food is limited to picked eggs and such like, although I also spotted an old barbecue in the garden. A booklet documenting the history of the building made an interesting read, including both the origin of it’s name as mentioned by Jon, various architectural features and the fact that the pub closed in 2011 as it could not be sold by the elderly owners. Unfortunately it did not document how it’s re-opening came about.
The beer choice was perhaps a little more limited than might be expected with just Butcombe and the seasonal Butcombe Yeti. The solitary cider was Thatcher’s Cheddar Valley. All in all an exceptional pub, and well worth making a detour to visit.
On 8th September 2014
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No - Camping available in grounds - last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 26 April 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Function Room : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
