Duke Of Edinburgh Hotel, Gorse Hill, Swindon

I popped into the Duke of Edinburgh on a recent Thursday afternoon, joining the after-work builder crowd. Available from the U-shaped bar was a standard selection of keg and two Arkell’s cask Ale offerings. Hot food is not available here. I spotted two televisions, one of which was off and the other was airing The Chase. There was no background music, but I did note the presence of a jukebox and live music was advertised for the upcoming Sunday. This is a dart centric pub with two boards to the right of the bar and another two boards in a sunken area in the right-hand side of the pub. The walls are adorned with dart memorabilia such as signed shorts and photos. There is ample parking to the left of the pub. This pub does not open until 15:00 Monday to Friday. I found the service to be polite and I do like a game of darts so I would return to this basic local’s boozer if I found myself in the area again.