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The Swan, Wolverhampton
Compton
Postal town: Wolverhampton
WV6 8AE
Pub Type
Local Pub (Marstons)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Swan
In the attractive suburb of Compton, the Swan is a perennial Good Beer Guide entry. It is a Grade II listed building with loads of character.
There is a main bar area with a cosier side room off one of the corners and a corridor at the opposite corner leading to the toilets, an outdoor area and a further room.
We restricted ourselves to the main bar, where there are plenty of things to admire on the walls. This is a Marston's pub and the ale selection stays fairly constant with Banks's Amber Bitter, Mild & Sunbeam & Marston's Wainwright & Old Empire. They all feel like similar bland beers. If only they brewed a stout or a porter. We even looked longingly at the Jenning's Sneck Lifter pumpclip on the wall. Probably the best beer that was part of their stable and one that they decided to scrap when they closed the Cockermouth brewery.
One corner housed an impressive collection of Wolverhampton Wanderers memorabilia alongside a TV. Baps were available behind the bar and proved to be a worthwhile purchase for half time in the football match later.
I really liked this place as a pub. It's just a real shame that it's owned by Marston's.
On 2nd January 2024
- rating: 7
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Swan
1780 Coaching house and a wonderful front bar, that is conducive to conversation.
A Marstons house in the Good Beer Guide initially took me by surprise - but I've had to re-adjust my opinion based on how good the Wainwright was.
Favoutite pub of 4 visited today in West Wolverhampton.
On 24th January 2022
- rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Swan
A large building,and a very traditional pub with a seperate public bar with tiled floor to the right of the entrance and a two level carpeted lounge to the left,served by a two sided bar.Great detail from Ale Monster below.Outside there is a partially covered terrace overlooking the Spar car park.Internal decor is also traditional with a very comfortable feel.
Tied to Marstons ,with Old Empire IPA,Banks's Mild,Bitter and Sunbeam (top condition) being regulars at the bar and seasonal Jimmy King of Swing completed the range on my visit.Fully justifies it's GBG listing.
Worthy of a revisit and knocked the nearby Oddfellows into a cocked hat.
On 7th July 2015
- rating: 8
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Ale Monster left this review about The Swan
A great example of a traditional local pub owned by Banks’s (Marston) which has three small rooms, a public bar, a snug and a games room. If you enter the main door from the street you will find yourself in the public bar, this has a small bar counter on the left and a brick fire place on the right, above the fire place is a historically significant mural of a white swan which was painted directly on to the wall around 1770, also there are several old photos of the local area on the walls. In the right hand corner of the public bar is a door to the games room, this has a dart board, a nice cast iron fire place with ceramic tiles and a dark wood mantle piece, a flat screen TV in the corner and several photos and paintings of old sports teams and individuals on the walls. If you walk through the public bar towards the back of the pub there is a tiled corridor which leads to a small patio area with picnic tables out the back of the building. This corridor also allows access to the snug, the room is very cosy with a brick fire place on the right and up a couple of steps on the left is a bar counter. Decoration is provided by old photos of local people and old metal advertising signs for things such as woodbines.
Regular ales are Banks’s Bitter and Mild with two changing guest beers from Marston’s portfolio such as Brakspear, Jennings, Ringwood or Wychwood beers (GBG 2010). The beer has always been very well kept here which the staff are suitably proud of.
This is a brilliant traditional pub that is totally unspoilt with tons of old character, my brother and I could easily sit in here all day drinking real ale and talking nonsense to the regulars. I try to visit as often as I can which unfortunately isn’t nearly often enough. It has a small car park but I really can’t fault the pub.
On 19th July 2010
- rating: 9
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Swan
This is a lovely old pub, traditional in style but cosy as well.
Split levels in two rooms, there is lots of brick, wood and panalling. Beautifully, carefully decorated its a spendid place to enjoy a drink.
Real ale here in the form of Banks Mild and Bitter, together with Old Original and Sneck Lifter as two 'guests'.
On 30th April 2010
- rating: 9
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Swan Hotel
A large, detached, white rendered pub that was formerly a coaching inn, with beer patio at the back.
The interior has an open plan lounge (snug etched into the window on the one door), bar and games room. The lounge is in cream with wood panel and beams, and has lots of old photographs, plates and other ornaments, as well as fireplace. The main feature in the bar is a fantasic fireplace, with painted advert above it, its decor is white. The games room, also white, apart from a damp patch in the corner, has darts. The clientele is mixed and its often busy. The only downside is the gaffer tends to be about as happy as Eeyore with piles.
Beer; tap stuff, with a decent Banks's MILD and Bitter on handpull; I just think it cries out for a guest ale too.
Despite Eeyore, the place is really worth a visit, especially as the Oddfellows is a soulless kind of place.
On 28th September 2009
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