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Old Road Tavern, Chippenham

Old Road
Chippenham
SN15 1JA
Phone: 01249652094

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Old Road Tavern

Jamaican-owned backstreet pub close to the station and accessed from either Old Road or using a cut-through from New Road into the pub garden.

Inside, there are 3 small rooms. Two have access to the bar, with 3 handpulls on either side. A third room leading off to the gents' contained a pool table. Most customers appeared to be in the garden, whilst the pub dog was wandering around looking as if he'd gone for a swim somewhere.

The pub's 4 regular beers are Marston's 61 Deep, Exmoor Ale, Stonehenge Danish Dynamite & Bath Gem. Guest beers on yesterday's visit were Wadworth Burnt Orange & Brain's The Rev James. I went for the Danish Dyanmite, which was a decent way to round up by rather hot visit to Chippenham and a few other pubs in Wiltshire. This one would certainly be on a list of pubs to re-visit.

On 18th July 2022 - rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about Old Road Tavern

Just over the ‘wrong side’ of the rail station, this is a traditional locals pub with a bit of atmosphere and a number of interesting characters. Two rooms with a central bar as well as a big rear garden with impressive home-made set of chipboard snugs. Plenty to catch the eye inside, with a blue and white colour scheme underneath all the knick-knacks. Obviously likes its music, with a 60s soundtrack on the go. GBG-listed and three ales on; Otter Bitter (NBSS 1.5 – apples) grudgingly exchanged but not taken off, the replacement of Bath Gem was pedestrian (NBSS 2) with Stonehenge Bustard the other ale I decided I had no motivation to sample. Nice pub, shame about the beer – a Chippenham speciality. The local CAMRA branch must have a tough time on a night out. Or they have very low expectations.

On 25th September 2021 - rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about Old Road Tavern

Wonderfully unspoilt or a bit grotty, depending on your point of view, but something of a classic and the only pub remaining on the north side of the railway. A rather jumbled layout of half knocked-through rooms lies around a small central bar, with sundry knick-knacks around the walls ranging from a ship's wheel to tennis racquets. A room to one side holds a pool table, the back room has a dart board and a sports TV hangs to one side, apparently only used for specific events not just on all the time. At the back is an unkempt beer garden and a 'barn' available for functions. Th beer range is the main draw though, with the six ales at time of visit being Bath Gem, Otter Ale, HPA, Robinsons Pint of Thrones, Stonehenge Danes Revenge and Summer Lightning.

On 25th April 2019 - rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Old Road Tavern

Traditional town pub, slightly hidden away since the road layout was altered for Mr Brunel's new-fangled railway, but subsequently quite handy for the station. It retains a multi-room layout, with small lounge and public bars on either side of the compact central servery, with another small (partially opened-out) room at the back housing the dartboard, and another in a side extension of some age. Bath Ales Gem, Otter Bitter, Summer Lightning, Wye Valley HPA, Prescott Grand Prix (£3.90) and White Rat cider divided equally between the bank of three handpumps on each counter. Well worth seeking out.

On 27th January 2019 - rating: 8
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Philip Carter left this review about The Old Road Tavern

This is an old type of pub, a proper pub with locals who know each other are engage in friendly banter. It may not have the plush decor of the big chains, but I felt at home when I visited, and, being from London, it is a nice change from the high price and stand off altitude you get in many London pubs.

On 1st June 2016 - rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The Old Road Tavern

A splendid multi roomed old pub up the hill from the station. There is a single large room with a u-shaped bar counter plus a pool room and a strange room which looks like two large windows have been removed between there and the bar. There is also a pleasant garden cum smoking area. Five pumps with changing beers from regional and micro brewers, Fullers, Cottage, Rucking Mole, Hopback and Otter on my visit, all very well kept justifying the Good Beer Guide entry. Plain victorian style decoration, a bit dowdy but clean and tidy, an interesting mixed bunch of regulars, and friendly knowledgable staff. The usual TVs, the pool room already mentioned plus a dart board and games machines complete the facilities available.

On 8th November 2009 - no rating submitted
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