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Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Machynlleth
Machynlleth
SY20 8AE
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Reviews of Wynnstay Arms Hotel (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Wynnstay Arms Hotel
A large market town hotel, with many public rooms all tastefully decorated and furnished by someone with enviable panache. The bar is through the foyer and in a separate small room whose entrance is in the left corner of the main room (which has a magnificent fireplace). Four hand pumps with beers I've never heard of, and all from Welsh breweries: Llyn, Mantle and - a new one for me - Tut Lol. The last named's Crazy Peacock was superb, a 4.8% hoppy IPA (NBSS 4.5); my other was one of the Mantle beers, a 4.5% best bitter called Teifi, which was a little green but enjoyable (NBSS 3.5) - the two halves came to £5, which I guess is a regular price. I count this as a bit of a find, though it's in the Good Beer Guide, so I can't really claim much credit. Definitely worth a trip to Machynlleth - it's half a mile from the railway station.
On 6th May 2026
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about Wynnstay Arms Hotel
Stayed here overnight as part of the latest attempt on the Wales Coast Path. Whilst still quite traditional, the emphasis has shifted onto food more than I recall from before. We ate here and the food was indeed first class, so bear that in mind. Three ales on at the bar (which is at the far left end off the lobby) all from Cader, a new one on me. A little hit-and-miss on the quality front, NBSS 2 & 3 for two I tried. The bedrooms upstairs are, to be polite, ‘old fashioned’. Anyway, this is still a decent place to drop in for one. 6.5
January 2010
Most definitely the posh pub in Mach, this is another food-led establishment (the quality of which I’m told is reliably high) and also features a pizzeria. The front bar area hosts a lovely big inglenook fire with brightly decorated plates hung above it. Has a couple of ales on the go with a fairly rotating selection; Brains, Wye Valley and Greene King(!) all feature regularly. Prices are high but the beer I had was very good. No piped music of TV, so a good place to unwind with the paper. Closes in the afternoon. Rated 7
On 1st May 2019
- rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Wynnstay Arms Hotel
This is a rambling hotel bar with various different rooms. These are furnished in a generally old fashioned but comfortable style, in fact it's a fairly typical old hotel.
The serving area is roughly in the middle of it all with four hand pumps. Of these two were unused and two had the local Cwrw Cader Aur & Cwrw Coch. I went for the Cwrw Coch (£3.50) which was expensive but in reasonably good nick.
Despite being a hotel bar this one is worth a look and is much improved on what I can recall from a visit around 20 years ago.
On 31st March 2018
- rating: 6
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Dovey Junction, 5.03 miles, 1 hr 37 min walk (show)
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No - Courtyard - last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 29 March 2018 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 August 2019 by Quinno _
