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Golden Ball Inn, Cheltenham
Lower Swell
Postal town: Cheltenham
GL54 1LF
Served areas
Reviews of Golden Ball Inn (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Golden Ball Inn
A pleasant roadside pub in local stone, well maintained by Donnington Brewery. There are four hand pumps, with one having a reversed Old Rosie clip, and Donnington BB and Gold available. The Gold seemed completely different from the identically named beer at the Pheasant at Toddington the previous day, where it was a cold, hop-forward beer. Here it was served a few degrees warmer (more like 14 degrees than 10, in my estimation) and with the citrus dialled down. Donnington pubs seem variable despite their branding, with the beers in particular very different in both price and quality from pub to pub. This one was about average on both counts.
Date of visit: 15th September 2023
On 13th January 2024
- rating: 6
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Ian Mapp left this review about Golden Ball Inn
Revist Aug 2021: Beer wasn't as bad as last time.
Donnington pub - so knew what I would be getting - delightful location, picture postcard perfect in setting and location.
Terrible beer - and this really was beyond the pale. Donningtons is poor at the best of times but the 1/2 pint of SBA I had was beyond bad. It had only just opened, so I can only assume its either not been pulled through or its very badly kept.
Shame. 7 for the pub, 2 for the beer.
On 23rd August 2021
- rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about Golden Ball Inn
The Golden Ball is in a nice looking village which is about two miles downhill from Stow on the Wold.
This pub fronts onto the main road but there is no front door the main entrance is at the side of the pub.
Once inside the bar was to the right and this was a decent room to have a drink in there was also a small conservitory at the back of the pub this had tables and chairs in it and was more of a dining area.
This pub is a Donnington tied house and there were two real ales on the bar i had a drink of Donnington BB and this was a decent drink the other beer was Donnington SBA.
This is a nice pub in a nice cotswold village and it cators for drinkers and diners alike.
On 16th May 2011
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Car Park : Yes last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 August 2013 by David McNally
- Micropub : No last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- Quiz Night : Yes - Monthly - last updated 13 January 2024 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 August 2013 by David McNally
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 25 March 2022 by paulof horsham
- WiFi : Yes last updated 13 January 2024 by Will Larter
