Preserve with the Kemble Brewery Inn: Pub Crawl in Cheltenham

Last updated : 07 December 2011 By exiledessexboy

It's footy on Saturday, no time for racing!

A real scitzo place as ever Cheltenham; posh one end, 'Shamless' at the other, and guess where the ground is, but plenty of fine hostileries to visit before the game in the middle!

Last season, it took three efforts to get the game on! We had a frozen pitch, and before that a fusebox caught alight and two of the floodlights went out, and when we finally got the match played loanee jack Midson, we're be seeing him again in a couple of weeks, grabbed a brace in a 2-0 scoreline.  

Another double was the good Lord Lee Barnard's back in August 2009 and the first round of the Carling Cup when we came from a goal behind, so a winning hat-trick at whaddon Road beckons.

Though I hope those screaming kids behind the goal have buggered off!

Enough history, on to the serious bit.

Club Bar

There is a club bar at the ground called the Robins Nest which did allow some away fans in for a small admittance fee; there was no drinking in the ground last time I was there.

In Town

If you do get to Cheltenham early enough there are two of the better Weatherspoons and both in one town! They have plenty of tables and usually employ more than two bar staff!

At around £2.50 a pint of something very good it's worth a visit with under a 20 minute walk to the ground to follow with either of them.

The Moon Under Water is at the top of the high street at 16-28 Bath Road, GL53 7HA. It takes 20 minutes from the rail station, just follow the signs into town or catch a bus to the high street, there's a stop right outside the station. You could get bus 'A' from the high street which takes you to Whaddon Road.

The newish The Bank House, is at 15-21 Clarence Street, GL50 3JL.


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Moon Under Water: Bottom right, end of the arrow; The Bank House: Top left at the bottom, Clarence Street.

Cotswold 

You may get the Bishops Tipple but probably not the Blues singer

Give yourself enough time to visit the Cotswold in Portland Street, GL52 2NZ.

A cosy little Wadworth pub, they had 6X, Henrys IPA, Horizon and the wonderful Bishops Tipple on offer, while I was drinking a pint of diet coke. Never again!

I did catch a wonderful Blues singer once putting out some cracking tunes, but as that was a Friday night in March and this is a Saturday afternoon in December it just might be me and the Bishop.

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The Cotswold: Right square, at the end of the arrow on the way to the ground further right.

Nearer the Stadium

Kemble Brewery Inn: 27, Fairview Street, GL52 2JF.

Small single room pub with an open fire, hard to find but worth it when you do. You might not know some of the ales on show but always worth drinking. A limited but very good menu. A gem.

 

The Sudeley Arms: 25, Prestbury Road, GL52 2PN.

Along the Prestbury Road towards town from the stadium and less than ten minutes walk from the ground. A drinkers pub with Goff's Jouster the house beer, a range of good and ever changing real ales, excellent cider, and even a perry. (Thanks ciderspace!)

There is a Fish & Chip shop adjacent which is very popular with home and away fans, huge portions and good value for money.



Stadium: Whaddon Road to the right; Kemble Brewery Inn: Far right of left square, last street on map is Fairview Street; The Sudeley Arms: Middle of left square.

The Fox and Hounds: 116, Prestbury Road, GL52 2DP.

Real home pub, close to the ground, but have drunk their in the past without a problem, good choice of keg beer.

 

Fox & Hounds: Top of left square on Prestnury Road, Whaddon Road at the bottom.

As Bilel Moshni might say, 'apprécier'.