Pubs in Bath
Discover the best pubs and bars in Bath. Browse opening hours, menus, events, and more.
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Artery
7 Richmond Place, Bath BA1 5PZ
This is an unusual venue; a grade II listed building sandwiched into the longest Georgian terrace in England. Built in 1791, and licensed from the 1850s. The venue had an extensive, but sympathetic renovation in late 2019 prior to re-opening as Richmond Arms. Relaunched as the Artery cafe/bar in Jun 2021. Small, but delightful garden at the front.
Ring o'Bells
10 Widcombe Parade, Bath BA2 4JT
From lively rugby crowds on a Saturday through to the plates piled with pink West Country beef on Sunday to quiet pints on a Monday, the Ring O bells sits in the heart of Widcombe. Locals prop up the bar, always happy to offer advice on the driest cider or hoppiest ale.Menus are packed with locally sourced ingredients, forming delicious traditional meals with some modern twists. Work by local artists decorate bare stone walls, but if it’s a warm day make use of the sun-soaked beer garden surrounded by gorgeous flowers and Bath stone.This long established people and dog friendly pub promises a buzzy atmosphere on any day of the week.
Rising Sun
3-4 Grove Street, Bath BA2 6PJ
A traditional two bar pub decorated in a modern pastel coloured wine bar style . Typically TT Landlord during the week and maybe one other, up to four at weekends . Very popular on rugby weekends. Closed Mondays
Claremont
5 Claremont Terrace, Bath BA1 6EH
The old Rising Sun has undergone several refurbishments in recent years. The latest is the most ambitious and has resulted in a much changed pub. It was re-opened in February 2019 with a new name, 'The Claremont'. The pub now has a comfortable large bar along with a versatile area in the old skittle alley that can be used as a function room. Outside there is a comfortable terrace area, and a 'fresh air dining room'. Food on offer includes Barrel and Stone pizzas. The rotating House Beers currently feature ales from Twisted and Ramsbury and others may be added.
Rose & Crown
6-8 Brougham Place, Bath BA1 6SJ
Cosy, welcoming, local which has been a pub since 1840s. Refurbished in Jan 2016 and taken over by local pub company Banwell House, the pub now has a very smart and comfortable feeling about it. There is a central bar, with drinkers seating at the front of the pub, and there are rooms going round the back for eating and relaxing. At the bar it has a heated foot rail and radiators, possibly a unique feature of the interior. May 2021: Freehold is on the market.
Royal Hotel
Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JP
A grade II listed hotel where both bars feature real ales. In the early 20th century there was a footbridge allowing guests to walk straight to the station platform.
Royal Oak
Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath BA2 3BW
A pub since around 1840 this pub closed in 1999 and seemed destined to die, but it rose from the ashes in 2005 to become a real beer haven (or heaven). Began brewing their own beer in Ralph's Ruin brewery in the old pub kitchen Jun 2017. There are normally one, two or maybe even three of their own beers together with an ever changing range of up to six guest beers from microbreweries, near and far, alongside an equally interesting range of ciders, perries and bottled British and Belgian beers. There are folk music sessions (alternating Irish and English) on Wednesday evenings with live music most weekends. Quiz night first Monday of the month. Outside is a secluded garden and small on-site car park. Ralph is the pub dog Bath & Borders CAMRA Pub of the Year 2020(again)
Bell
103 Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BW
Bath & Borders Branch Pub of the Year 2014. Purchased by 536 of its regulars, fans and staff following a community buy-out in 2013. The Bell offers five regular ales, plus up to three ever changing guests from local micros. Live music is a mainstay of the pub with bands playing Monday and Wednesday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes. Open mic night on Thursdays. The interior is made up a long main bar and a number of seating areas whilst the wall space inside is taken up by posters for local events. Other features include bar billiards, table football, pool, board games and even a tiny launderette. At the back of the pub is the Back Bar, which acts as a separate room for music, with open-mic nights on Thursday nights, and a function room. Also behind the pub is a walled-garden with covered seating.
Royal Oak
8-10 Summerlay's Place, Pulteney Road, Bath BA2 4HN
Recently re-opened under new management. Draft Bass available on a recent visit. . Sports oriented pub near Bath Rugby ground.
Salamander
3 John Street, Bath BA1 2JL
An 18th-century building, tucked away in a side street, that opened as a coffee bar in 1957 and got a pub licence five years later. Taken over by St Austell in 2017 and now run by two partners under the Prangell & King Pub Co. Beers from St Austell /Bath Ales stable. It looks and feels like a pub that's been there for a century or more with wooden floorboards, wood panelling and subdued lighting adding to the ambience of the ground-floor bar, created from several small rooms. A popular restaurant upstairs uses local ales used in cooking.
Sam Weller's
13-14 Upper Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1RH
Friendly city centre pub popular both with locals and tourists. An extensive menu features traditional pub fare. No food Sun evenings Sam Weller was a character in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers.
Saracens Head
42 Broad Street, Bath BA1 5LP
Old city center pub beloved by students. Usually at least one Greene King ale on.