Live Sports — Pubs in Bath

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

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 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.

Saracens Head

42 Broad Street, Bath BA1 5LP

CAMRA Discount

Old city center pub beloved by students. Usually at least one Greene King ale on.

Slug & Lettuce

5-6 Edgar Buildings, Bath BA1 2EE

Part of the Slug and Lettuce chain of bars popular with the young and students . Live sports shown on many screens.

Belushi's

9 Green Street, Bath BA1 2JY

Belushi's Bar, Cafe and Diner is part of the St Christopher's Inn backpackers hostel and occupies the ground floor. Single ale usually on the bar and american diner style food served. Popular with students (discounts available) and younger drinkers.

Trinity Brewery Inn

49-51 James Street West, Bath BA1 2DA

This Cask Marque pub serves two ales, ciders, and continental lagers, pub bar food such as cobs, pork pies, & scotch eggs etc. Sky Sports and BT Sports available and features live music from local and touring bands on Friday and Saturday evenings, plus the 1st Sunday of every month. They also have karaoke and a DJ once a month, see website for details.

Trowbridge House

128 Coronation Avenue, Bath BA2 2JP

A community pub with views over Bath

Volunteer Rifleman's Arms

3 New Bond Street Place, Bath BA1 1BH

One of Bath city centre's smallest pubs located in an attractive passageway between New Bond Street and Upper Borough Walls. The 'Volly' is a traditional one-bar pub which is a favourite with the locals. On display there are numerous military themed posters reflecting the pub's name. 'British Classic' pub fare is on offer and there is an upstairs dining room. Piped music has a 70/80s bias. There is a small outside seating area at the front.

White Horse

42 Shophouse Road, Bath BA2 1EF

Beer Festivals

Regularly in the GBG some years ago and Branch Pub of the Year in 2011 this friendly community pub had a number of changes since, most recently in Aug 2018. The pub has had a new lease of life under the current management with two or maybe three ever changing guests rather than regular beers, recent beers have included Timothy Taylor, Robinsons, Black Sheep, Exile, Hogs Back, Dartmoor and Purity beers. Hoping to resume regular live music from 25 Jun 21. Generally last Friday of the month, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and 1st Sunday of the month but check pub facebook page or ents24 for latest gig lists. Opening times and food hours are liable to change a little with the seasons so best to check if travelling a distance.

Belvoir Castle

32-33 Victoria Building, Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 3EH

Freehouse opened around 1850 the Belvoir, meaning ‘beautiful view’, was named after Belvoir Castle (pronounced Beaver), the seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is known that the family owned land in the city of Bath and hence the building of the pub called after its namesake. Three big screens showing SKY and BT sports, a games room with darts, pool and table football, a skittle alley and large function room with its own bar. Next door, and part of the pub, is a fish and chip shop known as ‘Pollocks of Bath’; it's food is served in the pub also.

Bladud's Head

1 Catsley Place, Bath BA1 6TA

Friendly traditional local pub built in 1858 with separate public and lounge bars (that were originally two pubs next door to each other). It has a function room with pool table to the rear. There are outside benches to the roadside front and a rear patio garden. As well as real ale it serves Thatchers Traditional cider on handpump. It is the home of the Bath Muzzle & Historic Breechloaders Association who meet every month in the function room.

Boater

9 Argyle Street, Bath BA2 4BQ

A Fullers pub with a large beer garden overlooking Pulteney Bridge and Weir on the River Avon. There are bars on two levels and a function room (refurbished in 2017). Food is featured here with three different dining areas. Adjacent to Bath Rugby ground (Rec) and can get very busy on match days.

Centurion Inn

Poolemead Road, Bath BA2 1QR

Parking

October 2021 - Under new management. A unique, split level, community pub, built around 1964 in a residential area of Twerton. It was given Grade Two listed status in 2018 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-44168220). The large windows in the main bar (originally known as The Buttery) give a great view over the valley.

Charmbury Arms

69-70 Brook Road, Bath BA2 3RR

Friendly traditional and independent freehouse with range of traditional games (darts and pool leagues) and one of the few Bath pubs to regularly feature Proper Job. Currently cash only no credit/debit cards

Cork

11-12 Westgate Buildings, Bath BA1 1EB

Situated right in the heart of Bath, The Cork boasts two bars, two vaulted Karaoke pods, The Vault event space and a very large alfresco garden area.‍You won’t find a better pub in which to socialise, relax, watch live sport or have a full-on party!With regular events including, DJ nights, our Pub Quiz and Drag Queen Bingo, there's something to entertain everyone at The Cork.

Cross Keys

Midford Road, Combe Down, Bath BA2 5RZ

Beer Festivals

An historic inn dating from 1718 on the southern outskirts of the city, close to the beautiful Midford valley and popular with walkers. Featuring four ales, including guests often from a local 'Brewery of the Month' range of ales. Highly recommended, gastro standard, homemade food is available all sessions. The main bar on the left still has many original features and a large open fire. Musician Eddie Cochrane died in 1960 in the nearby St. Martin's Hospital and the snug area features pictures and memorabilia from his musical career. The restaurant is on the right and split across three levels. Parking is a bit restricted.

Crystal Palace

10-11 Abbey Green, Bath BA1 1NW

Set on the pretty Abbey Green. Refurbished by Fullers in 2014, and now an upmarket-feeling city centre pub. Full table service in the lounge. There is a glass covered sitting area at the rear of the pub.

Curfew

11 Cleveland Place West, Bath BA1 5DG

Re-opened under new management Sep 2020. A pleasant pub on the outskirts of the city centre, serving Wadworth beers along with traditional British pub food. There is an upstairs dining room decorated in the modern wine bar pastel

Devonshire Arms

139 Wellsway, Bath BA2 4RY

Large bustling two room pub - under new management since Summer 2021 - sports orientated - food some evenings. Quiz every other Monday, 3 skittles teams use the alley, live music some Saturday evenings. Butcombe is regular with one changing guest. Snooker table upstairs (membership required).

Fairfield Arms

1 Fairfield Park Road, Bath BA1 6JN

Taken over by new tenants in August 2020, the refurbished Fairfield Arms now has two regular ales on and may feature a third guest in summer. Consisting of a main bar with two adjacent rooms the pub still has many of the original features. Now serving food. Large screens show sport. A small south facing garden is at the front of the pub.

Full Moon

High Street, Bath BA2 1DQ

Parking

Traditional 2 room local with rear terrace. No longer stocks real ale

Electric Bear Brewery Tap

Unit 12 The Maltings, Locksbrook Rd, Bath BA1 3JL

Shop re-opened 4 Jul 20 12-6pm - tap re-opened Sat 1 Aug. Tap now open Fri, Sat & Sun. This is the Brewery Tap of Electric Bear brewery that opened in Autumn 2015. Up to 10 of their varied and tasty craft beers on tap from their standard, seasonal or nano-brewed specials - the latter only available at the Tap. All unfiltered and unpasteurised. Sometimes a cask ale. Tap normally open Friday noon- 10pm, Sat noon to 8pm and Sundays (summer only) - but subject to change - phone for latest details. Brewery shop normally opens 11am-5pm (Mon- Thur) and as Tap on Fri- Sun Near Bristol and Bath Railway path. Nearby bus routes include 15, 38, 39. A4 X39 & 716 Note that from 1 Jul 19 the tap only accepts cards - cash not accepted

Flan O'Briens

21 Westgate Street, Bath BA1 1EP

WiFi

A light and airy Irish themed pub with a single long narrow bar with high ceilings and large windows. It is rarity in Bath being a Victorian purpose built pub. Flan O'Brien was one of several nom de plumes of Brian O'Nolan - a major figure in 20th century Irish literature. The pub has two screens showing sports and can get very busy for major sporting events. A Freehouse since Sep 2020

Widcombe Social Club

Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA

Smoking Area

Completely rebuilt in 2015/16 this well established club re-opened in April 2016. Although owned by the members the bar is open to non-members. Function room hosts all sorts of events. No food at present but that will change. 1 regular beer and 1 guest at present. Hosted Bath & Borders CAMRA Winter Ales Festival in 2016, 2017 & 2018 and venue for the next event (8-9 Feb 2020).

Old Crown

131 High St, Bath BA2 1DA

Refurbished in Spring 2018. Now under new management since March 2019. At that time serving 2 real ales, London Pride and Tim Taylor Landlord, both selling at £2.40 a pint.

Golden Fleece

1-3 Avon Buildings, Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 1ES

Cask Marque Accredited

A simple local community pub that welcomes all, from young to old. No food, just beer and cider, plus music most weekends. BT sport when last visited Interesting and relatively unspoiled wood panelled bar area.

Grapes

14 Westgate Street, Bath BA1 1EQ

CAMRA Discount

Reputedly one of Baths oldest buildings the Grapes re-opened as a freehouse in late Aug 2019 after a two year closure and a stylish and sympathetic refurb. Two or maybe three ales typically from local brewers such as Fine Tuned , Frome or Kettlesmith or from further afield such as Anarchy, Oakham, Thornbridge, Boss, Cross Bay, Dark Star or Tiny Rebel. Wine on tap ! Live music Thurs and Sat. Offers 5% CAMRA discount. Food service is a small menu of locally sourced soups, cold meats and such like (more specialty deli than pie and chips!). Izakaya supper evenings are likely to become a regular occurrence at weekends in the upstairs room.

Assembly Inn

16-17 Alfred Street, Bath BA1 2QU

Comfortable smart pub close to the Assembly Rooms. Sky/BT sports are shown here on numerous big screens, plus there is a room dedicated to pool tables.

Smokehouse Kitchen

Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 3BD

Previously known as the GPT Smoke house (and before that Green Park Tavern) this venue re-opened as Smokehouse Kitchen in June 2021 a restaurant and bar serving a range of food.

Bath CAMRA Winter Ales Festival

February 2020: Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA

Disabled Access

The fourth Bath CAMRA Winter Ales Festival is to be held on Fri 7th and Sat 8th Feb 2020. Once again we are hosted in the club house of the Widcombe Social Club but a different time of year due to venue availability and cost considerations. We are again running two public sessions, a Friday evening one from 5pm to 11pm and a Saturday lunchtime-into-early-evening session running from 11am to 7pm. For Six Nations fans the Ireland v Wales and Scotland v England games will be shown on at least one tv in the ground floor bar on the Saturday afternoon. That bar will remain open to beer festival customers after the festival itself closes (which should be just after final whistle). We aim to have at least 30 cask beers from near and far and four or five ciders/perries and a range of hot and cold food. Typically four or five beers sell out sometime during Saturday leaving at least twenty five to choose from throughout the entire festival. Beer will be sold in half pint and third pint measures. The admission charge for each session is once again un-changed at £8 and this includes £2 worth of beer tokens to all customers. Card-carrying CAMRA members are entitled to a further £2 worth of beer tokens but please note that these are claimed at the event itself – the full price must be paid when purchasing tickets in advance. We recommended that people buy tickets in advance and etickets are available now from www.bathandborderscamra.org.uk. Paper tickets are also available from the Old Green Tree in Bath, or from The Stumble Inn in Bradford-on-Avon. This years nominated charity is Dorothy House hospice. The venue can be accessed from Bath Spa railway station and the Bath bus station via the Halfpenny Bridge over the River Avon from where a short stroll down Widcombe High Street takes you to the club slightly up the hill from the Co-op corner store. Widcombe Social Club and Bath & Borders CAMRA look forward to welcoming you to the festival in this great venue which enjoys magnificent views across Bath.

Walcot House

Walcot St, Bath BA1 5BG

Live Music

Upmarket bar and restaurant in former retail premises with nightclub and live music venue in the lower ground floor. Breakfast served in the mornings. Late night moves in the adjacent Club; Closed Mondays

Griffin Inn

Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2AP

Accommodation

Grade II-listed inn with a modern minimalist feel. Taken over by the St Austell Brewery in autumn 2018, refurbished and re-opened in Oct 2018 . Now selling a much larger range of spirits but a smaller range of cask ales and craft beers. Note that the location of the gents and ladies has been swapped over - gents now on ground floor. The Griffin Inn was established on this site in 1730 with the present buildings that make up the pub being built over the next 100 years. There is also archaeological evidence that the site was in use during and before the 1600s as an inn on the Bristol Road before the present building. The name refers to the griffin sitting on the Lansdown Monument, commemorating the Cornish Royalist hero, Sir Bevil Grenville who died at the Battle of Lansdown on 1643. The earliest documentary evidence is of a license granted to William Pomeroy "To keep a common Inn and Alehouse" for the consideration of El 0 in 1776.

Hadley Arms

North Road, Bath BA2 5DH

Parking

A traditional free house under same management since 1977! This is a large friendly local, offering well made traditional pub grub and up to four real ales during busy periods (skittle season) - possibly less in summer. Takeaway food available. Three skittle alleys are available and can be booked for events.

Huntsman

1 Terrace Walk, Bath BA1 1LJ

Dating back to between 1748 and 1750 and taken over by Fuller's in 2012 and fully refurbished. This is now a smart gastro pub with a bar on the ground floor and an a la Carte style restaurant with its own bar upstairs. Two guest beers are usually on offer, and live music is sometimes played on the last Friday of the month. This pub is popular on the days Bath Rugby plays at home.

Lamb & Lion

15 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QU

Large city-centre pub which is part of the Stonegate chain, offering food from breakfast onwards. Serves four ales and up to four of Lilleys ciders; the Lamb & Lion 'House Beer' is Precott's Chequered Flag. Good sized beer garden and large screens for sporting events.

Apple Tree

8-10 North Parade Road, Bath BA2 4EU

Accommodation

Jukebox

Part of The Parade Park B & B Accommodation and serves both tourists and locals. Stopped selling real ale after minor refurbishment in the summer of 2017. Re-named Apple Tree Jun 18 and now stocking a wide range of keg and bottled ciders

Larkhall Inn

St Saviour's Road, Bath BA1 6SD

Very old village inn with a superb garden and a historic interior. A lively community local acting as a base for many clubs with an impressive array of trophies above the bar. The internal features of interest date from late Victorian times: A small intact vestibule entrance with quarry tiled floor leads to a largish public bar. To the left of the entrance, there is a lower level small room has a wood block floor, panelling to two-thirds height with wall benches attached. Sitting on the Victorian bar counter are three (non-operational) brass handpumps inscribed "Nathaniel George Wilcocks City Inn Works Bath" and said to date from 1887. Look for the old gas fitting on the right of the bar back. There is a large original stone fireplace and two fine lengths of old bench seating - a curved one around the bay window of a style like an old settle but much wider and a straight section that forms a passage on the rear left to the ladies’ upstairs and the outside gents’ under cover. A small pool room at the front right has a parquet floor and hatch for service.

Barley Mow

32 Bathwick Street, Bath BA2 6NZ

The Barley Mow, established in 1854, is one of the oldest traditional pubs in Bath and has a cosy bohemian feel. On two levels the main L-shaped bar has leather sofas and a wood burning stove; around the corner facing the bar is the pool table. A lower level has further tables and the dartboard. There is live music on most weekends and Bluegrass and Gypsy Jazz sessions on Wednesdays. No regular food service, but German style hot dogs and rolls are available on the bar and occasional curry nights are held. A carvery is served on Sunday lunchtimes.

Livingstone

24 Moorland Road, Bath BA2 3PW

A traditional two room local on the bustling Moorland Road. It has a very unusual construction, using large areas of thick glass bricks, with no actual windows, giving the feel, some say, of being in a fish tank. Outside there is a large aviary. Serves Draught Bass.

Bath Brew House

14 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BX

Beer Festivals

Formerly the Metropolitan, and before that the Midland Hotel, the whole building underwent a major refurbishment in the summer of 2013 and re-opened as a brew-pub in September of that year. The on-site micro, the James Street Brewery, produces the two regular beers, malty Gladiator (3.9%) and the hoppier, citrussy Emperor (4.4%). There can up to four additional beers, usually James St seasonal beers. The bar also has a four-tap craft beer font serving artisan beers from both the UK and around the world. Through the main entrance is a large L-shaped bar. The James Street Brewery vessels can be seen, behind a glass frontage, to the rear of the bar and more or less opposite the main entrance. To the rear of the main bar area is a dining area with open kitchen, among whose features are a rotisserie and smoke house, and a very large garden and patio, which, in the summer makes an excellent sun trap and in winter is enclosed by a heated marquee. Upstairs is the Tank Room, where live free to air TV sports is sometimes shown, and which hosts quizzes, movie nights and comedy. This room, which has its own bar, can be hired as a function room.

Moorfields

73 Third Avenue, Bath BA2 3NZ

Function Room

Re-opened 7 Oct 20 after £500K alterations and refurb of interior and garden by Bath Pub Company ( who also operate Hare & Hounds, Locksbrook Inn and Marlborough Tavern). Expect strong food focus breakfast/lunchtime/evening. Walled paved/decked garden to rear. Butcombe Original and one or maybe two guests from Enterprise/Stonegate stable.

New Crown

21 Newbridge Hill, Bath BA1 3PW

Accommodation

A pub situated between the city centre and Weston village, and close to the Royal United Hospital, the B & B is well regarded. Run by the same tenants for 27 years. Built in 1878, along with the ten villas at Newbridge Hill, it was a coaching inn between Bath and Bristol. Sometimes featuring a house ale from Laine under the name of 'Kelvins Ale' after the landlord.

New Inn

23-24 Monmouth Place, Bath BA1 2AY

Small and friendly bar with a modern tiled bar area with further seating upstairs in a small room and roof terrace. Sold by Wadworth to Red Oak Taverns in August 2019. Re-opened Jun 2016 after major internal and external refurbishment by the same group that operate Victoria Pub and Kitchen in Bath. New roof terrace and small function room added.

Victoria Pub & Kitchen

Westhall Buildings, Upper Bristol Road, Bath BA1 3AT

Re-opened as the Victoria Pub & Kitchen at the end of 2012 after a major refurbishment. this has turned what was a rather tired boozer into a very pleasant gastro pub. Note that the pub is on the main road to the west of Argos and not as shown on the map.

Canon

1 Barton Street, Bath BA1 1HQ

Previously Molloys (and before that O'Neills). A busy city centre bar, in what was an old chapel, is spread over two floors, with live sports TV and food. Launched in Dec 16 after refurbishment and re-branding. At least two and possibly three or four real ales on, plus a good range of craft beers and keg ciders. Cask Marque accredited.

Pig & Fiddle

2 Saracen Street, Bath BA1 5BR

A large and busy town-centre pub with a varied clientele and a friendly atmosphere. One end is an old shop front, the other a courtyard with drinking benches and covered heaters. The decor is an esoteric collection of art displays and unusual furniture. There is a 'snug' area at the far end of the bar with a large screen for sports.

Pulteney Arms

37 Daniel Street, Bath BA2 6ND

Function Room