Live Music — Pubs in Newtown
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Found 9 live music pubs in Newtown
Travellers Rest
Church Road, Newtown PO17 6LL
Pleasant, two-roomed traditional country pub located a short distance south of Newtown village, close to the popular recreational areas of the Forest of Bere and South Downs National Park. The large garden is a popular draw in warm weather and the pub is affiliated to the Caravaning & Camping Club, providing facilities for such in the field to the rear. One locally-brewed beer is usually offered.
Buck Inn
19 High Street, Newtown SY16 2NP
A 17th century timber and thatch building believed to have been turned into a pub in the 18th century. If transported to a rural village and placed on its own tourists would coo and aaah at it. The pubs internal partitions were unfortunately opened out a few years ago making it almost open plan but the wooden beams and stone flooring remain. The pub has recently changed hands with the new landlord open to trying different beers from the Marston's /Banks range. A narrow drinking area with tables and chairs can be found to the front, it catches the sun earlier in the day, and rear patio area for outside drinking is also available.
Castle Vaults
Broad Street, Newtown SY16 2AU
Typical for the town public house in 3 story Georgian building that has seen better days, once it was known as the Spirit Vaults and had its own brewery (Swifts) which brewed behind in Crown St. Today it as the opening hours suggest is more of a bar for the younger weekend crowd. Wii and other electronic games are available to play inside with a huge screen. The internal layout dates from an early 1990’s refurbishment when it was a flourishing Marston’s house with a good reputation for lunchtime food. The front is open plan with a long bar area to the right leading through to the back with a pool table to at the rear. Disappointingly no real ale is to be found. Can be busy on Saturday nights when the pre loaders crawl into town.
Elephant & Castle
Broad Street, Newtown SY16 2BQ
Large Georgian coaching inn on banks of River Severn having benefitted from extensive refurbishment in recent years. This has partially recreated the places old multi roomed feel that was lost when Cains Brewery turned it open plan in the late 1990's. To the left of the entrance are comfy sofas, to the right is the main bar area with TV screens showing live sport. There is a separate dining area to the left of the main bar. There are usually two real ales on sometimes three. Brains Rev James and Three Tuns xxx often feature. The hotel reception is found at the very front to the left but is not always manned and bar staff cannot always see people waiting especially when busy. The river wall is located alongside and is popular on warm nights and afternoons with some benches as well, to the rear is a car park and further buildings. A riverside restaurant and hotel breakfast is found in one along with hotel rooms marketed as more upmarket Riverside Rooms and cheaper Bothy Rooms, the hotel rooms above the public bar have been recently refurbished. A large function room with own bar is also found at the rear – a favourite for weddings etc.
Exchange
Broad St, Newtown SY16 2NA
The building was the towns Flannel Exchange built in 1832 when the town and district was prosperous off the back of this trade the building now trades as the Regent Centre also hosting the town’s cinema and night club. The pub itself is situated in the basement of the building and is semi subterranean. In March 2019 after a period of closure it underwent a refurbishment, creating an open plan sports bar. The new look is dominated by a large number of TVs showing a host of different sporting events. The main drinking areas are set with high tables , benches and stools, but there are a couple of raised areas to the left and right of the main entrance where comfortable, lower seating can be found. At the far end of the pub is the spacious games area with two pool table and two new dart oches. At present three ales are on offer, two from Shropshire breweries.
Monty Club
11 Broad Street, Newtown SY16 2LU
This was a hotel (the Unicorn) up to 1918 and then became the British Legion, the date 1696 is prominent above the main entrance. A few years ago the declining membership decided on a rebrand and rename to reflect modern times. Despite its club name it does function as a public house and is used by all ages. Its location right in the centre of town and with a taxi rank outside makes it popular with the older members of the community. A pool room is to be found to the right of the main entrance with a long lounge to the left the bar is some way back in the middle of the building a large function room is to be found to the rear and upstairs there are small rooms which can be used for meeting and further pool and snooker tables. Pictures, paintings and other wall furnishings reflecting the clubs military associated heritage are prominent throughout. The club has been shortlisted for a GBG entry a few times. However, in the past with only one ale on and the odd poor quality pint reported it has been marked down. A recent makeover has improved the interior with fresh paint and new wooden flooring, and two changing guest beers may soon be on offer.
Victoria Vaults
15 Broad Street, Newtown SY16 2NA
One of Newtown’s single room establishments in the Irish/Scots tradition the basic no frills Vic Vaults is found in a three story Georgian building in the town centre. A rectangular bar sits in the middle of the one room which still has space for tv and jukebox, there are indoor toilets and an outside smoking area to the rear. Once owned by a James Nunn who had a short lived brewery to the rear of the property and these days an interesting and well kept guest beer is seen rotated on the bar. Like most pubs in the town it relies on wet sales and a steady number seem to drink here all day long, it tends not to get descended on by the youthful weekend crowd too badly and can be something of a haven on a busy Saturday night.
Newtown AFC Social Club
Latham Park, Newtown SY16 1EN
Clubhouse for the adjacent football club. Rebuilt in the early 1990's after a major fire destroyed the original building.
23 Social
12-13 Broad Street, Newtown SY16 2NA
Bar and grill situated in the old Woolworths building which opened in June 2021.