St Julian Inn

Excellent CAMRA award winner fully deserving its high popularity rating and one of the best-run pubs in the area. A central bar serves adjoining but discrete areas which include a lounge panelled with wood salvaged from the Doric, a former ocean liner that was broken up by Cashmores at Newport. There is a cosy nook with sofas adjacent to the games/pool room and seats near the bar counter where access is gained to the popular riverside balcony which gives superb views of the local countryside and towards historic Caerleon. Pub games include boules and skittles, the latter skittles alley doubling as a function room. Interesting guest ales sit alongside the core range. Friday afternoon is a popular slot when local Jazz and string musicians gather for a few hours to entertain. The pub is a short drive away from the Celtic Manor Resort, host of golf's 2010 Ryder Cup. The northbound bus stop is immediately outside, while the southbound (to Newport) 80 metres away.