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Sandford Park Alehouse - Cheltenham. (Pub, External). Published on 13-02-2014
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Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham

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Operator: Exbeerience
20 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DZ (View on Google Map)
(01242) 690242
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Won 1 award

This venue won an award in 2015.
2015
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Opened in April 2013 and awarded National Pub of the Year 2015, this contemporary Alehouse is at the far eastern end of High Street, backing on to Sandford Park. U-shaped main bar area wraps around a new timber staircase with a Bar Billiards table at far end. Small front Snug room and large south facing beer garden. There is a first floor room private functions or meetings or just as an overflow from the downstairs bar. Up to nine guest ales (with Oakham Ales, Purity and Wye Valley regularly featured) plus a good selection of ciders and foreign beers on draft and in bottles. Good range of food available. Back issues of the Tippler magazine are now available in the Snug.

Changed ownership September 2019 but no obvious changes to pub, opening hours or beers.

Information for this venue is provided by the Cheltenham Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cheltenham District (B)
Last updated
27/02/2025
Last surveyed
01/03/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Burlison Inns Ltd.
Pub ID
GLO/1049
Asset of Community Value

Restoration

A pub in the 'cafe-bar' style but done extremely well and offering plenty of different spaces. A U-shaped main bar area wraps around a new timber staircase with a bar billiards table at the far end. There is a small front snug room and space upstairs as well as on the garden. There is a fine range of real ales and ciders and food available. The building is Grade II-listed.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
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Current beers

This Pub serves 7 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 7 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

Silver Award
Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 8 times

Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 day ago

Arbor - Shangri La
Arbor - Shangri La

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

Arbor - Shangri La
Arbor - Shangri La

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 day ago

Fuller's - Gentle Giant
Fuller's - Gentle Giant

Session Stout

ABV: 3.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

Marble - Atlas
Marble - Atlas

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
cider and cheese festival
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
at least one changing
OCR Pub OCR Pub
LocAle LocAle
7 guest ales, no nationals
Beer Festival Beer Festival
annual
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (20m)
Directions
East end of High Street, past Strand on right

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