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Opens Wed at 11:00am

Operator: Independent

159-160 Avoncliff, Avoncliff, BA15 2HB (View on Google Map)

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Aug 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 09-05-2018

Aug 2017 - Canal Aqueduct . (External). Published on 16-01-2020

2018 (Copyright Cross Guns). (External). Published on 28-02-2018

2014. (Pub, External). Published on 26-08-2014

Apr 2021. (Garden). Published on 02-01-2024

Re-opened early May 2025 after refurbishment by the new owners, Iford Manor. Now has three local real ales on, plus a local cider. Food on offer Thursday to Sunday.

A world away, yet only 12 minutes by rail from Bath, this sixteenth-century canal side inn with sloping terraces down to the River Avon is popular with walkers, cyclists and narrowboaters. Overlooking the small village is the historic Avoncliff aqueduct where the Kennet & Avon canal crosses both the River Avon and the railway line. Features include inglenook fireplace, priest hole, garden bar, and resident ghost.

Refurbished, inside and out, with superb gardens overlooking the valley.

100 yards from Avoncliff station. Car parks are nearby, one on the other side of the aqueduct, and one at the bottom of the hill from Westwood. Do not attempt to drive to the front of the pub!. Easy one-and-a-half mile walk along the canal from Bradford-on-Avon. Children and dogs welcome.

Historic Interest

One of the oldest buildings in Avoncliff, the twin-gabled central section of The Cross Guns is believed to date back to the 1490’s - with the construction of the East wing in the early 1600’s, this Tudor residence became an Inn known as The Carpenter’s Arms which provided respite for travellers and drovers using the ford across the river at Avoncliff. It was later used by quarrymen, millworkers and travellers. The rural serenity of Avoncliff was disturbed from 1794, when the 9th (Bradford on Avon) Battalion of the Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers was formed and a rifle range established alongside the canal. It was shortly after this that The Carpenter’s Arms was renamed The Cross Guns.

Information for this venue is provided by the Bath & Borders Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names
Local Authority: Wiltshire
Last updated: 09/07/2025
Last surveyed: 09/07/2025
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: unknown
Pub ID: BAT/1
Asset of Community Value

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

Closed

Wednesday

11:00am - 9:00pm

Thursday

11:00am - 9:00pm

Friday

11:00am - 10:00pm

Saturday

11:00am - 11:00pm

Sunday

11:00am - 7:00pm

Monday

No Service

Tuesday

No Service

Wednesday

No Service

Thursday

11:30am - 6:00pm

Friday

11:30am - 6:00pm

Saturday

11:30am - 6:00pm

Sunday

11:30am - 6:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

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Kettlesmith - Faultline TasteMatch Prediction

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Kettlesmith - Faultline

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 4.1%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted twice.

Kettlesmith - Faultline Session Pale Ale • 4.1% Spotted twice.

Kettlesmith - Faultline

This beer is served regularly and Spotted twice. at Cross Guns, Avoncliff.

ABV	4.1%
Dispense	Handpump
Style	Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Kettlesmith - Outline TasteMatch Prediction

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Kettlesmith - Outline

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 3.8%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted once.

Kettlesmith - Outline Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted once.

Kettlesmith - Outline

This beer is served regularly and Spotted once. at Cross Guns, Avoncliff.

ABV	3.8%
Dispense	Handpump
Style	Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

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