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Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham

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20 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DZ (View on Google Map)
(01242) 690242
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  • Outstanding pub restoration

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Won 1 award

This venue won an award in 2015.
2015
Pub of the Year

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Opened in April 2013 and awarded National Pub of the Year 2015. Under new ownership since September 2019, 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.

Information for this venue is provided by the Cheltenham Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cheltenham District (B)
Last updated
04/05/2025
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. The building is Grade II-listed.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
11:30am - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
1:00am - 2:30pm & 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
1:00am - 2:30pm & 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Friday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
12:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday
12:30pm - 3:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 7 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Wye Valley - Butty Bach TasteMatch Prediction

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Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach Premium Bitter • 4.5% Spotted 9 times.
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 9 times. at Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham.

ABV 4.5%
Cask
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Oakham - Citra TasteMatch Prediction

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Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted 18 times.
Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 18 times. at Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham.

ABV 4.2%
Cask
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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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
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Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask 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)
Ordnance Survey Reference
SO9528522030
Directions
East end of High Street, past Strand on right

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