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Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough

Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough

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Operator: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)

21 The Rushes, Loughborough, LE11 5BE (View on Google Map)

(01509) 217014

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Swan in the Rushes. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 26-07-2021

Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough. (Pub, Bar, Publican, Award). Published on 06-04-2023

Left Hand Bar Servery. by Michael Slaughter

Traditional three-room pub comprising a quiet, traditionally styled lounge and a lively bar with a jukebox. A constantly changing range of guest beers, usually including one dark beer. Real cider, perry, a wide range of continental bottled and draft beers and a good choice of malt whiskies plus country wines are also available. Upstairs is the Hop Loft function room and first floor outside terrace.

Branch Cider pub of the Year in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024, Runner up in 2023.

Recently refurbished games room features darts, pool, table football and a vintage arcade game. A wide range of entertainment evenings are arranged throughout the year - see Facebook for information.

Quiz Night on Mondays at 8pm is free to enter. Ale £3.50, win the Beer Question and ger 4 pints of cider.

During the summer food times are reduced, but a wide ranging menu of home cooked food is always available.

Thursday: Mauritian Curry Night (every second Thursday of the month,5-9) - Booking only. Mexican Night (every last Thursday of the month, 5-10).

Four pints of Harvest Pale £15.80 throughout the week.

Historic Interest

Opened in 1932 as the Charnwood Inn.

Information for this venue is provided by the Loughborough & North Leics Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names: Charnwood.
Local Authority: Charnwood District (B)
Last updated: 31/08/2025
Last surveyed: 01/06/2021
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Pub ID: LGH/104
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

A 1932-built town pub (originally the Charnwood Inn) with glazed stone frontage and retaining its two rooms plus lobby layout. The smoke room, to the left of the terrazzo-floored lobby, has an as-built fireplace, parquet floor, fixed seating and baffle with leaded glass. The bar back has seen some changes and the counter has a 1960s look. In the right-hand bar, the counter (with a rare shallow copper trough running round the base) and the fixed seating, with plain baffles at each end, are original. Sadly, the original leaded front windows have given way to modern replacements. A small back room was previously part of the living quarters.

General information about historic pub interiors

Built in 1932 as the Charnwood Inn (renamed in 1986) with glazed stone frontage, this town pub retains its two rooms and lobby layout. Left of the terrazzo floored lobby the smoke room retains 1930s tiled and wood surround fireplace, fixed seating, a 1930s baffle with leaded glass panel and parquet floor. The lower part of the bar back looks original but the upper part is modern and the counter looks as if it dates from c.1960 with ply panels. The right hand bar retains the original bar counter with a rare shallow copper trough running around the base, and original fixed seating with a plain baffle at each end but the bar back is likely to date from c.1986. Sadly, in typical Tynemill (now Castle Rock Brewery) fashion, the original leaded front windows with ‘Smoke Room’ and ‘Vaults’ wording on them have been replaced with modern windows. Majority of doors seem original. There is another small room at the rear that was originally part of the living quarters and upstairs is a World Beer Bar open at weekends.

General information about historic pub interiors

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Monday

Noon - 10:00pm

Tuesday

Noon - 10:00pm

Wednesday

Noon - 10:00pm

Thursday

Noon - 10:00pm

Friday

Noon - 11:00pm

Saturday

Noon - 11:00pm

Sunday

Noon - 8:00pm

Monday

No Service

Tuesday

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Wednesday

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Thursday

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday

4:00pm - 10:00pm

Saturday

Noon - 10:00pm

Sunday

No Service

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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Castle Rock - Harvest Pale TasteMatch Prediction

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Castle Rock - Harvest Pale

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 3.8%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 4 times.

Castle Rock - Harvest Pale Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted 4 times.

Castle Rock - Harvest Pale

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 4 times. at Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough.

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

Changing

Changing beers typically include: Alter Ego (varies) , Burton Bridge (varies)

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Porter , Stout

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