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Butcher's Arms, Sonning Common

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Operator: Brakspear Pub Co
Blounts Court Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9RS (View on Google Map)
(0118) 996 4815
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Under new tenants as of 5 September 2025. Opening hours and telephone number updated. No food to start with. Other info to be checked.

1930s style village community pub, extensively refurbished, but retaining much original wood panelling and three real fires. Situated on a country lane at the edge of Sonning Common bordering the countryside. The large garden has plenty of seating, a children's play area and a separate barbeque area. A permanent beacon was installed in the car-park for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Information for this venue is provided by the South Oxfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire District
Last updated
Last surveyed
17/10/2022
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Brakspear Pub Co
Pub ID
SOX/0200
Asset of Community Value
Monday
3:00pm - 10:30pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:30pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer (from the Brakspear Pub Co approved list) and 1 regular beer.

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Brakspear - Gravity TasteMatch Prediction

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Brakspear - Gravity Session Bitter • 3.4% Spotted 7 times
Brakspear - Gravity
Brakspear - Gravity

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 7 times. at Butcher's Arms, Sonning Common.

ABV 3.4%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
No children after 9pm. One area of the pub is adults only.
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Darts
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (600m)
Reading Buses: 25, 25A (not Sun nor public holidays; from Reading only (returns via the Reading Buses 25 route)); Carousel Buses: 112 (Mon, Wed & Fri only - not public holidays; two journeys southbound (the morning service leaves Watlington before 9:30am), one northbound journey); Oxfordshire County Council (Fleet Services): H1 (Thu only; one return journey only; the Henley-on-Thames bound service is before 11:00am)
school services only are not listed
Ordnance Survey Reference
SU711807

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