In common with many Wetherspoon pubs, the Claude du Vall is only a few minutes' walk from the train station and bus stops, and is adjacent to the town’s busy shopping area. It therefore attracts a wide selection of people throughout the day. The variety of furniture, and styles of layout, create a different feel as you walk through the large, modern interior of the pub.

Refurbished in October 2025, there is a long bar that serves the whole pub; the gents and disabled toilets are downstairs towards the rear of the building, and the ladies toilets upstairs. On fine days there is pavement seating on the High Street, as well as a small outside patio towards the rear of the pub accessed from the middle of the pub - including smoking.

There are three regular cask ales and then at least two guests, generally including at least one LocAle and often a dark beer. On busier weekends there might be up to four guest beers available. Several TV screens are mounted on the walls, generally showing news programmes (with sub-titles showing instead of sound), but occasionally sports events are shown (also with sound off). The pub has good relationships with its local brewers, and promotes quarterly tap Takeovers which are advertised in the pub. They enthusiastically support the National Wetherspoon Beer & Cider Festivals.