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Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage

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Operator: Independent
38 Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AX (View on Google Map)
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Friendly and popular Victorian corner pub, colloquially known as 'The Shoulder'. It is a short walk from the town centre, with five constantly changing beers on handpump to suit all tastes, whether expert or novice. The interior was redesigned in late 2022 to allow greater space for customers and has reopened following the extensive refurbishment, including an outdoor drinking area. A former local, county and regional CAMRA Pub of the Year, it has also had many entries in this Guide's past.

Information for this venue is provided by the White Horse Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse District
Last updated
28/05/2024
Last surveyed
15/02/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
WHS/073
Asset of Community Value

A wonderfully traditional small-town pub. The great feature is a highly unusual glazed-in snug right in front of the main entrance which probably had been a servery area (hence the closed-up small window and vertically sash window): small opening to the long, thin servery beyond with hand pumps, unusually, mounted against the wall. On the left is a public bar, its odd shape due the corner site: large hatch servery. Right of the snug a corridor leads to the rear yard with outdoor drinking: on the right is a room opened to the corridor in 2002; on the left is a widened space with a counter in front of the servery.

The rooms have varying amounts of match-board panelling. There are a couple of bell-pushes for table service, one in the main bar the other in the snug (we mention this because, although bell-pushes (and hence) table service were common from the Midlands northward, we know of few in the south). The doorway on the side elevation used to lead to an off-sales. At the side of the pub is a pitch for the popular Oxfordshire game of Aunt Sally (played May-Sept): to achieve the required 30 feet for throwing the sticks, players have to stand in the road!

A wonderfully traditional small-town pub. The great feature is a highly unusual glazed-in snug right in front of the main entrance which probably had been a servery area (hence the closed-up small window and vertically sash window): small opening to the long, thin servery beyond with hand pumps, unusually, mounted against the wall. On the left is a public bar, its odd shape due the corner site: large hatch servery. Right of the snug a corridor leads to the rear yard with outdoor drinking: on the right is a room opened to the corridor in 2002; on the left is a widened space with a counter in front of the servery.

The rooms have varying amounts of match-board panelling. There are a couple of bell-pushes for table service, one in the main bar the other in the snug (we mention this because, although bell-pushes (and hence) table service were common from the Midlands northward, we know of few in the south). The doorway on the side elevation used to lead to an off-sales. At the side of the pub is a pitch for the popular Oxfordshire game of Aunt Sally (played May-Sept): to achieve the required 30 feet for throwing the sticks, players have to stand in the road!

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Monday
Noon - 10:45pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:15pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:45pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:45pm
Friday
Noon - 11:45pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:45pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:45pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Source: National


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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Open Mic night on Tuesdays
Garden Garden
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Accommodation Accommodation
Three en-suite rooms
Events Events
Quiz night on Thursdays
Function Room Function Room
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
LocAle LocAle
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (150m)
Oxford Bus: X1, X35
Directions
E of Market Square

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