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Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham

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Operator: Exbeerience
20 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DZ (View on Google Map)
(01242) 690242
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Won 1 award

This venue won an award in 2015.
2015
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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. There is a fine range of real ales and ciders and food available. The building is Grade II-listed.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
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Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
11:30am - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
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
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 7 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach Premium Bitter • 4.5% Spotted 8 times
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Wye Valley - Butty Bach

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 8 times
Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted 8 times
Oakham - Citra
Silver Award
Oakham - Citra

Session Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 8 times
Wilde Child - Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Wilde Child - Shamrocks and Shenanigans Session Stout • 4.4% Spotted twice
Wilde Child - Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Wilde Child - Shamrocks and Shenanigans

Session Stout

ABV: 4.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 3 days ago

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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
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real 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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