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2 Bedford Road, Reading, RG1 7HS (View on Google Map)
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This Pub is Closed Long Term

A pub that has been through a number of incarnations from its old micker as the Battle Inn, via a stint as a Polish pub called Gospoda and another as an Afro-Caribbean bar. Currently closed and boarded-up, due to be demolished for flats.

Information for this venue is provided by the Reading & Mid-Berks Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Battle Inn; Gospoda
Local Authority
Reading (B)
Last updated
06/03/2024
Last surveyed
18/07/2022
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Admiral Taverns
Pub ID
REA/READIN0284
Asset of Community Value
Opening Times Unavailable
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Smoking Smoking
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Close to bus routes
16, 17
Nearby Station (550m)
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