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Clothiers Arms, Stroud

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Pub with accommodation offering bed and breakfast.

Now under the management of Hugo and Julie of the Old Fox in Coaley. The restaurant and bar has been recently refurbished.

The Clothiers Arms is an another of Stroud’s handsome Cotswold Stone establishments, located on the intersection between Bath Rd and Rodborough Hill.

Its location is large and triangular, steeply sloping, with the pub sitting at the back spanning the gradient on several levels. The Car park is accessed off the Bath Rd and is level with a large retaining wall to the rear. Seating in the garden area above this benefits from commanding views to the west and the River Severn. It is a popular pub with families, locals and visitors alike.

You enter the Clothiers by the door into the bar area, a capacious comfortable space with a mix of plush upholstered banquette seating and tables and chairs. To your left you will find an area with the pool table and dart board and the back of this the toilets. To your right the area faces the long bar with seating and windows facing the Bath Rd. The bar runs perpendicular to the door towards the rear of the building where a wood burning stove may be found in the fireplace, a cosy location in winter. Walking past the bar to the rear you can turn left and up some steps to the restaurant.

The outside area has tiered patio areas with beautiful glass walls and table tops fitted atop stone filled stainless gabions and a covered area with removable vinyl sides with comfy furniture. Plenty of lighting allows use at dusk or after dark.

There's an adventure playground for the kids.

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Opening and food times correct as of 2nd June 2026

Historic Interest

The present Clothiers Arms was built in 1880 on the site of an earlier beerhouse dating from around 1840. Its name reflects Stroud’s long association with the woollen cloth trade, which brought prosperity to the town and surrounding valleys during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The pub stands on Bath Road, a principal route through Stroud which was formerly a turnpike road, meaning travellers were required to pay a toll for its upkeep at a nearby gate and tollhouse. This made the Clothiers Arms a natural stopping point for both local trade and passing traffic in the horse-drawn era.

A 1952 account recorded that a major cloth-making factory stood only a short distance from the pub, part of the wider network of mills that once lined the River Frome and its tributaries. These mills formed the heart of Stroud’s textile industry, producing high-quality woollen cloth exported worldwide.

The textile tradition continues nearby today. Lodgemore Mill (WSP Textiles), together with its associated Cam site, maintains production of specialist woollen fabrics. The Cam works undertakes the spinning and weaving processes, while finishing stages such as felting, raising and nap-setting are carried out across the group, producing technical cloth including the felt used for tennis balls and billiard and snooker table cloths. This continuity links the modern industry directly to the historic cloth trade that shaped the area.

Information for this venue is provided by the Mid Gloucestershire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Stroud District
Last updated
Last surveyed
12/08/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
GLO/0457
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Otter - Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Otter - Bitter
Otter - Bitter Session Bitter • 3.6% Spotted twice
Otter - Bitter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Otter - Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted twice. at Clothiers Arms, Stroud.

ABV 3.6%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Fresh Standard (varies) , Stroud (varies) , Uley (varies)


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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky Sports & TNT - switched on by request
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Monthly - see Facebook & Instagram for details.
Garden Garden
Views out towards the Severn, impressive tiered space with a mix of decking and paved areas. including some covered heated space. Garden bar open on peak sunny days. Play area for kids
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Play area for kids in the garden, games in the bar.
Parking Parking
30 or so cars capacity.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Well behaved dogs welcome in the bar - dogs not permittted in the restaurant.
Accommodation Accommodation
Bed and Breakfast - 7 rooms, various sizes and a suite.
Function Room Function Room
Restaurant doubles as function room.
Games Games
The pub features a pool table and darts board.
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Doubles as a function room.
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Clothiers supports local breweries with offerings from Fresth Standard, Stroud & Uley breweries featuring
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Stagecoach: 63, 127, 69; Cotswold Green: 40
Nearby Station (650m)
Stroud (Gloucs)
Ordnance Survey Reference
Directions
On the left hand side of the A46 as you leave Stroud from Merrywalks roundabouts

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