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Ale House, Taunton

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78 Station Road, Taunton, TA1 1PD (View on Google Map)
(01823) 617408
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A pleasant locals pub on a main road junction originally called the Royal Mail before becoming the Cricketers Arms and now Ale House.

A central bar with five hand pumps usually serving at least three cask ales and one cider but could be upto five cask ales at peak trading times from a huge range of sixty in the SIBA local beer catalogue.

20p discount on cask ales and 10% off food orders for valid CAMRA card carrying members.

A good range of reasonably priced and good quality food.

A very popular pub especially when there are major televised sporting events and Friday's and Saturdays with live music. Other events such as quiz nights are frequent and details can be found on the facebook page.

Near to Taunton station.

Information for this venue is provided by the Somerset Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Somerset West and Taunton District
Last updated
Last surveyed
12/02/2026
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Admiral Taverns
Pub ID
TAU/376
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
10:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
10:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
10:00am - Midnight
Thursday
10:00am - Midnight
Friday
10:00am - 1:00am
Saturday
10:00am - 1:00am
Sunday
10:00am - Midnight
Monday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Tuesday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Wednesday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Thursday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Friday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Saturday
10:00am - 8:30pm
Sunday
10:00am - 5:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Exeter - Lighterman TasteMatch Prediction

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Exeter - Lighterman
Exeter - Lighterman Session Bitter • 3.4% Spotted 8 times
Exeter - Lighterman
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Exeter - Lighterman

Spotted 8 times recently. Last spotted 7 hours ago at Ale House, Taunton.

ABV 3.4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Frome - Zig-Zag Stout TasteMatch Prediction

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Frome - Zig-Zag Stout
Frome - Zig-Zag Stout Session Stout • 4.5% Spotted 6 times
Frome - Zig-Zag Stout
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Frome - Zig-Zag Stout

Spotted 6 times recently. Last spotted 5 days ago at Ale House, Taunton.

ABV 4.5%
Style Session Stout
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Frome - Same Again TasteMatch Prediction

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Frome - Same Again
Frome - Same Again Session Bitter • 3.9% Spotted once
Frome - Same Again
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Frome - Same Again

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Ale House, Taunton.

ABV 3.9%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Teignworthy - Neap Tide TasteMatch Prediction

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Teignworthy Neap Tide Pump Clip-1
Teignworthy - Neap Tide Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted once
Teignworthy Neap Tide Pump Clip-1
Teignworthy - Neap Tide

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Ale House, Taunton.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Glastonbury - Arthur's Ale TasteMatch Prediction

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Glastonbury - Arthur's Ale
Glastonbury - Arthur's Ale Session Bitter • 3.4% Spotted twice
Glastonbury - Arthur's Ale
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Glastonbury - Arthur's Ale

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 3 days ago at Ale House, Taunton.

ABV 3.4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Exeter (varies) , Fine Tuned (varies) , Hanlons (varies)

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
including breakfasts
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
rear garden with seating and pretty flower beds
Family Friendly Family Friendly
until 8pm
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
CAMRA valid card members discount is 20p per pint and 10% off food orders
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (350m)
Taunton

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