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Cross Guns, Avoncliff

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Opens Wed at 11:00am
Operator: Independent
159-160 Avoncliff, Avoncliff, BA15 2HB (View on Google Map)
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Re-opened early May 2025 after refurbishment by the new owners, Iford Manor. Now has three local real ales on, plus a local cider. Food on offer Thursday to Sunday.

A world away, yet only 12 minutes by rail from Bath, this sixteenth-century canal side inn with sloping terraces down to the River Avon is popular with walkers, cyclists and narrowboaters. Overlooking the small village is the historic Avoncliff aqueduct where the Kennet & Avon canal crosses both the River Avon and the railway line. Features include inglenook fireplace, priest hole, garden bar, and resident ghost.

Refurbished, inside and out, with superb gardens overlooking the valley.

100 yards from Avoncliff station. Car parks are nearby, one on the other side of the aqueduct, and one at the bottom of the hill from Westwood. Do not attempt to drive to the front of the pub!. Easy one-and-a-half mile walk along the canal from Bradford-on-Avon. Children and dogs welcome.

Historic Interest

One of the oldest buildings in Avoncliff, the twin-gabled central section of The Cross Guns is believed to date back to the 1490’s - with the construction of the East wing in the early 1600’s, this Tudor residence became an Inn known as The Carpenter’s Arms which provided respite for travellers and drovers using the ford across the river at Avoncliff. It was later used by quarrymen, millworkers and travellers. The rural serenity of Avoncliff was disturbed from 1794, when the 9th (Bradford on Avon) Battalion of the Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers was formed and a rifle range established alongside the canal. It was shortly after this that The Carpenter’s Arms was renamed The Cross Guns.

Information for this venue is provided by the Bath & Borders Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Last updated
09/07/2025
Last surveyed
09/07/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
BAT/1
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 7:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
11:30am - 6:00pm
Friday
11:30am - 6:00pm
Saturday
11:30am - 6:00pm
Sunday
11:30am - 6:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Kettlesmith - Faultline
Kettlesmith - Faultline Session Pale Ale • 4.1% Spotted twice
Kettlesmith - Faultline
Kettlesmith - Faultline

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted twice
Kettlesmith - Outline
Kettlesmith - Outline Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted once
Kettlesmith - Outline
Kettlesmith - Outline

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted once

Source: Local

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
11.30 to 6.00pm
Evening Meals Evening Meals
11.30 to 6.00pm
Garden Garden
Terraced riverside patios and garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Limited
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Soon
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Iford New Tradition
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Nearby Station (140m)
Avoncliff
Ordnance Survey Reference
ST805599

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