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Gaskell Arms Hotel, Much Wenlock

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Operator: Valiant
High Street, Much Wenlock, TF13 6AQ (View on Google Map)

17th Century Coaching Inn. Local landmark it stands at the junction of the Telford road meeting the Bridgnorth-Shrewsbury road. Has a number of different rooms catering for all types of customers. It also has a beautiful walled garden and terrace.

This hotel has re-opened following internal refurbishment, which has not changed the attractive nature of the building, but enhanced the decoration and furnishings. There is a new menu, including breakfasts, which are also available for take-away. Exterior work is planned for September 2025, and it is hoped that this will not mean another temporary closure

Information for this venue is provided by the Telford & East Shropshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Shropshire
Last updated
01/08/2025
Last surveyed
03/04/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Valiant
Pub ID
TEL/227
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II*

Built in the Regency period, the hotel sits on the stone foundations of the erstwhile Rindleford Hall. W. Butler & Co of Wolverhampton carried out a full renovation after buying it in 1960 and the bar fittings survive virtually unchanged. The small back public bar has an old painted dado, wood-panel counter with metal studs and inlaid Formica top, old bar back with glass shelving and a carved wood fireplace - but some fixed seating has recently been lost. The front lounge is in two parts each side of a back-to-back fireplace, the left-hand section having a counter with three large highly polished brass panels that look like mirrors and a bar back similar to that in the public. A split door in the passage between the bars bears the words 'Garden Service', being opposite a tiled passage to the garden. The reception opposite the car park entrance has a quarter circle counter of the same design as the one in the public bar. A dining room front left is served from a hatch.

General information about historic pub interiors

Regency built hotel of red brick on the site of Rindleford Hall of which the stone foundations remain. It was bought by W Butler & Co. of Wolverhampton in 1960 who carried out a full renovation and remarkably the bar fittings have been retained virtually unchanged. The small back bar has an old dado painted dark brown, a bar counter of wood panels with metal studs and an inlaid top of brown Formica, a bar-back fitting with a number of glass shelves, a good carved wood fireplace which may date from 1960, but some fixed seating was removed in recent years.

The front lounge bar is in two parts either side of a back-to-back stone fireplace. The left-hand part has a distinctive bar counter front with three large highly polished brass panels that look like mirrors, brass strips at the bottom and a top with inlaid Formica. There is a bar back fitting similar to the public bar one with inlaid Formica main shelf. The passage between the two bars has a split door to the servery with the wording 'Garden Service' on the top part as it is situated opposite a red-tiled passage leading to the garden. The reception opposite the car park entrance has a quarter circle counter of the same design as the one in the public bar. There is a dining room on the front left that is served from a hatch on the left of the servery

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 8:30pm
Saturday
8:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 8:30pm
Sunday
8:00am - 10:30am & Noon - 6:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Hobsons - Town Crier
Hobsons - Town Crier Premium Golden Ale • 4.5% Spotted once
Hobsons - Town Crier
Hobsons - Town Crier

Premium Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 4 days ago
Wainwright - Gold
Wainwright - Gold Session Golden Ale • 4.1%
Wainwright - Gold
Wainwright - Gold

Session Golden Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.

Source: Regional


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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Accommodation Accommodation
14 en-suite rooms
Camping Camping
http://www.sytchecaravanandcamping.co.uk/ (1000m)
Games Games
Dominoes
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Garden only
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (20m)
436/7 & 8a

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