Part of an attractive row of stone cottages. A traditional back street local with an unusual name. Although called the Rising Sun for more than a century it was always known as the Roaring Donkey.
As you enter the pub there is a small wood panelled bar on the right with two dart boards and a fruit machine. To the left is a larger lounge. There are two handpumps serving one regular beer and the second an occasional guest. After a period of neglect it reopened in November 2024.
Historic Interest
Edward Bowly the Cirencester brewer built the Heart in Hand beerhouse in 1845. It became the Rising Sun around 1862, although it was always known as the Roaring Donkey. Ushers bought it from Courage in 1991 and it formally adopted the name Roaring Donkey in 1999.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.
Roaring Donkey, Swindon
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