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Somerville Arms, Leamington Spa

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An excellent and unspoiled Victorian local (1864) situated on a street corner in a pleasant suburb of northeast Leamington.

The pub has benefited from a subtle and sympathetic refurbishment by Everards and has been under new management since 2019. The 'Ville' retains a simple bar room and a small comfortable snug and secret garden. The wooden bar sports a fine set of five matching hand pumps. A popular community venue, regular live music nights are well supported. Local CAMRA pub of the year 2012. Quiz every Monday at 8:30pm.

There is a food outlet connected to the pub. Pay at the bar - Monday - Saturday 5-9.

Instagram: thesomervillearms

Historic Interest

The pub dates back to 1864

Information for this venue is provided by the Heart of Warwickshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Warwick District
Last updated
23/07/2023
Last surveyed
18/10/2022
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Everards
Pub ID
HOW/2052
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

There is nothing architecturally memorable or historic about this interior, dating from a 1956 refit, but it has a no-nonsense simplicity which is becoming sadly rare. The long public bar, once two rooms, runs along the front of the pub and the fittings are pleasingly basic - lino-tiled floor, tongue-and-groove panelling to dado level, brick fireplaces and fixed seating. A sensitive refurbishment in 2010 saw the bar counter and back replaced but much else spruced up. A central corridor leads to a small back lounge which has a sturdy bar counter and bar back, bench seating and a brick fireplace, all from 1956.

General information about historic pub interiors

This back-street local was refurbished in 1956 and remained little altered until in 2010 Everards carried out, by their usual standards, a very restrained refurbishment at the insistence of the licensee. A long public bar runs along the front of this back-street local: until the 1950s it would have been two rooms, hence the fireplaces at each end. In the public bar Everards did remove the 1950s bar counter and bar back and replaced them but the fixed seating was just cleaned up and re-polished, the two 1950s brick fireplaces were shot-blasted and now look immaculate and some new tiles were added in the left hand area.

A central corridor leads to the back of the pub where there is a 'smoke room', actually a small lounge. The lounge has retained its 1950s sturdy bar counter and bar back fitting, the 1950s bench seating and baffles; also the 1950s style brick fireplace was just shot-blasted. The toilets have been modernized with the only remaining old fitting a c.1970 Ansells mirror in the gents’. It does therefore mean that although there is nothing architecturally memorable or that historic about the fittings, this interior has a no-nonsense simplicity which is, sadly, becoming increasingly rare.

General information about historic pub interiors
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 - 11:00pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
No Service
Monday
5:00pm - 9:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Everards - Old Original
Everards - Original - House Beer Everards - Old Original Premium Bitter • 5.2%
Everards - Old Original
Everards - Original - House Beer
(Everards - Old Original)

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 5.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Everards - Tiger
Everards - Tiger Session Bitter • 4.2% Spotted twice
Everards - Tiger
Everards - Tiger

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted twice

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Strong IPA SMASH

Source: Local


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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Various including Spanish, folk, country. One off events.
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Access to bar, but none to the rear garden and no disabled WC
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Front bar only
Function Room Function Room
Rear room, 30
Games Games
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Available on request
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Covered and heated at the rear, open air at the front
Wi Fi Wi Fi
free
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Quiet Quiet
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
10%
Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
67
Closest station (1250m)
Leamington Spa

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