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Traditional three-room Castle Rock pub comprising a quiet, traditionally styled lounge and a lively bar with a jukebox. A constantly changing range of guest beers, usually including one dark beer. More than 20 varieties of real cider, perry, a wide range of continental bottled and draft beers and a good choice of malt whiskies plus country wines are also available. Upstairs is the Hop Loft function room and first floor outside terrace. Branch Cider pub of the Year in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024, Runner up in 2023.
Recently refurbished games room features darts, pool, table football and a vintage arcade game. Quiz Night on Mondays at 8pm is free to enter. A wide range of entertainment evenings are arranged throughout the year - see Facebook for information.
No longer accepts Camra vouchers, but does offer Castle Rock features with their card or app.
During the summer food times are reduced, but a wide ranging menu of home cooked food is always available.
Sunday: BBQ Menu.
Thursday: Mauritian Curry Night (5-9), but last Thursday of the month is Mexican Night.
Friday: All you can eat ribs from £22.95.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
A 1932-built town pub (originally the Charnwood Inn) with glazed stone frontage and retaining its two rooms plus lobby layout. The smoke room, to the left of the terrazzo-floored lobby, has an as-built fireplace, parquet floor, fixed seating and baffle with leaded glass. The bar back has seen some changes and the counter has a 1960s look. In the right-hand bar, the counter (with a rare shallow copper trough running round the base) and the fixed seating, with plain baffles at each end, are original. Sadly, the original leaded front windows have given way to modern replacements. A small back room was previously part of the living quarters.
Built in 1932 as the Charnwood Inn (renamed in 1986) with glazed stone frontage, this town pub retains its two rooms and lobby layout. Left of the terrazzo floored lobby the smoke room retains 1930s tiled and wood surround fireplace, fixed seating, a 1930s baffle with leaded glass panel and parquet floor. The lower part of the bar back looks original but the upper part is modern and the counter looks as if it dates from c.1960 with ply panels. The right hand bar retains the original bar counter with a rare shallow copper trough running around the base, and original fixed seating with a plain baffle at each end but the bar back is likely to date from c.1986. Sadly, in typical Tynemill (now Castle Rock Brewery) fashion, the original leaded front windows with ‘Smoke Room’ and ‘Vaults’ wording on them have been replaced with modern windows. Majority of doors seem original. There is another small room at the rear that was originally part of the living quarters and upstairs is a World Beer Bar open at weekends.
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This Pub serves 7 changing beers and 3 regular beers.
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Changing beers typically include: Castle Rock (seasonal) , Charnwood (varies)
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Live Music
Garden
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
Function Room
Lined Glasses
Newspapers
Real Fire
Separate Bar
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Cider
Real Heritage Pub
Beer Festival
Quiet
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