Brews & Eats

The Good Pub Guide features a heap of pubs from our area this year, and we always love an excuse to shout about our local watering holes! So here is a list of the Good Pub Guide’s best local establishments:

The Bell, Ramsbury; Lovely old inn with a civilised and relaxed atmosphere, character rooms with beams, timbering and contemporary furnishings, and a thoughtful choice of both drinks and food; spotless bedrooms The Castle, Bradford-On-Avon; Substantial stone inn with local ales, popular food, plenty of character and fine views The Lamb, Marlborough; Friendly former coaching inn with big helpings of popular food, real ales, plenty of customers and traditional pubby furnishings; comfortable bedrooms The Blue Boar, Aldbourne; Busy local with simple pubby furnishings in bar, cottagey restaurant and seats outside The Longs Arms, South Wraxall; Friendly licensees for well run old stone inn with plenty of character, real ales and first class food The Methuen Arms, Corsham; Bustling hotel with character bars, friendly staff, imaginative food, good wines and ales, and seats outside; comfortable bedrooms The Red Lion, Cricklade; 16th-c inn with well liked food in two dining rooms, ten real ales, friendly, relaxed atmosphere and big garden; bedrooms The Outside Chance, Manton; Popular dining pub, civilised and traditional, nicely reworked with sporting theme; interesting modern food, co-owned by 20-times champion jockey A P McCoy The Red Lion, East Chisenbury; Country inn in peaceful village run by hard-working chef-owners, contemporary décor, an informal atmosphere and excellent food; bedrooms The Three Tuns, Great Bedwin; Carefully refurbished village pub with a friendly welcome, real ales and highly rated food The White Horse, Compton Bassett; Bustling, refurbished village pub with four ales, good wines by the glass, inventive food and seats in big garden; pretty bedrooms The Weighbridge Brewhouse, Swindon; Stunning building with stylish modern décor, own micro-brewery ales, a huge wine list, a big range of popular food and helpful staff Worth a visit (Blue Ribbon);  The Avon Brewery, Salisbury; The Barbury, Broad Hinton; The Barge, Seend; The Bear Hotel, Devizes; The Barge, Honeystreet; The Bell, Lacock; The Bell, West Overton; The Bridge, Horton; The British Lion, Devizes; The Carpenters Arms, South Marston; The Castle & Ball, Marlborough; The Crown, Aldbourne; The George, Laccock; The George & Dragon, Rowde; The Hare & Hounds, Pickwick; The Haunch of Venison, Salisbury; The Kings Head, Salisbury; The Millstream, Marden; The New Inn, Salisbury; The Pelican, Froxfield; The Plough, Badbury; The Red Lion, Lacock; The Rising Sun, Lacock; The Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers; The Ship, Upavon; The Silks on the Downs, Ogbourne St Andrew; The Swan, Bradford-On-Avon; The Swan, Enford; The Swan, Wilton; The Three Crowns, Brinkworth; The Two Pigs, Corsham; The Village, Salisbury; The Village Inn, Liddington; The Vine Tree, Norton; The Waggon & Horses, Beckhampton; The Waterfront, Pewsey; The White Horse, Winterbourne Bassett; The Wyndham Arms, Salisbury