Bear and Ragged Staff

CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

Heart of Warwickshire Branch

Pubs

We select 10 pubs from our area to appear in The Good Beer Guide based on beer quality reports submitted by CAMRA members.

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Ashorne
Cottage Tavern
Ashorne WARWICK
mapAshorne
Free house
Tel:(01926) 651410
A small village local with a pleasant atmosphere and a friendly welcome. Both the split-level bar and the dining area have a log fire in winter months. Four changing guest ales are mainly from micro brewers and compliment the weekly food promotions. The seasonal dishes on the menu are home cooked using local produce. A popular quiz night is held on the last Sunday of every month and traditional pub games like shut the box are enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Full details
  • John Smith - Bitter
  • Guest x 3
Avon Dassett
The Avon
Main Street Avon Dassett SOUTHAM
mapAvon Dassett
Free house
Tel:(01295) 690270
Previously called the Prince Rupert, this traditional olde worlde village inn boasts flegstone floors and real fires. Good honest pub food includes 64 different ways to eat the landlady's home-made pies! Live music on Friday nights and a Wii night on Sundays! Externally attractive all year with summer and winter flowers filling the many hanging baskets and pots. In Mid June it hosts live music with a pig roast and BBQ for the village soapbox derby raising money for charity. Gluten free menu. Full details
  • Hook Norton - Bitter
  • Timothy Taylor - Golden Best
  • Timothy Taylor - Landlord
  • CAMRA LocAle Logo x 1
Barford
Granville
52 Wellesbourne Road, Barford,
mapBarford
** Unknown **
Tel:01926 624236
An extended Gerogian pub, the main part retains its essential three-bay symmetry. The interior was totally refurbished early in 2005 in a light contemporary style. Three separate rooms, a bar area for drinking and dining where smoking is permitted, a lounge with soft leather sofas and an open fire during the winter months for non-smoking dining. Separate totally non smoking dining room, seating up to 60, available for private hire mid week. Comprehensive food menu, with changing specials board. Traditional Sunday Lunch served 12pm to 4.30pm. Extensive wine list, wines supplied by a small local independent wine merchant Landscaped large outdoor garden and dining area. Until early the 2005 the pub was called the Granville Arms. The Granville family once owned nearby Wellesbourne Hall. Easy to reach from the M40 at junction 15 (Longbridge), take the A429 sign posted to Stow. Full details
    Joseph Arch
    7 Bridge Street Barford WARWICK
    mapBarford
    Free house
    Tel:(01926) 624270
    Named after founder of the agricultural workers union, a local man. Previously this pub was called the Old Red Lion, and at one time was owned by the Flowers brewery of Stratford on Avon. No food on Mondays. Full details
      Bascote Heath
      Fox & Hen
      Bascote Heath Bascote Heath SOUTHAM
      mapBascote Heath
      Punch Taverns
      Tel:(01926) 812498
      Rather isolated rural pub. One of the last pubs to carry the old red Davenports Brewery colours. Full details
      • Greene King - IPA
      • CAMRA LocAle Logo x 1
      Bishops Itchington
      Butcher's Arms
      11 Fisher Road Bishops Itchington SOUTHAM
      mapBishops Itchington
      Pubmaster
      Tel:(01926) 614161
      Friendly village local. Full details
      • Greene King - IPA
      Reopened in April 2004. Now owned by Black Country Inns, whose estate of pubs is mainly in and around Halesowen, the Great Western has undergone extensive rebuilding. At one stage, almost the entire interior had been gutted. Food is served all day. O gauge model railway inside and a full-size Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0 DM type D604 diesel shunter (new 1936) outside. Full details
      • Adnams - Bitter
      • Church End - Gravediggers
      Bishops Tachbrook
      Leopard Inn
      Oakley Wood Road, Bishops Tachbrook, Leamington Spa
      mapBishops Tachbrook
      ** Unknown **
      Tel:01926 426466
        Cubbington
        King's Head
        Church Hill, Cubbington, Leamington Spa
        mapCubbington
        ** Unknown **
        Tel:01926 887142
        Near the church. Full details
        • Flowers - IPA
        • Greene King - Abbot Ale
        • Tetley - Bitter
        Queen's Head
        20 Queen Street, Cubbington, Leamington Spa
        mapCubbington
        ** Unknown **
        Tel:01926 429949
        Small cosy 'posh' bar and larger public bar. Sparse-looking, three-roomed Victorian local, but it has a very friendly atmosphere with good conversation. Home to an active angling club, darts team and folk music (Tuesday evenings). Major sporting events shown on large screen TV. Guest beers change frequently - sometimes two are available. Full details
        • Ansells - Bitter
        • Ansells - Mild
        • Bass - Bitter
        • Greene King - IPA