The Bramshill Hunt, Arborfield - pub details
Address: Bramshill Close, Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9PL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 21237)
Wokingham (3.3 miles), Winnersh (3.4 miles), Winnersh Triangle (3.9 miles)
Pub suggested by jselwood on 30 Mar 2005
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> Current user rating: 4.0/10 (rated by 12 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Swan Inn, Arborfield (0.6 miles), Bull, Arborfield (0.8 miles), Bull, Barkham (1.1 miles), Fox and Hounds, Farley Hill (1.1 miles), George and Dragon, Swallowfield (1.9 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Bramshill Hunt, Arborfield
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| Last saw this place on a cold December evening in 1971 as my time at the Army Apprentices College was coming to an end, I was 18. My outstanding memory of the pub (as it was then - less the extensions out front - just the white building behind) was that it was a dive, only frequented by stroppy locals and pissed nonces from the College. However it was a taste of normality from the madness of the College, even if the beer was warm (used to be a Courage pub back then.) Remember the cider was cheap (and warm) and there was bar billiards for free. Oh and the ploughmans lunch (when we could afford it) was a welcome escape from the rations dished up in camp. Its a crap pub, and always will be, but its got a place in mine and thousands of of other Ex-Boys from the camp down the road's memories,(before the Garrison appeared) I visited Arborfield today on a memory trip - thanks for still being there and good luck for the future Frank Delacoe Intake 70A (A Company) at Army Apprentices College Arborfield, now resident in Portsmouth. Boysoldier1970 - 23 Jan 2010 22:42 |
| Well, well. My son ventured in the other week (he used to work there under another mangement regime) and he says the place is much better than it used to be. Gone are the n'er-do-wells and the place is much more professional. He didn't have a drink 'cause he's teatotal (apart from Jack Danniels now and again), but his companion did have quite a good meal. If I venture up again, I will pop in to review the changes. But it does sound quite promising. But the question remains, now the Brams has cleaned it's act up, where do the animals go to drink? The Bull at Arborfield is off the list; Dave and Babs in the Swan keep a reasonably tight ship; and the Bull At Barkham is closed half the time while the landlady pots her jam, makes sausages, and cheese. The Legion is off limits, so it must be brown paper bags on the rugby pitches for Arborfield's finest. Good to hear the Brams has taken massive steps to get rid of it's old 'rustic' charm. Good luck. TMYNS - 23 Dec 2009 13:34 |
| pretty rough place, nothing special at all. it used to be squaddie friendly but as a squaddie myself i find it just somewhere to pass through if necessary. warm punters? dont think so! there is more of an atmosphere in a morgue. the same old bands week in week out. Im sure the local few who practically live in there love the place but if you are visiting arborfield (for whatever reasn) go to the swan or the bull, a far better experience, and food! woudnt recommend at all twiggy_76 - 14 Dec 2009 20:46 |
| Many thanks, mick7895 for the kind words. As I have moved away from the Arborfield area, I have not been privy to the changes he alludes to. No doubt the celebrity status of the X factor contestant (or whatever it is called) has pushed up the profile of the place. It's just that I have fond memories of the place. I recall playing the quiz machine when one of the disgusting brats belonging to some sub-human garrison creature came up an pressed buttons thereby ending my game. Or when the power-line contractors were ratted one night and decided to play a game of who can hit the dart-board from 30 meters; or when a barmaid's husband thought it would be a good idea to run around the pub naked; or when a squaddie's wife decided to take off her top and wriggle her jugs around the bar..... Or the charming Breandan Wooffe spreading his joy around the place.... Such fun times, and I do miss the chaotic nature of the place sooooo much... TMYNS - 9 Dec 2009 14:06 |
| What a load of drivel posted by TMYNS. Place is friendly and food and beer is of a higher standard than his pet Swan. Get a life you pleb! mick7895 - 15 Nov 2009 14:19 |
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