The Castle Inn, Bedford - pub details
Address: 17 Newnham Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3JR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4776) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bedford St. Johns (0.5 miles), Bedford (0.8 miles), Kempston Hardwick (3.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by Steve on 5 Oct 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 16 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Three Cups, Bedford (0.0 miles), Ship, Bedford (0.0 miles), Mill Hotel, Bedford (0.1 miles), George and Dragon, Bedford (0.1 miles), Bedford Lounge, Bedford (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Castle Inn, Bedford
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| Reasonable pub with a slightly better class of clientele than we had experienced in other Bedford pubs. Located in a good area of Bedford for real ale pubs, this is a Youngs and Wells pub which was dispensing Eagle IPA, Directors & Golden Sheep. Second hand books are available for charity. The old boy at the bar looked like he had been there a few years. blue_scrumpy - 22 Aug 2011 21:13 |
| Whereas the Three Cups up the road has slowly improved over the last few years, The Castle has slowly been going the other way. Not that it's a bad pub, just not as good as it used to be. Thankfully still Chav-free but it seems to be refurnished and tarted up far too frequently than is good for a pub, making it a little bland and characterless. Rather bland beer choice too - Eagle IPA, Courage Directors and Everards Tiger on last visit. The Tiger was pretty good but we just had the one before moving onto the Ship for something more interesting (Holden's Golden Glow as it happened). Like the Youngs Kew mentioned below, Courage Directors is now brewed in Bedford, so not what I really consider a 'guest ale'. arBitter_of_taste - 6 Apr 2010 00:39 |
| Busy little Charles Wells pub, in a quiet spot fairly close to Bedford High Street. Guest ale was a decent pint of Bath Ales Gem. Good atmosphere. rpadam - 29 Jan 2010 21:10 |
| Nice, 'local' feel with a decent corps of regulars. Beer consistently good under current incumbents (Charlie Well's Eagle on permanent with at least one guest - as of writing Wells & Young's Kew). Had a decent meal there a couple of weeks ago and will eat there again. aairboy - 2 Sep 2009 12:54 |
| a recent change of managment though guest beers seem to have been dropped moclips2002 - 8 Jun 2009 22:24 |
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