The Square and Compass, Worth Matravers - pub details

Square and Compass
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Address: Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3LF [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 5705) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Pub facilities/features:

  • Real ale
  • Outside seating

Pub suggested by Peter Froude on 1 Dec 2003

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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 215 users)
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other pubs nearby:

Kings Arms, Langton Matravers (1.6 miles), Scott Arms, Kingston (1.7 miles), Ship Inn, Langton Matravers (1.8 miles)

 

user reviews of the Square and Compass, Worth Matravers

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Very busy on Christmas day. No food today but staff coped very well with queue going into garden. Excellent choice of beer and cider all well kept. I think they normally sell pasties so they can claim they serve food and open longer hours. Well known pub with interesting history that is always in the Good Beer Guide and popular with locals and walkers. Happy Christmas!
Robin_from_Swanage - 25 Dec 2011 17:05
back again for oct half term. still bloody great pub. beer ace. pasties lovely and view smashing.
jammyjames - 4 Nov 2011 21:22
i love this pub, spent 2 weeks camping nearby have done for years and its always great to go back to the square, a mixture of diverse people and atmosphere, you can get there and be packed outside or time it right and sit in solitude. still reckon one of best pubs in country. still makes me smile when somebody asks for a menu. then told its written on a paper plate above the bar. pie and pastie. over the two week period an a different beer everytime.
jammyjames - 9 Oct 2011 15:39
My favourite pub on these shores. Beautiful location, unpretentious... decent beer and decent home-pressed cider.

I don't get there enough.
terenced - 20 Sep 2011 08:47
All other reviews spot on. Cannot praise this place enough for staying true to its roots and not getting caught up in the frantic desire to be all things to all people. It sells beer straight from the barrel - always in great condition and generally at least three to try. Vast selection of different local ciders too. Popular with walkers, climbers and local campers during holiday periods. Regular live music too. Sometimes attracts a more bohemian clientele who may or may not have a vested interest in quiche or ethnic peace bicycle maintenance but don't let their large hair or colourful clothes put you off. And yes, there really are chickens roaming the garden and an on site fossil museum to browse while boozing. Ales last night included Copper and Dorset Gold (smashing) and one called Inntrigue (also delicious).
michael_winner - 11 Aug 2011 09:12

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