The Wellington Arms, Bedford - pub details
Address: 40-42 Wellington Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2JX [map] [gmap]
Tel: 01234 308033
Bedford (0.6 miles), Bedford St. Johns (0.8 miles), Kempston Hardwick (3.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Peter on 9 Dec 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 32 users)
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Flower Pot, Bedford (0.1 miles), De Parys Hotel, Bedford (0.1 miles), New Inn, Bedford (0.2 miles), Bedford Arms, Bedford (0.2 miles), Barley Mow, Bedford (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Wellington Arms, Bedford
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| Tucked away in a quiet street just off the A6, it’s unusual to find a pub quite like this. It’s a real treat for a “real” drinker. 14 handpumps dispense 12 real ales, a cider and a perry. Bare boards are obligatory of course and the place is bursting with beer –related artefacts. The bottle collection goes right around the pub, including the servery. There is another bottle collection which involves chill cabinets for foreign beers, cider and perry and I don’t mean Magner’s, Strongbow etc. One to savour. Alerover - 28 Apr 2008 21:53 |
| If you like real beer, you'll love this pub. 14 handpumps (12 ale and two for cider). Run by the local Banks & Taylor brewery, with their own beers (including the excellent Black Dragon Mild) plus numerous guests from far and wide. Regularly voted CAMRA 'Pub of the Year' for the area. Full of 'breweriana', and, not surprisingly, happy customers. Find an excuse to visit soon! rpadam - 25 Apr 2008 21:12 |
| Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! I totally agree with "woodythelampy". This is one of the three pubs I visit when going to watch rugby. And for me in the top ten in Europe. I'ts "Horses for courses" I suppose so I'm sure csajcf can find himself a nice little plastic cloned gastro-pub selling flavour free euro-fizz. uerige58 - 24 Apr 2008 14:22 |
| I must say in its defence,I love this pub for most of the reasons below hahaha... Seriously tho, I reckon if a loud music, food serving, slick, modern sports bar is what you're after, this is not the place for you. Its a fantastic Real Ale pub, loads of Breweriana and boxes of stuff everywhere and that thing we seem to have lost...CHARACTER! One of the few pubs nowadays you can actually talk without being deafened by loud music or sport. Personally I find Bedford a tad unfriendly at the best of times (Originating from the North), but this place is the friendliest I've ever been to down here. Horses for courses I suppose, but me and my mates always visit here with our girlfriends...and wives!! Great ales, ciders and a "Trip down memory lane" atmosphere. Its the only reason I still live in Bedford!! woodythelampy - 5 Mar 2008 21:30 |
| I had drove from Central London on a busy Friday evening to meet Friends at this pub. I was certainly in for a shock. Having not eaten for 16 hours I was desperate for some food (any food) but the pub do not sell any food in the evening. I could have eaten a 3 day old cheese roll if it was offered to me ! I wanted a hot drink tea or coffee (again it had been 16 hours sine my last cuppa) but the pub did not sell any hot drinks. I was unimpressed by the decor which looked like it had not been updated from the 60's, no music, no TV , no pub games , no darts. There appeared to be only 2 lagers sold , so I tried one of them HooeGarden (Dutch lager) was off , flat. Although the pub was packed I found the locals unfriendly. When I did get a seat I had a pile of boxes marked ‘Protinate’ a chemical used in cleaning pipes. Overall it was the worst pub that I have visited in 35 years. This pub is for die-hard Hard-core real-ale drinkers and leave your girlfriend/wife at home ! csajcf - 19 Feb 2008 19:19 |
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