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Great little pub in a wooded dip, just outside Killay itself. It's situated next to a now non-existent station and apparently used to be the station house. The old railway line is now some kind of walkway and is popular with walkers and cyclists. The pub itself is a cracking find. It has a number of small, but cosy rooms and stocks several ales from the Swansea brewery. Some are dispensed by handpull. Others come direct from the cellar. Beers on during our Sunday visit were Swansea Barland Strong Ale, Three Cliffs Gold, The Original Wood, Bishopswood Bitter, Deep Slade Dark & LMS, Wychwood Hobgoblin, Wells & Youngs A Good Stuffing & St Austell Proper Job. They also had Gwynt y Ddraig Two Trees Perry on. We sat in the front bar, which is lined with plenty of interesting pcictures and jokes. We were the only people until around 20-30 muddy cyclists arrived. Probably the nicest pub we have found in the Swansea area.
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Flagship pub for real ale in Swansea West. Proper pub atmosphere with 3 different bars and convenient for walks in the Clyne Valley. Front bar a cosy classic populated by some interesting characters from the area and you can easily strike up a conversation most evenings. One gripe is that the pub does not stock a good lager. I know real ale puritans dismiss lager drinkers but lager, like cider, stout and the rest all need to be represented at least in bottle form.
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a great pub with friendly locals and some great ales. check out the "three cliffs gold" well worth a visit if visiting the area
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My favourite pub in Swansea - no make that anywhere :) . I recommend the Original wood
Although as the brewer Rory would say "you want to be careful with that stuff" and I never listen ;)
Fantastic semi rural pub with beer brewed in Swansea.
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Went in recently when down on holiday. Great range of well-kept beer. I think you would call the locals a funny lot of old timers! They are however, a friendly bunch and make the atmosphere. Make sure you visit when you are in the area
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Our host decided we (a Yank couple) needed to earn our beer, so we hiked up a lovely trail to The Railway Inn. Well worth the trudge, we enjoyed a number of excellent ales, a charming hostess and a welcoming group of locals. We returned for another visit two days later and had a great time. Not sure if our visit would have been the same without the good cheer and drinking ability of our Abertawe-born host, but I assume so. My only complaint is that the Welsh uniformly assume we Yanks are still reduced to drinking lagers and "light" swill at home. I don't think we convinced anyone otherwise but rest assured, we do have exceptional craft breweries here in the states!
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It was a bank holiday weekend so we decided not to go to town, too busy. My brother and his friends used to go there when they stayed at the Student Village 3 years ago for the ales. After a few pints there we went to town. So it wasn't really a party, just a nice drink.
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Strange choice for an 18th Birthday Party I must admit, after reading the comment below, but if you enjoyed it there, that must be good news for the profile of the Pub, and hopefully it is getting busier all round.....
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I went to Swansea with my brother and a few of his friends for my 18th birthday, and they all advised to go to the Railway.
Didn't really talk to the locals, but my friends and I spoke to the owner, he was very nice and had a laugh with us, he was also nice enough to let us stay inside whilst we waited for our taxi. There can't be many pub owners as generous.
The pub is quite old looking and has a couple of rooms, so my friends and I enjoyed being in a small comfortable room having a laugh. We all had different ales, all nice, but some nicer than others.
I'm hopefully doing a 3 year course at Swansea University next year and I will definitly be returning, to try some more ales.
I'd advise anyone to visit, young or old.
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I don't care whether locals talk to me or look at me peculiarly. My only concern is beer quality. The cellarmanship is excellent and as a result the beer quality is the best that I have found anywhere in Wales. (Obviously I have not drunk in many pubs % wise but I do do my research before entering one!). I think that the ambience is marvellous but might understand why others could have a contrary view.
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hi there,
just to let everybody know that we are now selling food from the pub.
good traditional lite meals and all home made and supplied from local produce.
meals priced from �1.10 the most expensive is �2.95
food served from 12noon up until 2pm for the moment so we can test the water and then times will increase as and when needed.
sundays are hot meat rolls which will alternate each week.
pop in and pay us a visit
regards
martyn hixon (landlord)
t5man - 21 Nov 2008 11:41 |
Well Folks...
I don't really think I should be posting comments on this Pub nowdays, as I have not been there for over a Year now. My previous remarks are how we were treated there at the time, and I'm sure the new Landlord and his wife, are doing a good job nowdays. So please pop in and give them a chance, if you are passing !!!!.......
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thanks again duncan sorry for the review below yours. you can never please some people. i do hope though that the person yellowyid makes himself known to me when he is in next.
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I think the Sarcasm in the comment below, just about sums up my visit to this Pub on a hot sunny Day last year, we DID try and have a conversation with the locals outside, who made it perfectly obvious they did NOT want to be bothered with us Cyclists.......BUT, that is not a reflection on the new owners, whom I have already wished, Good Luck......I think they are going to need it !!!!.......
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I go to this pub often. If Duncan had said "Hello" or just attempted to start a conversation, he would have left - eventually - with the same feelings as Rich66. I have seen "strangers" who have stumbled on the pub, enjoying a good laugh with the locals, leaving hours after they originally planned, and swearing to return soon.
Like many others in the Railway, I am English.
Maybe there is no hope for UKMikey though. Conversation is not normally associated with people who would rather study the light fittings. Keep driving Mikey!
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hi there, martyn the landlord here again.
we have a list of things going on below and look forward to seeing new faces at the pub.
4th october we are doing a curry-oke night
this will be singing and also curry and rice plus a vegi option. �2.95 per head for the curry
31st october we are holding halloween at the pub and fancy dress is always welcome and we will have a halloween buffet again at a reasonable price of �2.95
7th november we are having firework party but this date may change to the 5th and for again �2.95 we are doing sausage and chips in a basket.
28th november the pub will be holding a pub quiz with chilli and rice at �2.95 and a raffle held with prizes.
all good fun and cheap prices to bheat the credit crunch.
see you all there
regards
martyn (landlord)
t5man - 26 Sep 2008 22:15 |
Well, I think that a very nice,refreshing, and positive attitude from a new couple at this Pub....
Good Luck to you both......
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hi to all reading these reviews.
i would like to introduce my self as the new manager of the pub. my name is Martyn Hixon and together with my wife Jennine we intend to bring this pub up to a standard which i hope you will agree with needs.
it is a bit worrying when you read reviews that are not exactly a good advertisment for your new business venture as you will all understand and agree with me on, this is why since may 2008 we are both trying to make this pub a pleasant and enjoyable place to drink.
(baring in mind things do take time and money so we do a bit at a time but we will get there)
after all it is a stunning settings in the clyne valley and with a bit of work we are hopeing that the positive reviews will overlook the negative ones. i agree we will never be able to please every body this is impossiable to do but we will try to over come issues that need attention. certain things are happening to the pub, like food to be served eventually once all the regs are signed is one thing new happening. lots of functions for example : quiz night, karoke and so on.
i read that in one review the regulars look upon people like aliens, but i feel like that when ever i visit other pubs myself. i will say though, since taking on the pub since may this year i have had a lot more people stopping and drinking from the cycle track and so its not so much as a regulars drinking pub anymore but now more of a mixed clientel. i ask you readers to please feel the need to pop into the pub and see the changes taking place and please feel free to ask the barstaff to call me so i can meet and greet you and welcome you to the railway inn and give you more information as to what is happening here.
please bare with us and watch this space.
kindest regards
martyn hixon (landlord )
t5man - 21 Sep 2008 16:41 |
But will the " Locals " still stare / scorn at us visitors....and make customers feel unwelcome !!!!...
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New things coming for this pub very soon which will still have all the best local real ale and an improved atmosphere
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Excellent description below by UKMikey of the atmosphere in this Pub, we too were treated like Aliens recently, when we called in here on a Hot sunny afternoon after Cycling along the track. It was almost like as if they did not want to serve you, and all the locals just stared at us, as if they had never seen a Cyclist before. Very much like " The League of Gentlemen " we thought, perhaps they should re-name the Pub " Welcome to Royston Varsey " What a very odd place indeed to have a drink, I too will drive past a bit quicker now when I go that way, especially at night ........
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Having driven passed this pub for literally decades I decided to drop-in. The half dozen people there looked at me as if I was English [or even worse ... American!], 1-0 to the locals. The lighting resembled something from M & S, 2-0 to the locals, barman [maybe the landlord] looked like he'd just got out of bed and actually had to serve someone he didn't know, 3-0 to the locals, I ordered my beer using an English accent [own goal!], 4-0 to the locals. The local brew whatever it was tasted good, 4-1. Left after 1 pint, final score 4-1. I decided to forfeit the 2nd leg and vow to drive passed the front door for several more decades. Who knows, they may have even served food?
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I visited this pub in June on recommendation from a friend after a day at the cricket in Swansea. Brilliant little locals pub tucked out of the way. Everyone very friendly, excellent range of ales including four from Swansea Brewery Company which were superb. Simply can't fault the place. You're unlikely to be "just passing" but it's well worth a diversion and I'll be back as soon as I can.
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Seek this pub out. It is just off the old railway line which is now a walk/cycleway. Excellent real ale range
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