My guide to pubs in Newport (Casnewydd)
In 2021 I realised that I had been a little remiss in both using and promoting the pubs in my home city.
The former I rectified with regular Thursday evening visits inbetween lockdowns and have carried on through 2022.
The latter will be rectified here with a handy point-and-click guide to the pubs which I think are worth popping into should you ever have a spare hour or so on your way to Cardiff or Bristol.
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Walk
up Godfrey Road past the Civic Centre. At the top of the hill, go
left onto Fields Road, carry on up Edward VII Avenue past the posh
houses. Go over the junction, pub is opposite shop / hairdressers 0.7 miles / 15 min |
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From rear exit (platform 4): From
Clytha Park Road, go left up Caerau Road. When your legs start
getting tired bear right onto Caerau Crescent, keep going, pub by
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Exit
rear of station. Turn left. Pub is a few doors up from Tesco,
opposite chip shop / pizza shop. 0.3 miles / 5 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town. Carry on through city
centre until you reach TSB on your right. Turn right and head up
Charles Street. Pub at top of hill. 0.5 miles / 10 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town. Pub is opposite Boots 0.3 miles / 7 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town.
Turn right at HSBC and head up the hill. Pub
is opposite the Catholic Church 0.3 miles / 6 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town. Lamb located just
before you reach the HSBC / NatWest bank conurbation. 0.2 miles / 3 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town.
Turn left at NatWest bank, go past McDonalds.
Hogarths on left. Exit also available onto Cambrian Road 0.3 miles / 5 min |
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Take
main exit, walk alongside taxi rank to left. Cross to Cambrian Road
from opposite "Information Station" building, bear left and snake
round behind the hotel past the car park exit. Pub on right. 0.2 miles / 4 min |
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Take
main exit, walk alongside taxi rank to left. Cross to Cambrian Road
from opposite "Information Station" building, bear left and snake
round behind the hotel past the car park exit. Pub straight in front
of you 0.2 miles / 4 min |
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Take
main exit, walk alongside taxi rank to left. Cross to Cambrian Road
from opposite "Information Station" building, bear left and snake
round behind the hotel past the car park exit. Pub straight in front
of you 0.2 miles / 4 min |
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The Academy, Newport Indoor Market |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town.
Turn left at NatWest bank. Market building to
your right 0.4 miles / 7 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town.
Turn left at NatWest bank, go past McDonalds.
Keep going past the market and turn right at Tiny Rebel towards bus
station 0.4 miles / 7 min |
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Walk
along Queensway past taxi rank to left. Cross at crossing, bear left
and snake round behind the hotel. Bear left past Carpenters and
bear right and head down into subway. Take right hand subway
and cross river. Pod on right. 0.9 miles / 19 min |
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O Weird Dad Taproom (aka the Filling Station) |
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Walk
alongside Queensway to left past taxi rank. Cross at crossing, bear
left and snake round behind the hotel. Go left past Carpenters, bear
right and head down into subway. Take left hand subway at
train mosaic and cross river. Keep going past Cenotaph. Pub on left.
0.9 miles / 19 min |
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Take
main exit, walk alongside taxi rank to left. Cross at crossing, go
straight on, pub immediately on right 0.2 miles / 4 min |
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From
main exit: cross Queensway and walk into town. Turn right at HSBC
and head down Commercial Road. At Sports Direct / Barclays, turn
left. Potters on corner to your right 0.4 miles / 7 min |
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Walk
alongside Queensway to left past taxi rank. Cross at crossing, bear
left and snake round behind the hotel. Go left past Carpenters, bear
right and head down into subway. Take left hand subway at
train mosaic and cross river. Pub on left just off bridge.
0.7 miles / 15 min |
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5 comments:
Lamb has been closed for sometime, at least by the look of the hefty padlock on the front door, shame Admiral Taverns spent a lot refurbishing it a few years ago and it was free of any beer tie, unfortunately the tenant sold the lease on to a succession of clueless incomers who ruined all the hard work he had put in. Windsor Castle missing, though that's no loss, the owners have managed to drive all their trade away. Don't forget the Riverside, opposite The Pod, a great view of the Castle but not much else
Ah the Lamb was open last time I walked past - perhaps they had a temporary Christmas thing. I will update with a "may not be open" tag when I get five minutes.
Haven't been in the Windsor for years, will pop back soon and add it to the list if I like what I see - I don't know enough about it to recommend it to outside visitors at the mo
Riverside is closed but there's a "do you want to run this pub" banner on the railings outside so perhaps it will get new owners soon.
I excitedly followed a link here from the Boak and Bailey blog and initially thought "Oh, it's nothing more than a fancy list", but after more careful reading I saw your comments, the parking info the Mullinger being my favourite.
Despite living in Cardiff over 20 years, I rarely venture to Newport, which I should certainly rectify. I'm a groundhopper (ticks off footy grounds) not a GBG ticker, but it's a bit rude visiting a new town/ground and not sampling the local pubs as well, so this guide will be very handy. Diolch.
Well thank you. Always appreciate good feedback. Newport is ready willing and waiting to welcome you. T'in croeso.
I ventured to Rodney Parade again on Friday, which also meant a chance to use the trusty Casknewydd guide. I purposely didn't DM you on Twitter as I saw you were trying, and succeeding, to have a few weeks' abstinence, in beer terms. Despite loving the beer and the vibe at the Weird Dad taproom I didn't go back as I was in the last days of my 90-day post-COVID antibody invincibility and I wanted to check other places out. I'd visited Le Pub last time—a huge space and totally dead at around 6pm, which is handy if you're hungry (although food is served in disposable cardboard boxes with wooden cutlery) or want a game of pool, but I wasn't fussed on the beer choice.
This time I shot off the train and went straight to the Pen & Wig, beating the post-work rush which last time meant a non-moving queue from the bar to the door and a sharp exit by me. Prior to this visit I'd also seen on their FB page that there was a beer garden, which was o decent size and nice and calm at 5pm, where I enjoyed my Bass. I'd certainly go back as the beer choice was massive!
I then walked out of town a bit to Cellar Door. This is probably the microest of micro pubs I've been to, and it was rammed. I squeezed my way to the bar and ordered half a Milk Stout, and drank it in the small garden outside. Although the three women chatting there were welcoming, I did feel that I'd gate crashed them a bit.
I'd looked on the FB pages of the pubs above that served real ale, and opted for Alexandra for my last stop before the match. I've been to other Rhymney Brewery pubs in Pontypridd and Roath and liked the beer, the prices and the couldn't-give-a-shit approach to décor. This place looked a bit flasher in the pics on FB, and look more spacious than it is in reality and it looked a little bit more worn after the refit I think. With loud music blearing before 7pm and a massive but friendly looking Himalyan sheepdog type creature scrambling about chasing a ball that a customer kept throwing around for it, I went for another half as I didn't want to linger. I also ordered a packet of overpowering salt 'n vinegar Tavern crisps (the company also sell chocolate, nuts and....disinfectant!), so I couldn't taste the beer at all—must stick to ready salted from now on.
Sorry if I've rather taken over the comments section with this review, please feel free to delete if you feel it detracts to the page, but just wanted to share my two bobs' worth. A lady who works at my green grocers is from and lives in Newport and says she'll only go out in Cardiff, but in all the pubs I've visited so far all the staff and fellow customers have been lovely.
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