Bath Road in
Cheltenham, is not very far from Cheltenham town centre, yet it has
it's own identity, with a variety of pubs that cater for every taste.
The pubs in Bath Road, are also unique because they continue to
survive whilst so many other pubs in Cheltenham and across the UK,
have closed. They have adapted to change, and will hopefully continue
to survive. My pub crawl starts at the beginning of Bath Road,
apparently this section of the road was not originally part of the
the main body.
10 Bath Road The
Grape Escape
This establishment is a
good example of adapting and surviving, it has had quite a few
incarnations over the years. It used to be a traditional pub called
The Crown and Cushion, I remember going in there quite a few, times
it was quite narrow inside. It became The Old Amsterdam, then
“G's” which was more of a nightclub than a traditional pub. It's
present incarnation, is The Grape Escape – a wine Bar, I've never
been there, it's not really my glass of Chablis!
10th February 2022
The Grape Escape closed in 2021, and a new venue called Botanica opened up quite a few months later.
G's Rock Bar 2011
The Grape Escape 2015
12-14 Bath Road The
Miller
This establishment has
also had a variety of incarnations, but I have not really kept up
with all of them. It became the Bierkeller in 2016, I personally
never believed that this venture could work in Cheltenham, but it was
a popular place. It closed suddenly in 2018, only to reopen a while
later with limited opening hours. The Bierkeller finally closed in
2019, and has become The Miller – a sports bar.
The Bierkeller 2016
The Miller 2019
16-28 Bath Road The
Moon Under Water (Lloyds No. 1)
You have got to hand it to Wetherspoons, they know how to make a silk
purse from a sows ear! Before this building was converted to a
Wetherspoons in 1999, it was a rather uninspiring looking car showroom. I have
enjoyed many a good meal and drinks in this place, with my partner and
other's. If I am honest though, I prefer the other Wetherspoons
in Cheltenham. Both places are popular and long established.
The Moon Under Water 2012
68
Bath Road The Bath Tavern
I
first went into this pub in the 1990's, when it was still run by the
Cheshire family who had run it for almost 130 years. I was lucky
enough to be served by Phylis Cheshire who was the last member of the
family to work there. The pub was quite old fashioned, I seem to
remember Formica being part of the décor! Phylis left the pub in
1997 after serving behind the bar for 40 years, it
was the end of an era. Along with new tenants, came a new name for
the pub – Tavern in the Town, but it eventually reverted back to
the original name. I didn't return to the pub for many years, until
last year, of course thing have changed since my last visit, but it
is still a friendly down to earth pub.
The Bath Tavern 2011
Etched windows
The Bath Tavern 2020
A more minimal exterior, no pub sign and where have all the aerials gone?
70
Bath Road The Bell Inn
I
have only been in this pub once, the exterior has some lovely green
tiles adorning the facade, it gives the pub a delightfully old
fashioned appearance, it is deceptively modern inside though. One
advantage to having such a delightful exterior to the pub is that it
hasn't changed, therefore I have never needed to take many photos of
it!
The Bell Inn 2013
A close up of the tiles
At this point in the crawl, the Bath Road reaches a junction, there are no pubs in this section, so it seems like a good place to end part one.
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