West Berkshire Pubs and Cycle Rides

Bladebone inn, Chapel Row

*pic from Bladebone's website

View Larger Map Dist from nearest train station : 3.7Km (Midgham)

The Bladebone Inn
Chapel Row
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 6PD

Tel: 0118 971 2326
http://www.thebladebone.co.uk

Review by Sidney
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Situated in Chapel Row, Berkshire. The Bladebone is a rather spiffing pub with one of the best kept beer gardens I’ve seen in the area. A classic old school public house, probably once a coaching inn. It’s kept all its character with a nicely modern stripped down look, which means it probably means it looks like how it was originally built minus the sawdust and any late 90’s swipes at modernity.

On the beer front it’s a regular stocker of West Berkshire Brewery ales, this time around it had the usual suspects Mr Chubbs and Good Old Boy on tap, both kept and served to a high quality. There was also a local cider available, so it was all fine and dandy on the local and quality beverages front. Back this up with a standard range of you typical mass produced beers and The Bladebone offers something for all pallets

Beer selection: 7/10
Beer quality : 7/10
Atmosphere : 7/10
Price : 7/10

Beer Garden : Yes 8/10
Food : Yes

Opening Hours : All day

Overall : 7/10

Berkshire Arms, Midgham

View Larger Map Dist from nearest train station : 2.7Km (Thatcham)

Berkshire Arms
Bath Road,
Midgham,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG7 5UX
Tel: 01189714114

Andys Review:
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Situated on the A4 a couple of miles east of Thatcham, The Berkshire Arms proved to be more than just a hotel bar. Much more n fact. Good beer, well kept and good selection. Aircon realy helping out on this hot day. all in all a nice pub.

Beer selection: 7/10
Beer quality : 7/10
Atmosphere : 6/10
Price : 6/10

Beer Garden : Yes 6/10
Food : Yes

Opening Hours : All day

Overall : 7/10

Bike to Beenham

1.7.09

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Total distance 22.0 Km*

(A) Thatcham Train Station
(B) Berkshire Arms
(C) Bladebone Inn
(D) Plough inn
(E) Thatcham Train Station

* The journey is as the map, only we took a shortcut not shown on google maps between the Six Bells and Wollhampton Hill

[Andy]

Today, On this hot sunny day, We will be starting from Thatcham broadway, traveling along the A4 to the Berkshire arms, then into Woolhampton, up New Road hill to the Bladebone in Chapel Row. Then to the Six Bells in Beenham. And then back to the Plough in Thatcham.

This is the first trip we'll be taking in our blog. Hopefully, reviewing all of the the pubs we stop at on our journey.