Woodman, Shrewsburyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Friendly, welcoming corner pub with a decent selection of six different what I would call session ales.
Mixture of local beers to further a field from Yorkshire.
My pints of Butty Bach and one from the Rat Brewery were decent and around £3.30.
Quieter lounge at the back, public bar at the front busier.
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Made the mistake of going in to the lounge which was more like a children's playgroup or crèche where people's offspring were running wild and screeching their heads off - a sculled my pint and left, which was a shame as it was a decent pint.
anonymous - 3 Apr 2017 20:25 |
Night out in Shrewsbury, using BITE recommended pubs. The Woodman on Coton Hill, is a 1920s pub, believed to be haunted, with full oak panelled lounge, with two log fires and traditional settles. The separate bar has the stone-tiled flooring, wooden seating, log fire and leaded windows. Theres also a courtyard seating area. Ales incude Salopian Shropshire Gold and Oracle, plus Wye Valley Butty Bach.
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It’s been a while since we last visited The Woodman, and so we were hoping it would be as nice as our last visit. We weren't disappointed.
Just a few minutes walk from the train station, The Woodman has a lounge and public bar. The lounge is wood panelled, with tasteful decoration, whilst the public bar with TV was more populated. Beer-wise, we were very happy. Pictish, Saltaire, Ossett and a couple of other pumps were well chosen, with strengths upto 4.5% - ideal for session drinking.
Generous cheese cobs are always welcome with us, and staff were consistently friendly. We were on a crawl around Shrewsbury, but in truth we could have happily stayed at the Woodman, being perhaps our overall favourite in this area. Well worth the train fare.
Roy22 - 28 Jun 2013 20:01 |
Tried to visit today (30/3/13) but found it firmly closed at lunchtime, and not looking very active in general.
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The Woodman was a fair walk from the town centre. But of all the pubs I visited outside the central area, this one was the one that was most worth the walk (or stagger in my case). From my hazy memory, I recall two rooms. I chose the one at the rear, which was very quiet. Green Hill Citrus Snap, White Rose Ice Maiden, Salopian Shropshire Gold, Pictish Summit & Wye Valley Butty Bach were the ales on offer. I chose the bottled Mahorall Farm Cider, which was very pleasant. Although it didn't help my drunken state! The staff were friendly.
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This will be one of our favourite pubs in Shrewsbury! Lovely old fashioned place, the lounge has wood panelling and old wooden settles with cushions to sit on in the lounge, smartly kept, and a lovely roaring fire. The bar staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The beer quality couldn't be faulted - we had Pictish 'Columbus', Abbeydale 'Deception'. White Rose 'Honey Blonde' and Salopian 'Shropshire Gold'. All were excellent. There's a board at the bar showing what's in the cellar, tantalisingly a Kelham Island and an Ossett . Clearly this pub is choosing the right beers and keeping them perfectly!
Roy22 - 22 Nov 2011 18:45 |
A pub in the style of how they used to be - with a basic public bar. I tried a pint of Salopian 'Oracle' whcih was very nice. It's away from the town centre as you leave the station.
anonymous - 27 Oct 2011 16:38 |
This was the last pub of our crawl, it was dark & raining (unhappy as I thought it was cold enough for snow). This was a good welcoming pub with a rather basic interior; I had two ales from the 5 or so of which at least one was local - shame I can't remember what they were, one had a pumpclip with what looked like a hop leaf on it and had a name like 'Celeriac' (but not the veg), Shropshire Gold MAY have been the other one. I liked this place but I need a revisit....
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Attractive half-timbered pub at the top of Coton Hill, a 10 minute walk from the town centre, less from the station. It has a large tap room and an equally large lounge, in which swearing is prohibited. Sat in here for a couple and really enjoyed it, it was quiet but its an attractive room, full of wood panelling and a fireplace with attractive tables that have chess sets painted into them. The beer selection is great, with 6-7 to choose from, mostly local. Also a real cider available. Had a reasonably priced Shropshire Gold and a guest from the Saltaire Brewery, Sublime. Both were excellent and service was good. This pub is well worth the walk from the centre and I hope to return soon.
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Pleasant pub at the top of Coton Hill. Good range of real ales. Had a couple of pints of Wye Valley, very good. The clientele in the tap room are a real bunch of characters. Well worth a visit.
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Nice pub to start the night. Welcoming landlord who seems to know about his ales and offers samples. Bar on the left, outside sitting area out the back and a nice wood panelled lounge on the right. The lounge is fitted out with cushioned banquettes round the walls with tables and stools and a couple of pews with cushions and open fireplace. Good selection of real ales including local ones.
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It was quiet when we called in shortly after opening, but it was a warm welcome we got and what a good choice of ales available. We wandered round the rooms and enjoyed the real fires. They do so much make a difference to the feel of a pub.
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Positively the best of the four pubs at the top of Coton Hill. Nice staff and good atmosphere add to the experience of being able to choose from a list of six changing real ales, quality guaranteed in quality surroundings. A welcome bonus is the midnight license, although the doors close about an hour earlier. The only midday opening is on a Sunday. Don�t let the mention of hill put you off � it�s not steep and less than ten minute�s walk from the bus and rail stations
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Excellent pub. Interesting and charcterful interior. Varied choice of beers, all from micros. Landlord and lady very friendly and welcoming. They told us the pub had come 2nd to 'Prince of Wales' for Camra Pub of the Year. Visited the latter later the same day (Sat 9 Sep 06) and could not believe how it could be considered better than The Woodman. Takes all sorts I suppose.
anonymous - 12 Sep 2006 12:56 |
My friends and I are 'Dolphin (the pub), Shrewsbury' exiles as the Dolphin has changed hands and is closed for renovation and we have been looking for a 'stand in' in the meantime. We tried various and one of these was the Woodman, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury. Just one problem, we didn't try it first because if we had we wouldn't have looked any further. OK her we go - Pros - great folk running it, great selection of beers (obviously including Real Ales, 4 or 5 of at any one time, on rotation), small beer courtyard, no grass but the hanging baskets are 'to die for' (now I'm getting very sad but hopefully painting a picture), meticulously clean, big log fires for the winter, dartboard if you want to play, with plenty of space around (where you don't have to worry about a 'bounce out' hitting someone in the head), big plasma screen in the bar, nice cushions in the lounge etc etc. Cons - parking can be tricky but certainly not impossible, no SKY - I like to watch Sky Sports but given the forgoing it's only a minor 'con' - AND THAT'S IT. GREAT PUB.
anonymous - 9 Aug 2006 17:09 |
In an unlikely "hot spot" area of Shrewsbury having 4 pubs within a stones throw. This is by far the best and I believe, under new management. Really friendly landlord & landlady and bar staff, really good range of ales from local breweries and beyond - all kept exquisitly, roaring fire in the winter (when I went) and friendly, talkative locals. I think they may have a late license too. What more could you want from a pub. Although having to go outside to the gents can be a bit cold!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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