Drax Arms, Spetisbury [Closed] - pub details
Closed
Address: Spetisbury, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 9DJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 13691) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
> Current user rating: 5.9/10 (rated by 9 users)
other pubs nearby:
Woodpecker, Spetisbury (0.0 miles), Charlton Inn, Charlton Marshall (1.0 miles), Anchor at Shapwick, Shapwick (1.7 miles), True Lovers Knot, Tarrant Keyneston (1.8 miles)
user reviews of Drax Arms, Spetisbury
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| reopened last week and is now the Woodpecker brewguru - 25 Nov 2009 12:16 |
| Always on the verge of closure, the Drax is the stereotypical local before they became gastro bars for townies. A bit of a ramshackle pub, yes, but I defy anyone not to have a great time when the place livens up on the weekend evenings, especially after a local show. Spetisbury does have a strong social network and I have always found that welcoming, not a closed shop. Great prices under the new regime and well-looked after beer. Haven't tried the food yet but they are aggressively advertising special offers, which (I guess) means the income is predominantly on the booze. The cider festival is great too, held on the pub grounds yearly. Long may The Drax survive! theryall - 21 Jan 2009 17:51 |
| Just a basic village pub, good food and beer at reasonable prices and a pleasant friendly environment. So much better now that is a free house as the previous owners, Hall & Woodlouse put in a sucession of inadequate managers / tenents who ran the place down to the point of closure. Well worth a visit if you're passing Dr_Pangloss - 11 Jan 2009 11:06 |
| Great friendly service, a freehouse with young hardworking staff, an excellent range of real ales which change regularly often trying out beers requested by customers. Cider is a speciality - 4 draught ciders at the last count. Food is good & wholesome. Neither drink nor food is overpriced. Is it any wonder that residents form local other villages come to Spetisbury rather than their own pubs? Sadly the level of custom dropped off during the many years of Hall and Woodhouse ownership when tenants changed hands almost annually. Its gradually getting busier and needs to - come on locals...use it or lose it! Boxman - 23 Nov 2008 16:22 |
| Sat beside busy A350 this building looks to date from around 1930 the original having been thatched. Historically a Hall & Woodhouse establishment thankfully now a Free House. 3 hand pumps: Piddle-James Riddle 3.7%, Ringwood Best, Wychwood Hobgoblin 4.5%, plus a gravity firkin of Otter Ale 4.5%. Thatchers real Cider. Seems to be making a lot of effort, especially on prices: �2/pint, wines �7/btl, many meals around �8. Beer garden sadly next to busy road. 2 dart boards - Darts nights only. Staff & locals were friendly - if you are passing give them a try! Saxon_Scooper - 12 Nov 2008 21:21 |
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