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Pubs in Shrewsbury
From CAMRA award-winners and riverside gastropubs to centuries-old coaching inns. Find your next great pint.
The Armoury
The Armoury occupies a beautiful Victorian warehouse on the river at Victoria Quay, packed with warmth, mismatched furniture and an extraordinary collection of curiosities. Brunning and Price at their very best, with an ever-changing range of cask ales and a menu of honest British food that is consistently excellent.
Explore →The Loggerheads
A much-loved traditional pub in the historic heart of Shrewsbury, with a loyal local following and a well-earned reputation for well-kept real ales. Unpretentious, characterful and all the better for it. One of those rare pubs that feels exactly as a pub should.
Explore →Salopian Bar
Shrewsbury's real ale institution and multiple CAMRA Pub of the Year winner. The Salopian draws serious beer enthusiasts from across the county with its ever-changing handpumps, relaxed atmosphere and genuine welcome. If you care about great beer, this is the first place to go.
Explore →The Nag's Head
A Grade II listed timber-framed pub on Wyle Cop with roots before 1780. Well-kept ales, famous pork pies at lunch and a large beer garden behind a surviving Tudor wall. On the Shrewsbury Ghost Trail and a genuine fixture on one of the town's finest streets.
Explore →Henry Tudor Inn
A Grade I listed oak-framed inn on Barracks Passage, carbon-dated to 1429. Henry Tudor slept here on his way to the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Now a Joule's Brewery taphouse, refurbished in 2023 to restore the building's character. Food served daily, live music on selected evenings.
Explore →Bagley Sports & Social Club
CAMRA Club of the Year in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. A members' club in Greenfields with two bowling greens, pool, darts and a bar that takes real ale seriously. New members are always welcome.
Explore →The Dolphin
A Joule's Brewery taphouse on St Michael's Street, built in 1820 and barely changed since. Oak floors, wood burners, no TV, no background music, a raised beer deck catching the afternoon sun and a Joule's ale range that knows what it is doing.
Explore →The Admiral Benbow
A free house on Swan Hill with up to six cask ales, seven ciders and a Belgian and German bottled beer list that goes well beyond what most Shrewsbury pubs attempt. Heated courtyard beer garden, knowledgeable staff and a small hireable back room.
Explore →The Wheatsheaf
A half-timbered pub on Shrewsbury High Street with an award-winning chef, real ales alongside around 35 wines, live music on selected evenings and three distinct bar areas. Food freshly prepared from local produce, with a Sunday roast that earns consistent praise.
Explore →The Boathouse
A riverside pub on New Street with a sun terrace and beer garden directly overlooking the River Severn and the Quarry Park. Food served throughout the day. The best outdoor drinking spot in Shrewsbury on a warm afternoon.
Explore →The Shrewsbury Hotel Bar
The bar within the JD Wetherspoon Shrewsbury Hotel, set in a former coaching inn directly opposite the Welsh Bridge. Well-priced drinks, food served all day from breakfast and a riverside position that the price point does not reflect.
Explore →The Charles Darwin
A Wetherspoon on Sutton Road in the residential south of Shrewsbury, named after the town's most famous son. Two bars, darts in the public bar, up to three real ales and live sport on Sky and BT. Originally opened in 1967 as the 100th pub in the Bank's Brewery estate.
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