THE COUNTY GROUND HOTEL

115 County Road

SN1 2EB

Tel: 01793 423343

WHAT’S LIKE

Regulars of The County Ground Hotel celebrated a special anniversary in November 1997 when the pub notched up a century of service to Swindon drinkers.

Arkell's bought the land from C. Williams and had a ready-made licence thanks to the demise of a pub in Highworth. The Rampant Cat was closed by a relieved James Arkell - son of John Arkell - who lived nearby at Redlands and was furious at the rowdy behaviour of some of the regulars. So the County Ground got the licence and one of the town's landmarks was born.

The County Ground Hotel remains largely unchanged since those days hundred years ago, though alterations and extensions in 1921 and 1954 mean that it is not wholly Victorian.

WHO GOES THERE

Just yards from the County Ground, home of Swindon Town FC, it is a very popular watering hole for fans when the club is playing at home and a more quiet ‘local’ when it is not.

Besides football, the pub's favourite sport is boxing. It is even equipped with a gymnasium and former licensee Pete Neal was a well-known boxer.

PRICES

3B £3.10, Carling £3.40, Stowford Press £3.40. A glass of house wine is £3.