Gemmel Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 Late eighties / Early nineties Just off the old A34 - Saints fans used to meet there on the way back from an away game (Anything north of Oxford) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 My guess would be The Swan. Just off the roundabout. Everything uses the by-pass now, but I think it's still there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilsburydoughboy Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 The Cheese Pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 My guess would be The Swan. Just off the roundabout. Everything uses the by-pass now, but I think it's still there.... Pretty sure that would be it,just south of Newbury by a hump back bridge. The roadsign nearby would invariably be updated in either red or blue depending on who was last passing it, Saints or pompey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 November, 2009 Share Posted 29 November, 2009 My guess would be The Swan. Just off the roundabout. Everything uses the by-pass now, but I think it's still there.... That's what I would have said. Real beer in real wooden barrels. I suppose it's still there? The stream under the humpback bridge is the boundary between Berkshire and Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 That's what I would have said. Real beer in real wooden barrels. I suppose it's still there? The stream under the humpback bridge is the boundary between Berkshire and Hampshire. Yep its still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 We always used to stop at Beedon which is 5 miles north of Newbury on old A34, cannot remember pub name. Also Weedon on A43 before joining M1 for some Northern games think that was the Narrow Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 The Swan! Blimey I was in their just last night after visitung the FIL in Beedon. Owned by Hall and Woodhouse I think, but have to say they tricked me into having a pint of spud water called 'pickled partridge', I knew I should have gone for the trusty old Badger Best. Why do I always fall for their shameless renaming of tepid beers just to sell them off at the lead up to Christmas. Alas no more wooden barrels though, just a couple of pumps and racks of botled stuff. Anyway, nice pub, heating up full and very clean, I am sure they have just had a refurs as all the toilet doors had locks on and the hand dryer is one of those that sounds like concorde taking off. The other pub that 70's Mike speaks of is 'The Coach' at Beedon I think, formerly The Coach and Horses. It has just been re-opened after closing a while back. Looks nice but have been told by FIL that the food was not to his exacting standards, I will try it myself at some point though as local pubs rule and everyone should be encouraged to use them more imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggers Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 Someone help me out please, now age is getting the better of me, you lot have got me thinking, didn't foley's coaches sometimes stop at the Air Baloon round Cheltenham way on the way back or was I always ****ed in those youthful day's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 30 November, 2009 Share Posted 30 November, 2009 Someone help me out please, now age is getting the better of me, you lot have got me thinking, didn't foley's coaches sometimes stop at the Air Baloon round Cheltenham way on the way back or was I always ****ed in those youthful day's? I remember clive's coach stopping there on the way to the milk cup semi v liverpool in 86 so yes you are right, not sure they went again after mind as they probably would have had to hand back all the pint glasses, ash trays ,pictures off the wall etc . Clive's coach always stopped in whitchurch on the way back from northern games in the late 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clash City Saint Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 I remember Steve Hurst's axle snapping in the pub carpark and him having to leave it there overnight on the way back from somewhere. It's right on a roundabout isn't it? Also do you remember how Foley's coaches use to drop us off in Banbury town center to neck a few beers in a half hour ****** stop on the way up north? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysaint Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 Definitely the Swan used to have some good nights in there on the way to and way back from games. Talking of old pubs, what was the name of the big pub on the way in to London was it called the winning post or something like that, we used to stop there quite a lot of the time as it did use to bring us luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 I remember Steve Hurst's axle snapping in the pub carpark and him having to leave it there overnight on the way back from somewhere. It's right on a roundabout isn't it? The Air Balloon is indeed on a roundabout.A bit of a nasty bastard of a roundabout really, at the top of Crickley Hill, which necessitates a hairpin bend to travel on to Cirencester once you reach the top. I think a coach might struggle to get in there now as I'm pretty sure theres a sign up banning football coaches etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 Another traditional pub whilst travelling is The Bullingdon Cross at Sutton Scotney which used to sit on the A34/A303 junction;it now appears strangled by those roads. I have many recollections of that place en route to Southampton,frequently just sat in summer traffic not moving and not being able to get near to the place. In the summer months and early football season it would be heaving.It depresses me to see it boarded up now,a victim of the road planners and probably also social changes (no longer acceptable for the driver to break his journey to the West Country for a lunchtime 4 or 5 pints). We often used to travel back towards Reading via Basingstoke after a match and another favourite was Coach&Horses near Micheldever if memory serves me correct. Kingsclere was an alternative route involving pubs at either Whitchurch or Kingsclere itself.Walking into the pubs here it always seemed two or three of the locals,realising we had travelled from 'afar',were hoping we'd have news of whether Glenn Miller had been found yet. Oh happy days.The driver would have to settle for about 4/5 pints at lunchtime before the match,and just another 2 perhaps, on the way home whilst the others had another session.Drop the car off once home, and then the serious drinking could begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 I remember the good old days when we used to spend hours stuck in traffic around Newbury. That hill up to the Swan roundabout ws a graveyard for overheated Morris Itals. Making it up the hill knowing their was a pint waiting for you at the Swan was like dieing and going to heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agboola Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 Bloomin' 'eck - you used to go some wierd and wonderful ways to get up t'north! The Bullington Cross is indeed boarded up. The last landlord was obviously a big Man U fan judging by the stuff on the walls. Whitchurch is just off the A34 (you would only go to Kingsclere if you were going to Newbury via Basingstoke) and has Whitchurch FC Sports & Social Club, the Harvest Home, Kings Arms, White Hart, Red House, Prince Regent, The Bell, The Railway (presently closed) and The Watership Down. The Swan in Newbury has just had a huge refit. It is in a valley so it is down hill whichever way you get to it. The hill is a bit before it on the Newbury By-Pass as it used to be. Newbury, Whitchurch and Bullington now all bypassed by the A34 and I bet the coaches just stop at Chieveley Services now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 The Swan! Blimey I was in their just last night after visitung the FIL in Beedon. Owned by Hall and Woodhouse I think, but have to say they tricked me into having a pint of spud water called 'pickled partridge', I knew I should have gone for the trusty old Badger Best. Why do I always fall for their shameless renaming of tepid beers just to sell them off at the lead up to Christmas. Alas no more wooden barrels though, just a couple of pumps and racks of botled stuff. I took a tour of the Hall & Woodhouse brewery back in August; it's located in Blandford St. Mary in Dorset. A very interesting and informative tour that lasted almost two hours. I learned a lot. They have antique versions of many of the key pieces of equipment used in the brewing process. An interesting aspect of the tour was the explanation of how they do lots of market research in order to create new beers that satisfy modern tastes. Some of their ales have been in production for a very long time; but others are introduced and then dropped in response to the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxosponge Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 We always used to stop at Beedon which is 5 miles north of Newbury on old A34, cannot remember pub name. Also Weedon on A43 before joining M1 for some Northern games think that was the Narrow Boat Nice pint(or six)of Wells Fargo and a steak sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowestoft-Saint Posted 1 December, 2009 Share Posted 1 December, 2009 I remember a few times that Clives coaches stopped in the car park by the river in Newbury, A lot of the younger lads would venture into town and come back with their hoard of Pringle jumpers etc, obviously free ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittanysaint Posted 2 December, 2009 Share Posted 2 December, 2009 Another traditional pub whilst travelling is The Bullingdon Cross at Sutton Scotney which used to sit on the A34/A303 junction;it now appears strangled by those roads. I have many recollections of that place en route to Southampton,frequently just sat in summer traffic not moving and not being able to get near to the place. In the summer months and early football season it would be heaving.It depresses me to see it boarded up now,a victim of the road planners and probably also social changes (no longer acceptable for the driver to break his journey to the West Country for a lunchtime 4 or 5 pints). We often used to travel back towards Reading via Basingstoke after a match and another favourite was Coach&Horses near Micheldever if memory serves me correct. Kingsclere was an alternative route involving pubs at either Whitchurch or Kingsclere itself.Walking into the pubs here it always seemed two or three of the locals,realising we had travelled from 'afar',were hoping we'd have news of whether Glenn Miller had been found yet. Oh happy days.The driver would have to settle for about 4/5 pints at lunchtime before the match,and just another 2 perhaps, on the way home whilst the others had another session.Drop the car off once home, and then the serious drinking could begin. I was born and spent my first 20 years in Kingsclere through the 70's, was a small village with one pompy fan the rest being Saints..i say the rest, i mean about 7 from the village who used to go regulary. ....and glen miller actually played at a concert hall only 6 miles away...thats how trivial we are from this village. I spent the next 20 years living not far from the Swan at Newtown which has indeed had a major refit. The transit load of us from Basingstoke always used to stop at Brackley. My local town was/is Newbury and I worked in the town centre, didn't often see gangs of Saints in town but then again I was probably travelling to the game myself, but remember that on more than a few times being **** scared when pompy gangs of 60 plus were wandering Newbury town centre and i'd be stuck in the town centre traffic jam in my old Ford Anglia...which i'd had re-sprayed in red and white stripes top half, black lower half !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittanysaint Posted 2 December, 2009 Share Posted 2 December, 2009 The team themselves back in Lawries day used to sometimes stop off at the Canaervan Arms pub next to Beacon Hill on the old A34 near where the Newbury by pass now starts, but more often when returning from up't north they would divert the team caoch to Hollington House Hotel ( it was a Hotel then, was since an old folks home but now been done up again and lived in by the Sultan of Brunai's son ), this is at the village of Woolton Hill, Nr Highclere, off the newbury - Andover road and where i lived until recently. My uncle worked there and had many a chat with the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 2 December, 2009 Share Posted 2 December, 2009 Nice pint(or six)of Wells Fargo and a steak sandwich Snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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