Real fire during winter months At least one quiet bar
Family friendly Garden or outdoor drinking area Accommodation
Lunchtime menu Evening Menu Food all day
Public Bar Facilities for the disabled Camping nearby
Ferry port or railwaystaion nearby Traditional Games
Real draught cider Car Park No Smoking area Local Ales

The Old Stag

Cowes Road
01983 522709
On main Newport to Cowes road at Parkhurst - famous for its prisons
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Goddard's Fuggle de Dum
Goddard's GSB
Oakleaf Hole Hearted
Guest
Formerly the 'Stag', this has gone through an identity crisis, to be called "Cask and Cucumber" in the silly days of Geoffrey Hartridge, and now back to the easily recognised "Old Stag". There is a cosy games room come "Public" bar feeling where Pool and Darts can be played. The main bar area is now comfortably equipped with a 70 seat conservatory restaurant serving a wide variety of home cooked food, for which the present landlord has quickly built a fine reputation. There is a patio area plus large garden, with views over the River Medina and Medina valley and families are most welcome.

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World's End

Holyrood Street
01983 821082
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Beer range varies
Very pleasant modern pub with single bar. Back room available for Pool and Darts and actively entered into the Newport Leagues. Big screen TV and occasional live music. Bar snacks and Sunday roast.

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Woodys

16 Lower St James Street
01983 522324
Late
NO REAL ALE
Young peoples bar with nightclub extension and facilities.

Wheatsheaf Hotel

St Thomas Square
01830 523865
www.wheatsheaf.iow.co.uk
St Thomas Square opposite parish church
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Boddingtons Bitter
Flowers Original
Wadworth 6X
This is an old coaching inn of great antiquity, and was the last island pub to have no bar counter (service was from a corner of the bar), before this interesting feature disappeared with successive refurbishments, although there are still many authentic features such as old beams and flagstones. In recent years it has undergone a major rebuild, which has vastly increased its size. The children's room is actually the old courtyard and the far side of the bar was once the shop next door.

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Vine Inn

Holyrood Street
01983 529220
Opposite Guildhall, corner High Street and Holyrood Street
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
Sadly, this young persons' pub recently made the final concession to that genre and lost all its hand-pumps.

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St Georges

St Georges Park
01983 525027
Home of Newport FC
Times vary
NO REAL ALE
What was once the supporter's bar of Newport FC, now has a full on-licence. Full conference facilities, very large bar and as you would expect a TV for all the sporting events. Erratic opening mostly tied to the home games.

Bargeman's Rest
Little London
01983 525828
www.bargemansrest.com
Visible from the Road Bridge over the River, follow signs from the dual carriageway.
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Badger Best
Badgers IPA
Badgers Tanglefoot
Plus at least 4 Guest Ales
This locally owned massive pub development, is located in what has been an animal feed store, a sail loft and a rigging loft for servicing the commercial barge fleet. The huge bar area has been well designed to provide intimate drinking areas and the nautical memorabilia, décor and ambience are what you would expect from a traditional, well-seasoned pub. The outdoor drinking area is only a few feet from the bustling River Medina. Beer and food are consistently good and the range varied. There is entertainment most of the week and beer festivals are held in conjunction with the other three pubs in the group.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood Street
01983 523071
Head for Barton village not 400 yards from the notorious roundabout
Weekdays 11.30 - 11 Sat 11.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Ushers Best
Excellent council estate pub, recently refurbished. This was the last pub to be built by W.B.Mew Langton before selling out to Strongs and stands adjacent to the site of a much smaller and older pub of the same name which was demolished along with most of Robin Hood street in the flurry of new building in the late 50's and early 60's. Nowadays, it is a comfortable, welcoming community pub, enjoying a rebirth in popularity after a period of decline.

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Railway Medina

1 Sea Street
01983 528303
Opposite Curry's superstore
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
www.railwaymedina.co.uk
Gales HSB
Webster's Green Label
2 Guest Beers
Excellent, popular and comfortable unspoilt street corner local with pleasant, cosy atmosphere and regular GBG entrant. Its name comes from being the closest to the now demolished Newport Railway Station and the pub contains many old IW railway photographs and artefacts. Purchased from Gales without tie by the incumbent landlord.

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Princess Royal

Cross Lane
01983 522056
Left by Saint Pauls church
Weekdays 11 - 4, 6 - 11 Sat 11 - 4, 6 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
Delightful back street local which is a few minutes walk from the centre of Newport. Formerly it was on the outskirts of Newport when Cross Lane was a narrow country byway, lined with terraced cottages. The pub now stands alone among less attractive modern housing, yet still retains the atmosphere of a country local. Recently under new stewardship there has been an extension - but not to the detriment of this fine old relic of the past.

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The Barley Mow

57,Shide Road
01983523318
Leave Newport by Sandown, Ventnor road, first turn past football park Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Greene King Abbott
Gales HSB
Friendly local pub near Newport at Shide. Nearby stood the Newport - Sandown railway, which alas all that is left to remind us of those heady days of steam is, a footpath. Easily accessible off the main Newport - Sandown road just past Newport football ground. The pub is an attractive mock Tudor building and occupies the site of a much earlier model.

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Calverts

Quay Street
01983 525281
www.calvertshotel.info.
Hotels.calverts
By the side of the old Guildhall
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
BASS
This hotel (which was originall know as "Warburtons") has recently been taken over by a young local entrepreneur. Real ale has been reintroduced and thing can only get better. After the idiotic closure of the Bugle by Whitbread (no we won't let them forget it!) this is Newport's only town centre hotel.

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Jo Dafloes

22 High Street
01983 532220
www.joedaflos.co.uk
Just below Guildhall
Weekdays 10 - 11 Sat 10 - 11 Sun 12-10.30
NO REAL ALE
Unique café, bar, combining the sophistication of a city bar and the elegance of a European cafe. The coolly painted interior, high ceiling fans and the large green palms provides a lively and bustling atmosphere with a romantic and charming ambience

Frasers

St Thomas's Square
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12-10.30
NO REAL ALE
Previously called the "Moulin Rouge" this is a very popular bar, café with seating in St Thomas's Square.

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Hogshead
High Street
01983 530150
Near bottom of High Street, opposite County Hall
Weekdays 10.30-11 Sat 10.30-11 Sun 12-10.30
Boddingtons Bitter
Flowers IPA
Flowers Original
Fullers London Pride
Hook Norton Old Hookey
Wadworth 6X
Greene King Abbot
Guest Beers (4)
Trendy High Street Pub at the Lower end of Town with a good and manageable range of beers. This tasteful conversion of a bookshop opened in 1997 but has already undergone one make over. Those beers behind the bar are usually found to be well below room temperature. Typical Hogshead beer and food range but none the worse for that. Surprisingly in spite of the heavy accent on real ales, the pub is much favoured by younger drinkers.

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George Inn

Upper St James Street
01983 522557
Adjacent to the bus station
Weekdays 10.30-11 Sat 10.30-11 Sun 12-10.30
Boddingtons Bitter
Flowers Original
Old Speckled Hen
Wadworth 6X
Guest Ales
Comfortable Georgian Town Pub, much renovated and refurbished but still maintaining a traditional atmosphere. Heavy emphasis on food, which is available until 10.30. Piped or live music is fairly discreet and un-intrusive. Disabled toilets and baby changing facilities.

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Medina Quay

Seaclose, Fairlea Road
01983 825082
Entering Newport from Ryde, Turn right at the traffic lights
Weekdays 11 - 11 Winter 12 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12-10.30
Flowers Original
Ten minutes walk from the centre of Newport along the banks of the River Medina or drive following the directions in Fairlea Road. This a Brewers Fayre pub and restaurant, the pub is on the Quayside and faces the River Medina adjoining the only Travel Inn on the Isle of Wight

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Cask and Crispin

Carisbrooke Road
01983 520666
Top of the High Street by the old horse trough
Weekdays 11 - 3, 6 -11 Sat 11 - 3, 6 - 11 Sun 12 -3, 6 - 10.30
Ushers Best
Greene King Abbott
Goddard's Fuggle de Dum
Conveniently placed at the top end of the town with rear entrance to large public car park. Sympathetic refurbishment of a local into a traditional but comfortable Town Pub, with extensive use of natural materials and no ubiquitous chintz. An excellent pub with a welcoming licensee though with its pool table and sports TV it is very much a young persons pub.

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Prince of Wales

Town Lane
01983 525026
Opposite Safeway supermarket
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12-10.30
Usher Best
Goddard's GSB
Oakleaf Wholehearted
Guest Beers
Formerly the Tap to the adjacent but now demolished 'Green Dragon', this excellent mock Tudor single bar street corner local has built a fine reputation for well kept ale and tasty food. Although in the centre of Town, opposite the Bus Station and Safeway Supermarket, this is very much a locals Pub and has resisted the temptation to be 'tarted up'. Still retains the feel of the Public Bar.

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Chigago Rock Café

Furlongs
01983 537111
At the bottom of the Town
NO REAL ALE
Late Opening - trendy Pub come nightclub with good selection of food and roast on Sundays. Hugely popular with the younger element.