Real fire during winter months
At least one quiet bar
Family friendly 
Accommodation
Public
Bar
Garden
or outdoor drinking area 
Car Park 
Local Ales
Lunchtime menu 
Evening
Menu 
Food all
day
Facilities
for the disabled 
Camping nearby
Ferry port or railwaystaion nearby 
Traditional Games
Real draught cider 
No Smoking
area
Member of local
branch scheme to promote good real ale at the point of sale
Bell Bar
Winter Gardens
01983 855215
On way to the seafront from the town
Weekdays 11 -
11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Bass
Ventnor Gold
Perched
above the Cascade with uninterrupted view of the English Channel. This bar is
surprisingly pleasant in spite of a rather unattractive exterior. Frequent live
music.
Crab and Lobster Tap
Grove
Road
01983 852311
Just off High Street follow directions past the Heritage
Centre
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Lunch served every day 12.15-2.30pm.
Sundays 3.30pm
Dinner Tues - Sat summer (Weds-Sat winter).
Undercliff
Experience (Yates')
at least 2 Guest Beers
This comfortable town pub
boasts the oldest licence on the Island. It is a real traditional English pub
with an open fire and Island stone walls. A full underground cellar with cooling
system was installed 2004. Food is served in the bar and the Stable Restaurant.
Local crab, lobster, fresh fish and shellfish are a house speciality. Island produce
and recipes feature strongly in the menu. Live music includes Regular piano music
and Trad jazz. Sorry, no children under 10 years.
Richmond Arms
Esplanade
01983 855674
At the southern end of the esplanade
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat
11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
3 Guest Beers (including at least one local)
The
owners of this recently opened seafront pub have converted this former hotel bar
into a charming little pub. A new cellar has helped ensure good beer quality,
and the reputation for good food is spreading. There is a varied menu with an
extensive specials board and a no smoking dining room.
Cricketers Rest
Steephill
01983 TBA
www.cricketersrest.co.uk
Inside the grounds of Ventnor Cricket Club
Opening times TBA
3 Guest
Beers (including at least one local)
Recently taken over by Richard Holmes
and the rest of the Chequers Inn management team, this pub will not only provide
rest and refreshment for cricketers and their spectators but also for visitors
and locals. There is a large car park next door in the grounds of Ventnor Botanical
Gardens.
The Volunteer
30
Victoria Street
01983 852537
www.volunteer-inn.co.uk
Near bus terminus
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Courage
Best, Directors
Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale
Ventnor Gold
3 Guest
Beers
Built in 1866, the Volunteer is probably the smallest pub on the
Isle of Wight. It operated as a beer house between 1869 and 1871 and still retains
many original features of the traditional drinker's pub. Well know for the quality
of its beer and cellar-manship, which have been recognised by the many awards
gained in the local Pub of the Year competition. A unique pub, no chips, no children,
no fruit machines, no video games, just a pure adult drinking house and one of
the few places where you can still play rings. An absolute gem. There is adequate
public parking to be had 50 yards from the pub.
Boniface Arms
formally Chapmans etc.
High
Street
01983 852444.
Opposite Ventnor Brewery Times Vary
Bass
Guest beers
Town local opposite Ventnor Brewery.
This historic Ventnor pub has been through more troubles, landlords and names than any pub should be expected to endure. Thankfully the very respected Graham Perks has come to the rescue.
The family room and beer garden have been reinstalled whilst the big screen tv, the juke box and the pool table have been given the elbow.
(also formally St Lansdown Arms and Freemasons Arms)
The Mill Bay
Esplanade
01983 852892
www.millbayinn.co.uk
Ventnor Esplanade, opposite site of old pier
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30
- 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Ventnor Golden Bitter
A selection of Hall and
Woodhouse Badger Beers
plus more local ales
Pleasant ex-Burts waterfront
pub, geared up for the family, with large conservatory and impressive children's
area. However the interior of the pub is surprisingly unspoilt. Good facilities
for the disabled. Specialises in local caught seafood. There is a TV in the Games,
Children's Room and the friendly bar is a Mecca for Anglers who can nip in for
a crafty one while fishing off the sea wall, just a few feet away.
Hunters Rest
(formally The
Central Tap)
64
High Street
01983 852473
Town centre adjacent car park
Recently
Re-opened more details soon.
Apparently, a late license has been applied
for.
The Spyglass Inn
Esplanade
01983 855338
www.spyglass.co.uk
Far end of the Esplanade, hard to miss
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30
- 11 Sun 12 - 11 Special SUMMER
Badger Best
Badger Tanglefoot
Ventnor Gold
3 Guest
19th Century ex guesthouse at the Western End
of Ventnor Esplanade, in a superb position overlooking the English Channel. The
Inn has considerable character and boasts a large collection of seafaring memorabilia.
In spite of the fact that the building has been a pub for a relatively short period,
the conversion making full use of the many rooms available was so successful that
it is difficult to imagine it has ever been anything but a pub. Wisely, the temptation
was avoided to knock all the rooms into one; instead they have been skilfully
incorporated into the overall layout. Local seafood is a speciality, and there
is a small beer festival every year. Regular entertainment most evenings and on
Sunday lunchtime, the piano with some foot tapping melodies. Vast outdoor drinking
area for the warm summer evenings.
The Blenheim
9, High
Street
01983 853633
Close by town centre traffic lights
Weekdays
10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Bass
Young's Special
Comfortable two bar town centre pub with children's licence. Entertainment includes
some fine jazz on Tuesdays and Karaoke on Fridays.
The Rose
Pier Street
01983 856164
Next to bus garage
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun
12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
Town centre pub with 2 bars and a function
room
HUNTERS
REST
(formally The Central Tap)
Ventnor
A charming Victorian seaside town built into the side of a cliff and full of character and steep, winding streets. The town's name comes from the numerous 'vents', or fissures, formed by springs in the local strata. There is a delightful cliff walk westwards along the back of the Island to Steephill Cove and beyond, which provides access to the impressive Botanic Gardens at St Lawrence. As far as pubs go, the visitor is spoilt for choice.
