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Pubs in Newtown

Severn-town locals — kitchen hours on wet Tuesdays.

Newtown pubs mix centre locals with rooms toward the Severn — bar open does not mean the kitchen is serving. Saturday evenings fill the town; this is not a Welshpool canal lock-in.

Source: Food Standards Agency — food hygiene ratings · Checked: 2026-08-20 · Pubs and food pubs in Newtown, Wales

Wales law: food businesses must display their food hygiene rating at or near each customer entrance. Check ratings at ratings.food.gov.uk.
Hygiene rating must be displayed

What to know

Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is mid-Wales’s largest commercial town on the Severn — Powys taxi table; market and industrial estates, not a spa.

Pubs in Newtown

Broad Street and river-edge rooms serve market days and quiet midweeks. Bar open does not mean food. This is a working commercial evening, not a Hay book-town lock-in.

What to check

From Newtown station to the town centre / Severn. Pub food and Sunday roast need a kitchen clock. Hygiene rating still applies.

Local markers for this chapter: Drenewydd, mid-Wales’s, largest, commercial.

Newtown station to the town centre / Severn — real ale; garden.

Recommended

Newtown Sports and Social ClubPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Recreation Ground.

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Football Club Refreshment HutPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Newtown Football Club.

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uStrike LtdPub

FSA rating 5/5 — 3rd Floor Agricultural House.

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Arthurs Restaurant & Bar/Jesses BarPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Trefeglwys.

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Common questions

What should I know about pubs in Newtown?
Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is mid-Wales’s largest commercial town on the Severn — Powys taxi table; market and industrial estates, not a spa. A typical hop is Newtown station to the town centre / Severn. Y Drenewydd is the Welsh name for the same town.
What should I check before I book pubs in Newtown?
Hours, price and pub food. Newtown (Y Drenewydd) is mid-Wales’s largest commercial town on the Severn — Powys taxi table; market and industrial estates, not a spa. A typical hop is Newtown station to the town centre / Severn.
How do I choose pubs in Newtown?
Use this page for the local checks, then confirm with the venue or operator. A typical hop is Newtown station to the town centre / Severn. People also mention last orders and real ale.
Do you rank pubs in Newtown?
No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain pub food and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is Newtown station to the town centre / Severn.

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