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Heritage Pub

Railway Inn, Upper Killay

553 Gower Road, Upper Killay, SA2 7DS (View on Google Map)
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A classic cosy locals' pub, built in 1864, set in woodlands in the Clyne Valley. There are two small rooms at the front, one being the main bar and the other a snug seating area, with a larger lounge at the rear. In cooler times the fire in the lounge provides welcome warmth and cheer. Local brewery, Swansea Brewing Company (now run by the pubs owners) has moved alongside the pub and brewing restarted in 2023, with three of their real ales usually on the bar.

A large area outside hosts occasional barbecues and music events. plus there are open mic nights on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of month, a folk night on 2nd Wednesdays & a quiz on Thursdays.

The adjacent former railway line now forms part of route four of the National Cycle Network.

Historic Interest

Heritage Pub. Regionally Historic Interior

Information for this venue is provided by the Swansea Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Abertawe - Swansea
Last updated
01/07/2024
Last surveyed
22/02/2024
Pub ID
SWS/203
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

A three rooms and passageway pub built in 1864 at the same time as the railway (now a cycle track) that ran alongside it. The passageway connects the rooms and the hatch/door in a part-glazed partition could once have been the off-sales. The small public bar on the left has a counter at least 60 years old with a new top; of a similar vintage are the ply-panelled walls and fixed seating, with the spindly ornamental timbering added later. A number of shelves of varying date form the bar back. Across the passage is a small room that has lost a fireplace and has been brought into use at some time. At the rear the lounge was originally half its present size but has expanded into domestic quarters in recent years and also has added timbering. The small counter here is a modern insertion replacing a hatch - there are no fittings of any great age in this room. Outside gents' and ladies' toilets.

General information about historic pub interiors

A three rooms and passageway pub in the same ownership as the tiny Swansea Brewery enabling drinkers to sample a number of their beers in unspoilt surroundings. Built in 1864 at the same time as the railway (now a cycle track) that runs alongside it. The passageway connects its three rooms and the hatch/door in a part-glazed partition could have been the off-sales in the past. The small public bar on the left has a bar counter at least 60 years old with a new top, ply-panelled walls from c.1960 and fixed seating of a similar date with the spindly ornamental timbering added later. There are a number of shelves of varying date forming a bar back. Across the passage is a small room that has lost a fireplace and has been brought into use at some time. At the rear is a lounge - originally it was half its present size but it has expanded into domestic quarters in recent years and also has added timbering. The small counter here is a modern addition replacing a hatch - there are no fittings of any great age in this room. Outside gents' and ladies' toilets.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Opening
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 3 regular beers.

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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Games Games
Darts, cards and boules
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
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LocAle LocAle
Beer is brewed on site.
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
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