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This Grade II listed building dates from the 1640s and has been a pub since at least the 1840s when it was known as the Sawyers Arms. Guest beers tend to be on the dark side. The main bar is a haven for good beer and conversation with a welcoming open fire in the winter months. The rear drinking area has a television for major sporting events. At the back there is a pleasant paved patio with wooden seating, borders with colourful shrubs in summer and a covered smoking refuge with an old well. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2023 and 2024.
Historic Interest
Building dates from around 1640. Relics from the 1643 Battle of Alton have been found here.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 3 regular beers.
Eight Bells, Alton
Changing beers typically include: Flower Pots - Stottidge Stout , Longdog - Lamplight Porter , Vale - Black Beauty
The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Porter, Stout
Source: National