The Glue Pot
Situated in the heart of Brunel’s railway village, the Glue Pot is a fantastic small traditional pub. The pub is named for the glue pots nearby coachbuilders would bring into the pub at lunchtime and place on the central stove to keep warm.
Manager Mark and his team are always friendly and welcoming, and very knowledgeable about their beers. Make sure you don’t miss the large chalk boards on the wall outlining each day’s offering and what the team think of each beer or cider.
The pub also boasts a great selection of traditional ciders, a selection of malt whiskeys, bottled beers and wines all hand picked by Mark.
Filled rolls and wraps are available every lunchtime.
- Book club – Monday
- Quiz Night – Wednesday
- Live Music – Monthly
- Rolls available at lunchtime.
- Outside seating area.
- Board games.
One of the trio of Railway Village pubs, the only one still open, the Glue Pot opened before 1850. One window still shows the Allsopp’s logo. It was also a grocer’s shop. Around 1900 it was known as the London Stout Tavern.
- Telegraph 2025 – Best Pub in Wiltshire.
Testimonials
“When Isambard Kingdom Brunel decided his railway works should be located in Swindon, he built a neighbourhood of cottages, The Railway Village, for the workers – and a pub, now called The Glue Pot. It’s an easygoing street-corner pub, handsome in an understated way, and as good for cider as it is beer.” – Telegraph 2025
An impressive 8 real ales on tap in a pub in Swindon’s historic Railway Village. A right old boozer of a pub with partitioned seating with a pretty varied crowd, 2 of the 3 kids near me were drinking the real ale so a big thumbs up for that. Pretty much an automatic entry for the Good Beer Guide.
Good selection of real ales and interesting people. Good to sit outside on a summer evening.
