The Retreat Shortlisted for Pub of the Year
We are very pleased to tell you that The Retreat has been shortlisted as one of six finalists in the Reading & Mid Berkshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024. The 2024 Pub of the Year finalists are: Pub of …
Author: Fred Seale
Old Reviews of The Retreat
I just tripped over these old reviews of The Retreat; just five reviews from Yelp.co.uk and all 5/5. They are lovely, especially the hilarious one from Kevin J. A lot has changed in the last decade, especially with the refurbishment …
Christmas Opening Hours
DECEMBER 23 Saturday – normal hours24 Sunday, Christmas Eve – 12.00 to 22.3025 Monday, Christmas Day – 12.00 to 14.0026 Tuesday, Boxing Day – closed27 Wednesday – 19.00 to 23.0028 Thursday – normal hours29 Friday – normal hours30 Saturday – …
Your Type Can Save Lives
The NHS is appealing for more people to become donors at the Reading plasma donor centre. Did you know, that The Retreat is only a 3-minute walk from the Reading donor centre at 121 Kennet Street, Kings Road, Reading RG1 3ES? …
O’Donnell Moonshine
O’Donnell Moonshine Tough Nut and O’Donnell Moonshine Sticky Toffee are both now on sale at The Retreat. Read all about these fine liqueurs.
Berkshire Artistree Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce that Di Whitaker and David Gray have been nominated to receive the award for Outstanding Contribution to Live Music and the Arts on behalf of the Berkshire Artistree community! We are told, “Somebody somewhere got …
The Winners of the Bloody Mary Contest 2023
1st = Dan Hunter and Nyomi Miah2nd = David Gray and Mark Birmingham3rd = Clair Price and Kevin Harrington Another great fun contest. And it’s hard ro believe it’s become a spectator event as well. Read about Dan and Nyomi’s …
10 Great Reasons to Join CAMRA
Those fine folk from CAMRA dropped off some leaflets at The Retreat this week. They are all about the reasons to join CAMRA. We thought we would share them here as well, just in case you don’t get a chance …
The Formidable Brian Moignard
Read about the formidable Brian Moignard in Zoë Andrew’s blog post from 2021. This was first publishied in Mine’s A Pint issue 54, which somehow I missed. The comments about Brian and The Retreat sit amongst an interesting article about …