The Good Beer Guide from CAMRA is the UK’s best selling beer and pub guide. The Retreat is proud to be listed again. The Guide, which surveys 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, is the definitive beer drinker’s …
It was, as ever, an hilarious afternoon with a high level of competition. Click here for the results.
Every year, the Reading & Mid-Berkshire CAMRA branch awards its Pub of the Year title to the pub voted for by branch members. It’s the most prestigious prize they can bestow. We are delighted to announce that The Retreat was …
Another hotly contested event. See the results, photos and a video.
The Retreat was pleased to host The Helen Bolton Cribbage Tournament for the third time. Tilly Harrington and Jo Dormer were the winners.
We are pleased to announce that The Retreat is one of the 24 pubs selected by Reading & Mid Berkshire CAMRA to be on the Reading Ale Trail 2022. And, we are especially excited that the Ale Trail will be …
We’re thrilled, we’re listed again! The latest edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide is published this week and The Retreat is listed again. We were originally listed in the first ever CAMRA Good Beer Guide in 1974. Out of …
Bernie Whiten and Jane Marsden ran The Retreat from 2003 to 2012. Bernie made his first visit back since the refurbishment and posted this on Facebook: A wonderful visit back to The Retreat last week. Great to see the old …
Unlocking new doors: this month the What’s On Reading podcast was recorded at the new Reading Repertory Theatre. The guest venues were Reading Rep Theatre, Readipop and The Retreat. Learn about the nearest theatre to The Retreat and the new …
“Worth it for the gents alone. And, I couldn’t stop taking pictures.” “The toilets are amazing. Bloody gorgeous. I was genuinely gobsmacked. “It’s alright. The toilets are great.” “Have you been in the loos? Bloody heck , you could eat …
