The Retreat 150th Birthday Celebration!
Come and join us this Sunday 7hth December at 3pm onwards to celebrate The Retreat being 150 years old! With The Acoustic Beatles Shambles playing 5pm-7pm
Come and join us this Sunday 7hth December at 3pm onwards to celebrate The Retreat being 150 years old! With The Acoustic Beatles Shambles playing 5pm-7pm
Proceeds to Duchess of Kent Hospice (Sue Ryder), Reading.
Spaces are limited, so enter now!
You are invited to enter the Pickled Onion Contest 2026 at The Retreat pub in Reading. This is a very straightforward contest: You make your pickled onions, bring them to The Retreat, and we judge the winners!
Enjoy a great set from Phil Braithwaite & Friends, led by a guitarist and composer with music in film and TV.
Guests to be confirmed.
An evening of lively Blues music with vocalist and harmonica player Stuart Maxwell.
Join us for an evening of blues, rock and silliness!
The Acetones (pronounce it how you like) are a London 4 piece Blues Band, playing standard blues songs with an individual twist.
Great musicians playing an eclectic mix of blues and soul.
Classic blues and jazz tunes from the inter-war years with a selection of original songs and hand-picked covers.
Folk-rock with original material, rock and pop covers and even a little community singing.
A group of musicians who put equal emphasis on “acoustic”, “Beatles” and “shambles”. A wonderfully uplifting sing-a-long experience.