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Castle Tap Local Independent
Specialising in real ale, craft and bottled beer. Sidelines in cheese, gin, whisky and tea ...
Regular Live Music & Community Events. Darts.
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Dogs & Children Welcome Independent and Local with a 'hidden' garden. Real Ale & Craft Beer- cask, keg & bottle from the UK & further afield. Cider & Spirits incl an ever-changing range of gin & whisky
Cheese. Live Music & Other Events

For those counting down the days (like we are) here are your b**r festival opening times!! We're looking forward to havi...
19/10/2026

For those counting down the days (like we are) here are your b**r festival opening times!! We're looking forward to having you 🍻

Check us out! We're in The Good B**r Guide 2027 and you can grab a copy online now :)
19/10/2026

Check us out! We're in The Good B**r Guide 2027 and you can grab a copy online now :)

Today!! Come on down for some great tunes 🎢
17/10/2026

Today!! Come on down for some great tunes 🎢

Tonight!! Who's ready for shanties?? It's getting cooler but the pub is staying nice and warm for you, come along!
14/10/2026

Tonight!! Who's ready for shanties?? It's getting cooler but the pub is staying nice and warm for you, come along!

This month!! Who's excited for an amazing offering of b**rs and ciders? We're also running a quiz on Friday evening (mor...
06/10/2026

This month!! Who's excited for an amazing offering of b**rs and ciders? We're also running a quiz on Friday evening (more details to come) and have live music on Saturday and Sunday!!

09/09/2026

Shanties tonight! Thanks for the shout!

Friday!! Two amazing bands for you complete with props and political satire. Come on down!
25/08/2026

Friday!! Two amazing bands for you complete with props and political satire. Come on down!

Reading Pride After Party! We're getting ready and we hope you are too πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ₯³ We're only a ~20 minute walk from King...
20/08/2026

Reading Pride After Party! We're getting ready and we hope you are too πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ₯³ We're only a ~20 minute walk from King's Meadow and you pass by some great places in town on the way to us!
We'll be setting up a bonus bar with four extra b**rs for you, we're making a banging playlist, and we're going to confirm some local live acts for you too!
Playlist suggestions welcome below! ⬇️

Folk gig coming up for ya! Saturday 22nd August from 7pm featuring Undercurrents, The Outlaws, and Conor Reynolds πŸ•Ί
12/08/2026

Folk gig coming up for ya! Saturday 22nd August from 7pm featuring Undercurrents, The Outlaws, and Conor Reynolds πŸ•Ί

06/08/2026

Punk! Soul! Festivals! And two of the best-named tribute acts we've ever seen!

It can only be your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE!
As usual, all the info, booking links and whatnot are in the π’π’Šπ’π’Œ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”

but the headlines are:

THURS 6 AUG
🎀 It's the weekly open mic at The Wee Waif

FRI 7 AUG
🀘 Britallica - Britney Spears Metal Tribute hits SUB89 : Reading
πŸ¦β€β¬› Sabbra Cadabra get all Paranoid at The Facebar
🎹 Stanley Dee are Reelin' in the Flowing Spring
🎷 The Mark II bring soul & Motown to Purple Turtle
🎀 and it's The Butler's open mic

SAT 8 AUG
🌴 godgodo headline a packed line-up of music at the Goan Food & Cultural Festival
πŸ‚ The Bull Inn Streatley's First Annual FESTIBULL boasts the likes of Bone Idle, The Rural Broadband and more
🌞 Here Comes The Sun Festival returns to the The Rising Sun Arts Centre with a packed line-up including Glasshalfbroken_, Polly b Rose and many more
🧷 Launch Control, Skinhawk + more bring punk to Castle Tap

SUN 9 AUG
πŸ«— More evening tunes at Spill

Address

120 Castle Street
Reading
RG17RJ

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 2pm - 11:59pm
Saturday 12pm - 11:45pm
Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm

Telephone

+441189580473

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