The Nag's Head

The Nag's Head The Nag's Head is an award winning boozer in Reading, England. We specialise in real ale, cider and beer.
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The Nag's Head is a CAMRA award-winning pub situated near Reading town centre. Specialising in Real Ale, we have 12 hand pumps featuring a constantly changing variety of Real Ales from predominantly local breweries as well as a selection of delicious ciders and continental lagers.

We don't really post our cellar lists anymore but we're quite proud of the plethora of choice down in the room of Wonder...
31/08/2026

We don't really post our cellar lists anymore but we're quite proud of the plethora of choice down in the room of Wonder and Intrigue at the moment.

77 different craft b**rs brought to you on keg and cask from 46 different Independent Breweries, 1 Brasserie, 1 Bottle Shop in, 1 ex Brewery, an Amateur Brewers Association, and an Award winning b**r writer. There's even a couple of b**rs that we had a hand in brewing!

Eagle eyed wild b**r fans will have noticed multiple Farmhouse, Saisons, Cuvees, Terroirs and other naturally foraged and barrel aged delights from the fantastic Dan Wye on the shores of Loch Fyne. Origins b**rs will be permanently available very soon and are almost as good as Siren Craft Calypso.

These will compliment our very own local wild b**r specialists Dolphin Brewery who now also have their own permanent line and a new apple and rhubarb sour fermented on farm-pressed apple juice from Heron Valley Farm in Devon, along with an elderflower sour using fresh elderflowers foraged locally from Sulham woods.

If sours aren't your thing there are also plenty of Pale Ales, Milds, Stouts, Porters, Modern Bitters, IPA's, Session IPA's, a DIPA, a Radler, and even a Barley W**e to celebrate Elusive Brewing’s 4th Birthday.

If none of them tickle your fancy we have loads of la**rs & c***rs from local breweries such as Double-Barrelled and Tutts Clump Proper C***r.

And if alcohol's isn't your thing there is even a permanent non-alcoholic tap.

Probably shouldn't have made this post on Bank Hangover Monday but Hey-Ho...

Hair of the dog? 🍻

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🧠 Quiz Day is back at the Nags! 🐝Bank Holiday Sunday calls for pints, questionable knowledge, and a healthy dose of comp...
30/08/2026

🧠 Quiz Day is back at the Nags! 🐝

Bank Holiday Sunday calls for pints, questionable knowledge, and a healthy dose of competitive nonsense. 🍻

Gary & Mark’s Quiz Night is happening TONIGHT from 7pm, at yours truly. 📍

💷 £2 cash entry!
🧠 Questions - lots of them.
🍺 B**r. Obvs.
🏆 Potential glory.
💚 Raising money for The Wren Project.

Grab your cleverest mates, come on down, and give it a go. Bank Holiday fun? Ensured. 🤙

Round two - let's smash! 🍔🍟Grand Master Smash are back in the b**r garden for day two and, honestly, these burgers are i...
29/08/2026

Round two - let's smash! 🍔🍟

Grand Master Smash are back in the b**r garden for day two and, honestly, these burgers are impeccable if we do say so ourselves. 😋🔥

Want to level things up? Add a generous glug of Elusive Brewing’s Oregon Trail Hot Sauce and pair it with an award-winning pour of Oregon Trail; currently sitting pretty on Cask Line 10. 🌶️🍺

🍔 Burgers + fries served until 8pm
👩‍🍳 Anne-Marie & Jody on BBQ duty
🌶️ Oregon Trail Hot Sauce available as a condiment addition to your food
🍺 Oregon Trail on cask on the bar

Get yourself down. Run, don’t walk. 🏃‍♀️💨

**rGardenGrub

New food vendor, who dis? 👀🍔We’ve got a brand new burger pop-up landing in the Nags' b**r garden this weekend: Grand Mas...
26/08/2026

New food vendor, who dis? 👀🍔

We’ve got a brand new burger pop-up landing in the Nags' b**r garden this weekend: Grand Master Smash.

Keeping it simple but mega delicious: proper smash burgers + fries, with beef, veggie AND vegan options. 💫

🍔 Friday 28th: 6-9pm
🍔 Saturday 29th: 2-8ish

Order out back, grab your burger, grab a b**r, and settle in. 🍻✌️

New vendor. New burgers. Same good times. Come get some! 😏⚡️


**rGardenPopup

Sh💩t Shirt Day: what a day!!!Well...you lot really understood the assignment. 😂Thank you to everyone who dressed the F u...
25/08/2026

Sh💩t Shirt Day: what a day!!!

Well...you lot really understood the assignment. 😂

Thank you to everyone who dressed the F up and joined us for Sunday’s shenanigans. The frankly spectacular array of shirts taught us four very important things:

1️⃣ Not many of us actually own s**t shirts - we’re clearly a community of excellent taste.
2️⃣ We know how to show up.
3️⃣ We know how to party.
4️⃣ We know how to dig deep - and have a VERY good time while we do it. 🫶

Sunday was the very best of us. Our guests, family and friends absolutely did us proud with their questionable wardrobe choices. Our musicians and DJ soundtracked the chaos perfectly. Our b**ry friends kept the taps flowing with plenty of tasty stuff. Smoked Oak kept bellies full between pints, dancing, and laughter.

And our staff? ❤️ They made the whole thing look easy, putting on a bloody brilliant day while keeping everything moving behind the scenes.

They’re a huge part of why this place means so much to us - and why making sure The Nags remains ours was worth celebrating in the first place.

And then there’s this…
💜 £585.28 raised in cash
💜 £500+ raised online
💜 A stonking £1,085+ raised in total on the day for Laura’s Lasting Legacy

All raised by a bunch of silly people in silly shirts, having a very serious amount of fun.

This is us. This is The Nags. This is community. 🫶🍻

Thank you for showing up, dressing up, drinking up and giving so generously. We love you for it! 🥰

**tShirtDay

It's happening - Sh💩t Shirt Day is finally here!!!Really looking forward to seeing as many of you wearing a loud/garish/...
23/08/2026

It's happening - Sh💩t Shirt Day is finally here!!!

Really looking forward to seeing as many of you wearing a loud/garish/colourful/questionable shirt today in support.

If you are able, please drop some coins into the Laura's Lasting Legacy tub that's on the bar today. 🪙💜

If you are feeling up for donating more, please pop a donation with a note regarding "S**t Shirt Day" to the just giving page 💸🌐 here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/forlauraj

A reminder of what's going on:
👔 Dress-up encouraged
🍻 Spesh b**rs/collaborations pouring
🍔 Smoked Oak serving from 1ish til late
🎸 Franssens alt-folk singer playing over lunch
💿 Stevie-O on the decks spinning funky tunes from 3pm
🎵 Amp Cats high energy duo in the evening
😁 All us good and b**ry people celebrating our community, this pub and the fact the Nags - as we know and love - may long continue!

See you later!

Smoked Oak are back - for three whole days! 🤩Not one, not two, but THREE days of glorious food fresh off the braai. 🍖The...
19/08/2026

Smoked Oak are back - for three whole days! 🤩

Not one, not two, but THREE days of glorious food fresh off the braai. 🍖

These good folks will be with us for our Sh💩t Shirt Party on Sunday, serving up their seriously tasty South African-inspired street food then, as well as the days before.

🔥 Fri 21st, from the evening
🔥 Sat 22nd, all day
🔥 Sun 23rd, all day

Come hungry. Stay for the b**r. Get stuck into some South African goodness. And obviously, wear a s**t/loud/bright shirt on Sunday. 👕

See you in the b**r garden! 😎

🚨🥫 Collab cans for sale!A little bit of Nags Head magic to crack open fresh, take home…or, let's be honest, straight ont...
17/08/2026

🚨🥫 Collab cans for sale!

A little bit of Nags Head magic to crack open fresh, take home…or, let's be honest, straight onto the train. 🍻🚆

We’ve got our special collabs with Elusive Brewing & North Riding Brewery "Shapeshifter" and Mysterious Brewing "StrataNauts" - perfect for drinking here, taking away, gifting to your favourite b**r nerd or enjoying on your travels.

🍺 £5.50 each
🍺 £20 for a 4-pack - 2 of each

Pop in, grab some cans and make your journey considerably more interesting. Train b**rs? We’re not judging. 😏

Address

5 Russell Street
Reading
RG17XD

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 11am - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 11pm

Telephone

+447765880137

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