The Criterion

The Criterion A friendly local pub in the Knightstone area of Weston-super-Mare. We are a free house. We have a range of snacks available too.

A free house serving locally sourced real ales, premium lagers, spirits, wine and sparkling wine. Bar games are available and the pub competes in the local Crib and darts leagues. Follow us on Twitter

🎶 **Debbie’s Music Quiz returns to The Criterion!** 🎶Join us on **Saturday 26th September from 8pm** for great music, pl...
17/09/2026

🎶 **Debbie’s Music Quiz returns to The Criterion!** 🎶

Join us on **Saturday 26th September from 8pm** for great music, plenty of laughs and the usual confident arguments over song titles!

Bring your best music knowledge—and someone who actually listens to the lyrics. 🎤🍻

The poster is still clinging to summer, whatever the weather decides to do! ☀️

📅 **Saturday 26th September**
⏰ **From 8pm**

ANOTHER CHARITY UPDATE! ❤️A huge thank you to The Regency and The Waverley, who have added another £106.95 to our Childr...
12/09/2026

ANOTHER CHARITY UPDATE! ❤️
A huge thank you to The Regency and The Waverley, who have added another £106.95 to our Children’s Hospice South West fundraising.
That takes the total raised so far from £505 to £611.95! 🦍🔥
Absolutely brilliant — and there may still be a little more to come.
£611.95 and counting! ❤️

£505 AND COUNTING! 🦍🔥🇦🇺Georgia has now swapped The Criterion for Australia, the Gorilla has hung up his BBQ tongs (for n...
11/09/2026

£505 AND COUNTING! 🦍🔥🇦🇺

Georgia has now swapped The Criterion for Australia, the Gorilla has hung up his BBQ tongs (for now!), and we’ve finally counted up the money so far.

An amazing £505 has been raised to date for Children’s Hospice South West — with a little more still to come.

A massive thank you to everyone who came along, bought some food, put money in the pot, donated, helped out or simply joined in with the day. It was a cracking afternoon and your generosity made it all worthwhile.

Georgia is now safely on the other side of the world 🌏🇦🇺 — but the fundraising isn’t quite finished yet, so donations are still very welcome.

Thank you from everyone at The Criterion. 🍻❤️

After Mike’s spectacular Employee of the Month award for outstanding service behind the bar, it’s only right that we rec...
08/09/2026

After Mike’s spectacular Employee of the Month award for outstanding service behind the bar, it’s only right that we recognise the man keeping the whole operation moving behind the scenes.

This month’s award goes to Gorilla, our Utilities Manager, for extraordinary dedication, box-handling excellence and truly going above and beyond the call of duty.

Badge worn with pride, because greatness deserves proper labelling.

06/09/2026

🏆 BREAKING NEWS 🏆

Congratulations to Mike Brookes — officially crowned The Criterion’s Employee of the Month for the day.🍻

For outstanding commitment to pouring his own pint, keeping his part of bar moving and maintaining exceptionally high standards of pub-based excellence, now and then...

Well deserved, Mike. Your pretend award is in the post… probably via the red post box outside. 😂

🎶 Debbie’s Music Quiz is back at The Criterion! 🎶Join us on Saturday 5th September from 8pm for great music, plenty of l...
30/08/2026

🎶 Debbie’s Music Quiz is back at The Criterion! 🎶

Join us on Saturday 5th September from 8pm for great music, plenty of laughs and the usual confident arguments over song titles!

The poster promises sunshine. The weather may have other ideas—but it’ll be bright and cheerful inside! ☀️🍻

Get your team together and come along.

📅 Saturday 5th September
⏰ From 8pm

It’s time to give Georgia the proper send-off she deserves! 🇦🇺🍻Join us at The Criterion on Sunday 30 August for Georgia’...
22/08/2026

It’s time to give Georgia the proper send-off she deserves! 🇦🇺🍻

Join us at The Criterion on Sunday 30 August for Georgia’s leaving do and Gorilla’s Charity BBQ.

The pub opens at 12 noon, with Gorilla firing up the BBQ from 3pm. Donations are welcome, with money raised in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.

Come hungry, raise a glass and help us send Georgia off in true Criterion style—Australia won’t know what’s hit it! 🦍🔥🍔✈️

Georgia will be working her final shift at The Criterion this Saturday afternoon, 22 August, before getting ready for he...
17/08/2026

Georgia will be working her final shift at The Criterion this Saturday afternoon, 22 August, before getting ready for her travels—with Australia first on the list! 🇦🇺

Pop in, keep her busy and catch her behind the bar one last time.

Just to be clear, this isn’t the leaving party. Georgia’s proper send-off, together with Gorilla’s Charity BBQ, is coming later…

Watch this space! 👀

🏇🎶 A full Saturday of racing and music at The Criterion!We’ll have live racing from Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon through...
13/08/2026

🏇🎶 A full Saturday of racing and music at The Criterion!

We’ll have live racing from Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon throughout the afternoon, followed by Debbie’s Music Quiz from 8pm.

Expect great music, plenty of laughs and the usual arguments over song titles!

A special salute to Thursday’s Morris Men — and to anyone still recovering from the stick-bashing! 😄

📅 Saturday 15th August
🎵 Quiz from 8pm

☀️ Something a little different is coming to The Criterion!The Chalice Morris Men will be dancing here on Thursday 13th ...
08/08/2026

☀️ Something a little different is coming to The Criterion!

The Chalice Morris Men will be dancing here on Thursday 13th August from 8:00pm — and we’ll have the BBQ fired up too. 🔥

Come along, grab a drink and enjoy a lively summer evening with us. Everyone welcome!

Address

45 Upper Church Road
Weston-Super-Mare
BS232DY

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11pm
Tuesday 12pm - 12am
Wednesday 12pm - 12am
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 1am
Saturday 12pm - 1am
Sunday 12pm - 11pm

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