Wales CAMRA Cymru

Sportsman

17, Severn St
Newtown
SY16 2AQ
Telephone(01686) 623978
Real AleReal FireGardenSeparate BarDisabled AccessGamesSmokingSports TVWiFiServes LocAleBeer Festivals
Opening times: Mon closed; Tue 15:00-22:00; Wed and Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri and Sat 12:00-23:30; Sun 13:00-22:00
Regular beers: Wye Valley Butty Bach, Wye Valley HPA

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Formally the Monty’s Brewery tap. Paul the new landlord took over in Mid 2025 and the busy pub is still a work in progress. There are two Wye valley beers available on handpull. The Sportsman became a free house in 2020 when the brewery's lease ended. A former Good Beer Guide regular which featured in the first guide in 1972 the pub suffered a long decline in the late 90’s and closed in the mid 2000’s. Then fortunately Monty’s Brewery set it up as their brewery tap. The pub has gone from strength to strength which it needed to as it can only really do wet sales due to the small kitchen. The building itself is a Georgian three story brick affair and a pub calling itself the New Inn was recorded in 1800. A comfy lounge area is to be found to the right of the entrance with the main public bar and log fire to the left. Through the archway toward the back is a pool table and TV screen and to the rear there’s a small outside drinking area mainly used by smokers. It was voted Montgomeryshire branch pub of the year 2013 and Welsh cider/perry pub of the year 2014 but, sadly the real cider has now been discontinued.