Anchor And Hope in Wiltshire

Sadly, a place with an anchor, but no hope.

Great bar staff. Good selection of beers, lagers and cider.

Good banter, proper drinking pub. You can dine out on a packet of crisps here.

Wonderful friendly place to drink that won't Rob you People are so helpful.,

Walked in, asked what coders they have and was abruptly told regulars only and asked to leave. Won't be back there again, despite having just moved in 2 streets away!!! Not like they needed the customers though, they had a whole 2 to keep them busy 🙄

I don't hate the place I like it.

Spot on pub good bunch of people

Old local run by the best old fart.

Very good pub with friendly staff.

Down to earth pub good selection of beers and cider. The people who run the place are great. Would highly recommend as long as you aren't the Proceco set!!

Locals pub with a good atmosphere. Always someone to talk to.

Lovely feel to the pub needs a bit of technology on the decor

Local friendly. Not glamorous but cosy lots of sport. A locals hard working pub. Love it

Proper old style British pub with nice landlord, landlady and staff with great customers

If you want a true proper British drinkers pub then this is the place! There is none of this wine bar fancy rubbish. This is a place to go and have a drink with some special locals who do the same! The landlord has a great character, good to have a drink with, funny in his ways. Just one warning, don't wake him as it's like stirring the beast of Bodmin!

Ady and Monica looked after me.

Great place to relax and have a laugh,u don't have to be a local,just sit back and enjoy the banter with the locals,guaranteed to leave with a smile and lasting memories,cheers Mons & Ady.

Friendly and welcoming, very good banter between locals and newcomers. Good sport , great beer. Excellent Xmas raffle. Always appears to be something going on. Love it.

Always a pleasent friendly welcome ale and larger etc top notch

my knowledge of this good basic Alehouse, is based on 'lunchtiime' visits only! No food available , but beers are excellent!!

OUT on my racing bike one evening I spot a group of elderly drinkers playing cribbage outside the Anchor & Hope. Taped to the window is a faded notice boasting "Moles bitter £2.50 a pint." I'm gagging for one. But as I head for the door, exchanging "good evenings" with the crib-players, I hear a thunderous fart, followed by gales of laughter. Then there's a crash of glass as the landlady topples off her seat, cursing. And, suddenly, I think: this is my sort of pub. Fine Melksham bitter. No food. Friendly faces. Oodles of laughter. The occasional stray fart. And a weeny white pub dog called Dylan who sits on my table outside and, I swear, almost talks to you as he watches the world go by. So why have I never used this place before? Why, indeed? For the Moles bitter is sublime. Sitting in the evening sun, I down two pints in about eight minutes. Then another. Then another two. Beautiful, gluggable stuff. And after 90 glorious minutes I begin my five-mile ride home in the dark. Lord knows how I make it down a hugely steep, winding hill near my home. Two evenings later I'm back there quaffing more of this hearty brew, evoking stark memories of my ale-sodden days as a reporter in the Sixties before a lifetime of tossing pots professionally in some of Fleet Street's most shameless watering holes. True, the Anchor's not much to look at from outside. But the friendly atmosphere and sporting banter give the place a magical buzz. And if you love good ale, you'll experience a wondrous, beery blast from the past in this white-fronted haven far from those dreary gastro-pubs, with their fearful pong of food that strips the head off your ale! But hold on a jiffy! My fifth pint of Moles has just arrived. Ah, many thanks, Dylan. And cheers!