The Branksome Railway Hotel in Poole

Great pint of Guinness. Always creamy and fresh

Great pint of Guinness and good price (at just over a fiver) these days. Bigger than it may look from the outside as difficult to see inside: tall ceilings, light and airy feel. Worth checking out. Talkers pub; TV on but volume down low with Olympics on.

Friendly, spacious, welcoming bar. Five stars if you get a keg based pale ale/ipa/craft beer on tap

What a really friendly bar managed to keep the original interior features . Close to the railway station so no need to drink and drive We were down for a m8s belated birthday it's his local and we watched ManCity demolish Fulham

We were passing that beautiful Victorian building for two years and always wanted to stop by and visit but somehow never had the time for it. Finally we did today and very pleasantly surprised how nice and neat is inside as well as the beautiful architecture/exterior. Good prices as well. Will be happy to return for just a drink or to watch a football game and meet some locals. Nice and intelligent crowd too.

Really great pub to stop in for a few drinks. Friendly service and loads of board games/books for entertainment also.

Proper pub. Good beer good staff

Proper pub with cask ales. No more words needed.

Great staff. Should be more popular

A relaxed atmosphere in a bar that has not lost its authenticity run by a friendly couple. The Guinness is good here. Slainte!

Like stepping into an Agatha Christie, murder novel. Good ales.

Haven't been here for thirty years,lovely clean ,bright and airy .Good range of beer wine spirits and the makings of outdoor seating area behind pub .

This is a very small station yet it's well equipped.

Great place.. Everyone friendly so left later than I should😊would go again.

Possibly the greatest day of my whole God damn life I can't describe it I feel like I've entered a whole new tier of consciousness after visiting the branksome arms and I'll never feel the same again (competitive prices)

Passed this beautiful building for many years and finally visited . As interesting inside as outside was . Never seen such healthy spider plants . And would be interested to find out about the upside-down pictures furniture etc :) 😀

A great old fashioned pub. Very friendly and welcoming. Drinks are the cheapest in the area. I did not think that pubs like this still existed any more. This now my new local as you were very friendly on my random visit the other night.

Used to be frequently listed in the Good Beer Guide, so not entirely sure what happened? A Choice of two ales offered to which I had a pint of Summer Lightning which was perfectly drinkable. Fantastic open fire in an historic building which I hope is listed?

Amazing atmosphere, great staff, but a bit pricey for the beer

Attended on open Mic Night, cannot fault the artists, but it was terrible. The sound "technician" had no clue what he was doing. Waited over 20 minutes to get 3 pints of Stella. And then there's the landlord clearly not sticking to licensing objectives, allowing the group off their heads on coke and stinking the place out of marijuana

My first visit. The Guiness was excellent.

A Sunday afternoon with the football on. Six people inside, no volume on the TV , and bar staff who doesn't know the difference between lager and bitter. Very quiet and all I can hear is my stomach rumbling. Going somewhere else to get an atmosphere.

A great welcome and a great way to wile away time waiting for a train home to London.

Good clean pub. Great landlady. Just a bit grey and black. But don't let that stop you enjoying the friendly atmosphere and decent pint

Nice bar area. Good selection of ales.

Really good pub very friendly bar staff and really nice locals they don't do food but the bar prices are very reasonable and it's right opposite the train station

Good ale, v comfortable, TV if u want it, good links - bus & trains

Frequent visitor on open mic nights.

It's a railway hotel but it's also the friendliest local (even if you're not local) that I've been in for ages. I only drop in here after the train home waiting for a lift, but I'm recognised... they discontinued Amstel so "the usual" didn't work tonight, but it's great that that know my usual after only a few visits. Not many places give you that. Open mic night is great too. Tough to find a criticism of the place tbh.

Quiet pub. Nice friendly staff . Great location ..Nice Guinness

Until now every station pub I'd been in felt very transient but this is a proper local. Highly recommended.

Called in for a beer, used to drink here regularly almost 10 years ago. Spotlessly clean, friendly service and a great pint.

One of the oldest biggest pubs around these parts probably with quite a lot history if you wanted to look into it. Plenty of space because it's such a big place and not that busy

Great place totally done up looking great.friendly warm atmosphere. Well loved pub

Don't know about the hotel but the pub is great and our local. Always friendly staff and good choice of drinks. Always improving decor and outside and they have books everywhere. Good atmosphere when football is on and fire place in the winter.

Love this pub. Great ales, lovely people. Always have a chat with a few people when going in with my dog, and the staff are just as lovely. Would recommend to anyone, local or just passing through.

Not the friendliest bar man I've met ,6 of us went to watch the football only a couple other customers ran out of larger,shut the TV off straight as after the final whistle and closed the bar at 10.30pm won't be back

Nice pub really good restoration inside a place to relax and enjoy

Just visited and a tidy pub nice place good service.

Like going through a time portal back to the 1970's, but with today's prices. Depressing.

Needs a good referb a bit rough

It’s good. Nice watching footbarn

Stinks of piss and BO, if your trains delayed then hold your nose! You wipe your feet on the way out with this place

Yes i like this place very friendly staff with a good service and a healthy selection of booze thank you very much i'll be seeing you again soon

Lovely pub dog friendly. 5 pound limit on cards though.

Christmas Carols and Ale, combining St Aldhelms church congregation, and Branksome Railway Hotel locals, all singing together raising money for local charity Amelia's Rainbow, shows what can be done by a forward thinking vicar, great evening.

Cheery former Railway Hotel , now Pub. Decent range of Beers including Dark Star Hop Head, Timmy Taylor's Landlord and Summer Lighting, all in good nick !

Very friendly bar.Proper local pub with lovely bar staff and welcoming local customers.My visit was a pleasant experience....Thankyou Railway Hotel.😊

Good to watch Rugby Union and drink Summer Lightning.

A friendly community pub with a diverse clientele. The ales are well kept and the wines eminently drinkable (don't cause a rush for the shiraz, that's mine!). Open mic every other Friday, folk group Sundays 3-6pm and live sports tv are always entertaining but the real interest is to be found in the wide-ranging conversation of the regulars. Join in and become one!

Proper Pub. Sports on the TV. Friendly staff.

Small and cozy place 😁 Only downsize is that minimum card payment is £5 and I don't like that personally.

The Branscombe Railway is a very friendly place a decent solection of beers and close to the railway station. WORTH A VISIT.

Serves Hop Back Brewery Ales (as well as others) so it's 5 stars from me

Just arrived from Canada to visit my brother in law. The Branksome Railway was our first stop and we immediately felt like we were home. Owners sat and talked with us for a while even brought down their dog (my wife is a dog lover). This won’t be our first stop at this lovely watering hole.

Played open mic there, friendly staff and a well priced, good selection of drinks.

Convenient location right by the train station. Good atmosphere and screens for football.

Nice and friendly pub with friendly staff. Ale selection is usually Timothy Taylor plus 1 or 2 guest ales, normally Dark Star which is good. Experienced a busy rush with only 1 bar staff while the manager was the other side having drink with friends.

Great pub, friendly staff and punters

The pub area occasionally hosts several very nice folk events. It's, unsurprisingly, just across the street from Branksome Railway Station, so easy to get to via train. Service has always been fast and polite and there seems to be a nice atmosphere.

Nice pub with a nice atmosphere

Whilst staying in a nearby hotel some friends and I were attending the annual bluegrass festival and decided to have a few drinks beforehand. It was a very welcoming pub with a quiet but relaxed atmosphere.

Very friendly pub and great staff, varied choice of beers during summer season.

rude man on the phone also needs to clean the toilets its disgusting

Lovely cosy very friendly pub . great hosts

Great place to stay felt right at home people who owned the place are really nice and friendly would definitely stay here again again next time I'm in town

The land lady of this awful grotty dive does not even know her own business. On being served a short pint in a standard measure glass I asked the bar maid to top it up. She was about to do so when the land lady intervened to insist that the glass was outsize and I had a full pint. Later she brought over a real outsize glass to remonstrate with me (all over a few pennies of beer). I pointed out that the glass she was holding had a line on it to indicate the pint and the glass I was drinking out of did not. Made no difference

Great beer and generally a guest ale or too. Recently refurbished so nice inside. Large TV that shows the football. No food. Not kid friendly tho, a proper pub

I meet a very good friend of mine, frequently for a pint at the Branksome Railway hotel bar. Since the present owners have put their stamp on it, I find the décor and atmosphere very comfortable. Not to leave out the great selection of ales. Certainly an improvement to what it used to be like. Keep up the good work! Cheers.

Decent pub with good selection of real ales.

Friendliest pub I've ever been in. I've been in a lot of pubs

My 5 year old child was shouted at by the owner. For washing his hands. Takeing this further.

Good local pub and hotel with good atmosphere.

Probably the last remaining real pub in Poole friendly staff and a warm community feel,

Clean and tidy, didn't try the bar, felt the price was a little high as there is no breakfast