The Castle in Bedford

Cosy, clean rooms, tucked away from the pub itself. Warm welcome from the publican and the castle is a lovely lively pub

If you've never had a beer in the castle? Then you're probably under 20 or new to the town. A great mix of people found there, a relaxed and fun bar. In the summer, you have the added outdoor area. If you are tired of high street bars, take a walk down to this pub. A great 'starting' bar on a pub crawl too.

Great atmosphere but because it's a small pub inside, it's always a little cramped ....

A really traditional English pub. Nice garden. Good staff

Lovely pub with nice people and great Irish music.

Un pequeño pub clichoso, donde los lugareños acaparan el bar y parecen bastante territoriales hacia los forasteros, no ayudados por la señora del bar de mal humor.

Beautiful building in the heart of Bedford. Lovely inside too and a quirky back garden/smoking area, retaining original features and low ceilings. Its not ample but lovely a cushy. Good night out especially when they have live music.

Poped in for a couple of drinks didn't stay here

Went to a family wake at this pub - really great service, lovely food too, was exactly what we were looking for. Highly recommend

Me and my Partner went to this pub to watch England v Wales in the six Nations Rugby 🏉. it was a lovely pub, good service, and the atmosphere was really good. it is a traditional pub. They do food, however, can not comment as we didn't eat. The Guinness was first class . highly recommend a visit. only a few minutes from the high Street and river in Bedford.

Great staff and nice atmosphere

Great small pub wonderful beer friendly staff

Super pub , immaculately clean . Great beer friendly service... Will visit again

Rooms are simple but clean however can be a bit cool. Heating doesn’t seem to quite keep up with the cold weather. Staff in the pub are very friendly and helpful. Great location with large private parking.

Oh dear, where to begin? well for starters the Landlady? was rude to say the least mocking my disabled Father as he struggled to get into this hovel of a pub. Then there was the long wait for food.

Small pub, was busy. You can get food from pizza shop next door delivered

They sell Directors, enough said except to say it's a well kept barrel from a landlord (or ladie in these now times) who knows how to look after his/her beer which is a rare thing.

Lovely pub in one of the best locations in bedford. The young ladies on the bar added a smile to the festivities and was a wonderful atmosphere.

Great Sunday lunch, glad they have started doing it again...although adding cauliflower cheese as an extra when it used to be included for an extra £2.50 when the dinner has increased by £5.00 is bit of hit to the wallet for a family!

Absolutely heaving so busy but staff were quick and efficient in serving drinks,just popped in with friends before going on to party.Great atmosphere and friendly, parking easy at lurke Street car park.

The most expensive pub in the town With the most attitude from a farm girl Who is not capable of understanding The real world …. Put a I don’t know my sex in charge. Another pub finished… Last one out turn the lights off …

Wonderful service, very good music... atmospheric place with delicious food 🤍

Lovely traditional pub. Very attentive staff. Highly recommended.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Castle. The location was ideal for a family Wedding in town, just off the main part of town, meaning that this area was quiet both day and in the evening. There was parking for the car which didn't move the whole weekend as the town centre is just so near. Staff were very friendly and accommodating and the bar was just the quintessential 19th C. English pub. Next time we're in Bedford, this is where we'll be heading.

Very nice pub. Sometimes with live music 😍

Nice rooms, great price and great location.

Always a pleasure to visit The Castle. Great vibe, lovely outdoor sitting area and the friendliest staff. Often great music on too as a bonus!

Great live music sessions here.

Good relaxing Sunday afternoon and good to see Steve playing some great songs

Visited Bedford after moving away over 20 years ago. This pub is still as good as ever. Great atmosphere, really good outdoor area, staff are friendly, and the drinks are to o quality. Thank you, we'll be back!

Always good selection of proper beers.nice atmosphere.Real pub

Very quiet but I'm not surprised at £7.50 for a pint of Neck Oil, nice outdoor area though.

Nice pub, friendly staff, good range of drinks

Took a room here for our last night of a 10 day trip - admit we were exhausted. Room was clean and comfortable. We had a round of drinks in the pub and enjoyed the atmosphere and meeting the smiliest dog I've ever seen. Food options were limited.

Lovely little pub, very cosy and nice atmosphere. Good selection of drinks and staff were friendly.

Lovely feel to this traditional feeling pub, with open mic night and good selection of ales and beer

This is a really sweet traditional pub with friendly staff and brilliant decor. There’s a range of seating options including some nice window booths and a small garden area. Prices aren’t the cheapest but there’s a good range and it’s nice to see food options from a couple of the local restaurants. I’d happily return here for a relaxing drink and I’d recommend!

This is a really sweet traditional pub with friendly staff and brilliant decor. There’s a range of seating options including some nice window booths and a small garden area. Prices aren’t the cheapest but there’s a good range and it’s nice to see food options from a couple of the local restaurants. I’d happily return here for a relaxing drink and I’d recommend!

Very nice pub. Tried 2 local ales - Origin and Forward pass - enjoyed both! Busy pub, good service.

Great town centre pub and fabulous real ales. Last weekend, for example, they had three of my favorites, Black Sheep, London . Timothy Taylors landlord plus a couple of others. What's not to like?

A lovely local pub, a great selection of beers and other drinks. The staff are really friendly and it has a lovely atmosphere. Worth a visit and checking out the real ales.

Classic pub with lovely atmosphere. Good selection of cask ales, ciders and wine

Nice traditional English pub with a friendly atmosphere and good selection of drinks at realistic prices. We've enjoyed drinks in here on numerous occasions and it is one of our favourites in Bedford.

Very nice in here, staff are very polite and cask ales are cracking. There's also accommodation here in this charming pub.

Great selection of beer in very pleasant surroundings. Always excellent service.

Having never been to this type of place I pleasantly surprised. Friends of ours had holiday home home which we went to. Right by the race course if you're in to that sort of thing. The on-site amenities were great, it was a short walk to the beach which was deserted so plenty of space. Lowestoft was ashort distance away and there was a beach side train that you could catch. All in in all a nice place to visit.

Friendly and welcoming establishment serving good ales and several food options

Lovely friendly pub,decent prices good Guinness and kept nice

One of the best open mic nights in Bedfordshire, the acoustics in there lends itself perfectly to acoustic acts - although bands do frequently play there too. The bar is stocked for all occasions, with guest ales and plenty of gin and tonic variations. They also play host to a riotously popular Irish Folk evening, as well as other assorted pub entertainment.🍀🍻

If your not middle class and upper your not welcome. A stuck owner RolyPoly and Jen a fake tattooed wannabee. Boring dull pub no atmosphere no TV stay clear

Open Mic night is good fun with a mix of music and song. A very friendly pub and nice atmosphere.

Very cosy traditional pub situated on the edge of town.

Staff very friendly. Make you feel welcome

Great choice of drinks and friendly staff

What can I say- this pub is the pinnacle of English pub culture. The heat lamps, the nice staff, the... Interesting clientele. 10/10 my kids love it too 🤸‍♀️🌟Ó╭╮Ò

Ah I love this pub!!! Only been going in there for afew months but already the locals recognise us. A very warm an friendly atmosphere. Had Sunday lunch afew months ago an all fresh ingredients nothing frozen!!!! Couldn't recommend more...

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and good service. The cider was particularly tasty!

Lovely pub with friendly locals and staff. Popping back later to take in the open mic!

Lovely bar staff, good beer and a wonderful atmosphere that has lasted the test of time. Highly recommended.

Great friendly pub and a great service and lots of choose.

A great 'proper boozer'. Great customers, mostly, haha, great staff and great beer. The garden is pretty good too.

Good choice of beers. Pub in a nice area of Bedford, with other nice pubs nearby as well.

Great beer from an excellent host. Well worth a visit.

Great place have not been for ages. Entertainment 1st class. Easter Sunday

Great pub great atmosphere, lovely staff

Great beer, live music and new landlady ;) x

We're regulars here and it's a really great pub, with friendly staff and the choice of beer was spot on. Love that theyve teamed up with other local businesses to supply food too.

My wife and I have been in here a few times now and its a lovely little pub with welcoming staff and good Guinness and ales..👍

Top class pint of guiness. Friendly staff.

Friendly staff good selection of Charles Wells ales a lovely pub

Went here for a drink and food with family. The staff were great, with a good selection of cask ales. We got the Thai, which is delivered from rice Thai around the corner - all of the food was very tasty. Will definitely be back.

Really friendly staff and cosy place for drink. Thankyou for making us feel welcome.

Went on the Irish folk night to remind us of family roots and holidays. Was just like being back in Dad's village pub with the locals playing away except cleaner and tidier. A great night and will be making a point of going again. They served a lovely pint of Guinness. A warm and friendly pub worth a visit.

Best Guinness in town. Sometimes you might need to call Carlos to finish your pint but it's worth the banter.

Decent cosy pub with a wide selection of well-kept real ale. Is it the most expensive pub in Bedford though (basic bitter £4.40)? Yes I think it probably is..

Sat in the garden small but nice. The bar staff were friendly would recommend for a quiet drink. Visited during the day.

Really nice pub with an outdoor space; we had a few beers (the ale selection is not the best in Bedford but has good options) and enjoyed our time there. The staff were very friendly

Lovely staff, nice atmosphere and beer!

Busy little pub, nice & friendly

Always a warm friendly welcome service supberb

Imagine a rowdy teenager coming in and placing a muddy pair of football boots on the bar. The barman would be forgiven for tutting and saying 'Get the boots of the bar' with a little contempt. Yes? Now a lone, properly masked and moderately well dressed 50 odd year old walks in, quietly places a small clean Next carrier bag on the bar whilst selecting the tipple of choice and gets exactly the same contemptuous tone 'Get the bag off the bar'. All that was missing was the word 'sonny'. I left. Call me old fashioned, but that is not the respect to show a customer or, frankly, a human. I used to go there a lot.

Great place, highly recommended.

Spent many a hour or two in the Castle. Classic in every way! Great selection of food drink and bar snacks available , served by friendly and helpful staff.

Great pub, warm and welcoming staff, COVID19 restrictions well managed. Great selection of beers and food!

Great place to go and have a nice quiet drink. Great Staff

Decent beer garden with no sun 🙄

Lovely evening thank you Roly, Joe and Fran

Popped in for a pre dinner drink for Santanellio's next door (which you have delivered to the pub). The staff were friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere chilled and relaxed. It's an traditional old fashioned pub in the best of ways and only wish there was a pub like it where I live. Good range of beer on tap from local breweries.

Track and trace in place for everyone, sanitiser on entry, one way system and the tables and chairs are sanitised after use, a very pleasant and enjoyable experience in this new “normal” world. Definitely worth a visit

A right cosy pub not far from the town centre 😊

Reasonably priced drinks, nice atmosphere

The pub seems very popular & can understand why. There is a good choice of draught beers and ciders. We also had dinner there. The menu has meat, fish vegetarian and gluten free options. The dishes are homemade so they do take longer to prepare. The portions seem small but are very nice and filling. The Good Pub Guide says worth a visit and it is... It doesn't serve dinner on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings.

Very nice place and v good customers

Nice in the day but not good at night needs lights and cameras

We visited for a Saturday lunch. We were pleased to find our favourite cloudy cider available. We all ordered burgers. Mine was a veggi halloumi and mushroom. It was a pity the mushroom was very greasy and were slices of button mushrooms instead of a grilled portabello mushroom I was expecting as all the tiny pieces kept falling out. I ended up leaving these grease saturated slices. The rest of the meal was nice enough. The staff were very friendly and coped well with a studden influx of football and rugby fans.

Lovely public house cosy atmosphere the room was basic but more than happy as only overnight stay breakfast really nice as well a thank you to all the staff who made us feel welcome

This is a pub a short walk from the town centre offering a good selection of real ales and a a good selection of gins. The pub is comfortable and has a reasonable menu fo traditional bar food. You can unwind and enjoy a well-kept pint and you are made to feel welcome.

Nice pub, makes you feel welcome

Had a delightful evening in the pub. Had not planned to stay for food but was tempted by the plates being served. Was not disappointed. Would recommend.

Ho mangiato in questo Pub a pranzo con dei colleghi di lavoro. il locale è piccolino ma molto accogliente. Buone le birre, ottima la cucina. Consigliato