The Railway Inn in Mendip

A Tuesday night in January where other pubs in nearby villages are closed it was a joy to find this one open. A great traditional pub with a nice warm fire, friendly welcome, reasonable drinks, what more do you want? Deserves to be supported. Well done!

Seems not open weekdays lunchtimes and right by rspb reserves where they have a lot of visitors - what a waste of time. Looks like it needs a makeover too.

My local a real proper old fashioned pub very reasonably priced drinks great choice off beers spurt and cidar,great atmosphere. New toilet block just opened, no food usselly but available during the advertised Sunday session that run though out the summer, lovely location also offers Brit stop for campers,pubs like the railway are very rare thease days, lovely large out door area in rural location,, Best time to vist us weekends when open all Dy but open from 5 during the week really worth a vist

This place is just lovely and just how an old fashioned friendly pub should be..welcoming and friendly with great ales…no frills or poncy crap…..a great pub

We love this pub! They always have good beer and the staff are always friendly. No food although they occasionally have cheese or ham rolls available. Great sitting outside watching the world go by with a nice pint. The toilets are a bit of an experience being rather old-fashioned with cobwebs, but they are part of the experience!

Amazing place. Proper fall back in to was should be. No airs and graces. Love it. Locals obviously feel highly of this place. So many great quirky aspects.

We normally pop in here after visiting RSPB Ham Wall. But not today. Some bright spark decided it was a good idea to have a DJ blaring extremely loud music which reverberated all over the neighbouring area. It was so loud, it vibrated through the ground. On speaking to the staff at RSPB Ham Wall, they stated the same thing had happened the previous day and it was non-stop. The Landlord needs to give his head a wobble.

We enjoyed drinks in the pub's apple orchard - excellent local cider (from Roger Wilkins) and delicious apple juice. This is an ideal place for refreshments after a walk in the nearby wetlands nature reserves, Ham Wall and Shapwick. Disaster struck when I found my car had a flat battery but the staff were so helpful and friendly, and soon got me going with jump leads. Many thanks to Karen and Ray! https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g8342700-d8333388-r859049457-The_Railway_Inn-Meare_Somerset_England.html#

Welcoming and friendly old fashioned pub with real fires and real local ale and cider. Water and gents toilet available outside 24hrs, but ladies only available when pub is open. Perfect for seeing the starlings dawn and dusk.

So glad my local had reopened very sadely the land lord had passed o RIP mike sadely missed but it business as usselly ad I'm sure he would be pleased about. Lovely out side area right next to ham wall and shapwick nature reserve. Resanbelly priced local ale and cidar ice cream and cheap chocolate down to earth sevice few pubs like this in the areA

Great old fashioned pub good selection off real ales and cidar very reasonably priced lovely gardans real spit and sawdust pub closed as dosont serve food but highly recommended when tier system end if you want a down to earth no thrills local

My partner was the only person in the busy pub wearing a mask. Bar staff not wearing masks. We weren't asked for contact details at all. No paper towels in the disgusting toilet. No social distancing at all. Tables still set very close to each other. No table service so you need to go to the bar even if you want to sit outside. Bar staff acting as if Covid-19 doesn't exist.Absolute nightmare. Apalling place. If I could give zero points I would.

We called in after visiting the wetlands centre. Plenty of parking. Warm and friendly welcome. Good choice of beer and ciders. Food served promptly. If you wanted to show a visitor from another country what a traditional West Country pub was like this would be the place to bring them.

Traditional local pub with an excellent welcome. We loved having a go at the bar games and skittles. No food but big area to exercise our dogs. Lovely quiet location would defiantly go back again.

An absolute rural gem. Called in here after a walk in the Somerset levels. Try the local Wilkins cider a bargain at £2.30 a pint!! I relaxed on a summers afternoon in the lovely peaceful garden next to the pub. Word of warning though dogs are not allowed in the pub so best visit on a warm summers day with your four legged friend.

This pub is a bit off the beaten track but it is a place to stop if you have been visiting the Ham Wall nature reserve to watch the Starling murmurations for example. We go to the levels regularly and stop off here occasionally for a pint. There is not a massive choice of beer etc., and no hot food on the menu. They certainly don't cater for vegans, but there is always a friendly local to chat with at the bar. There are occasionally events too...tractor rallies, music sessions on Sunday lunchtimes in the summer, and a beer garden to sit in if the weather is good.

Down on the Somerset Levels this is a proper no frills English pub!In a way it’s quite quaint with a strange mixture of well worn comfy furniture but there’s a good choice of drinks which is the main reason for visiting.I think food offerings are bar snacks and a few filled rolls but essentially it’s a pub.

How refreshing to find a real, rural, local pub which hasn't tarted up for the tourists. A couple of decent ales, a friendly barman and the landlord (Mick, Mike, or Arkwright?!) is a real character. And for railway enthusiasts, it is on the track bed of the old Somerset & Dorset branch line to Burnham-on-Sea

Great little pub tucked away on the Somerset Levels. Has basic bar snacks & rolls alongside good beers & local ciders. Amazing garden out the back of the pub. Hosts occasional live music events on Sundays plus Tractor rallies etc. Only downside is that dogs are not allowed in the pub, although they are in the garden.

We rented a big house in the village and went to this local pub for New Years Eve, there was 10 of us and we were made to feel so welcome by the locals , we danced, sang and drank with them until the early hours . The entertainment was absolutely brilliant, talk about a variety of music! All of us said it couldn’t have been better . The manager and the owners were also lovely and we would all visit again if in the area

A menudo oímos acerca de este lugar, pero nunca he visitado antes, a pesar de ser un local. Cruzamos aquí en llovizna hoy a través de la reserva natural.¿Qué puedo decir? ? Me hicieron sentir bienvenido tanto por los barman y los lugareños. Agradable, huevos caseros sidra propiamente scotch para morirse, y un queso muy satisfactorio y rollo de cebolla.Encantador pub antiguo, sin lujos. y este va a parecer extraño comentarios anteriores dado pero me encantó las mujeres loo! ! Tire de la cadena antigua cisterna, radiador rosado, linóleo en el suelo y lavabo, flores higgledy piggeldy falso metido en grietas y astillas de papel 1970. Me encantó, fue como un paso atrás en el tiempo. El bar es agradable, corto de bolos callejón, fotografías del carnaval en paredes, chimenea, luces de colores, etc.Yo tenía una pinta relajante y unos pocos rollos de ups (pequeña zona fumadores exterior cubierta), y luego a la izquierda por ciclo de vuelta.Sin duda llevar mis amigos de aquíno hacen 'em como solían: -

El ferrocarril no pertenecen bajo el restaurante la partida. A veces vende rollos.Es un muy buen pub rural y sirve una excelente pinta de wilkins sidra localmente.Los amantes de la historia como el transporte le muestra de fotos y recuerdos de los días cuando el Glastonbury Canal y el ferrocarril de Somerset y Dorset tanto pasado fuera.Es difícil llegar, siendo casi 2 kilómetros de la ruta de autobús más cercana. Los ciclistas pueden llegar a través del camino al canal desde las afueras de Glastonbury, pero aquellos con amplia bares será obstaculizada por las barreras ridículamente estrecho situado al final del camino.

Este pub está a 1 minutos a pie de la Gran Reserva jamón pared rspb, que se estableció sobre la turba agotados campos recortando los pantanos de Sedgemoor. Esta es una reserva de renombre internacional e importancia, ya que es uno de los mejores se reserva humedal en Gran Bretaña. El Ferrocarril Inn está justo allí, así que no es en absoluto en el medio de la nada. El ferrocarril ha marchado.El pub es como describir otros, muy tradicionales y, amable y sensata. No parecen hacer comidas, pero me dicen que el verdadero, rollos de queso cheddar local son deliciosos.El pub tiene muchos leales, los clientes locales y atrae a observadores de aves; y senderistas, que encuentre un fuego, bolos, dardos y una cálida bienvenida y, alegría de las alegrías, aparcamiento.Está situado en carriles tortuoso, pero todo lo que tiene que hacer es seguir en dirección al aparcamiento de jamón y rspb pared llegamos. Tome sus binoculares y cuidado para los avistadores de aves y pájaros de personalidades famosas quien te puede haber visto en la televisión..

Warm welcome, bar,drinks ok but ladies BEWARE if you need to use the toilets. Only do so if desperate.

A lovely pub near to Ham Wall nature reserve. Decent beers and food and a lovely atmosphere. Do enjoy the place.

This gem of an old fashioned pub can be found in the middle of nowhere. No fancy food just home made scotch eggs and rolls. Locals all super friendly. Beer and ciders kept in perfect condition. Cheap prices too.

Like others we were visiting the RSPB nature reserves. A lovely hot August day & we dropped in after a cycle around the area. Nice welcome, great beer, lovely pub that we will return too.

Genial poco escondido pub. Hay un montón de aparcamiento. Paisaje precioso con un jardín grande para un lugar de fútbol con los niños. Muchas mesas de picnic con sombrillas. En el pub. El personal muy limpio y acogedor. Gama completa de la popular pintas junto con algunos clientes. La comida que teníamos era preciosa. Lo recomiendo y visitar de nuevo si pasar.

Hurra por este Pub propiamente dicho, que visité por primera vez la semana pasada, después de pasar la mañana visitando el RSPB Nature se reserva el derecho. No pretende ser nada más, entonces un buen lugar para disfrutar de una bebida y un bocado El encargado era de lo más acogedor, y mi marido dijo que la cerveza era magnífico. No comimos, pero parecían tener una amplia gama de aperitivos tradicionales, como panecillos rellenos y huevos whisky y también venden helados. Los jardines se veía preciosa. Este tipo de real inn merece sobrevivir. Sugiero que si estás visitando la zona bastante encantador local que usted llame y ver por ti mismo lo que tiene para ofrecer.

Halfway between Shapwick and Glastonbury on the nature reserve walk you will walk into this delightful hamlet.The railway in will give you a very nice welcome and although the food is limited to rolls,when we arrived, we were given a choice of fillings and nothing was too much trouble.We were interested in the railway station and the landlord, who was warming his cockles by a lovely open fire, was most informative.A lovely inn run by lovely people.Thank you

We didn't eat but the beer and draft cider were really good and the people very friendly .i would definitely recommend a visit .i certainly will be back .

We visited on a quiet Sunday afternoon around 17:00. Warm welcome, good beer. Did not eat. Unless you are aware of location you could miss it. Nothing to spectacular but then nothing to gripe about. Would use again if visiting the reserve

Bingo night as it happened, 8 - 9.30pm. Very nice, friendly, good mannered people. Right next door to an RSPB sanctuary (Great Egret spotted, and a swirling flock of starlings) Pub garden excellent.

unusual pub really unspoilt t and old fashionedhe beer is great the food is basic always friendly and welcoming this pub is in the wilds of the Somerset Levels great if you have been birdwatching all day

We walked to this little pub which is a couple of miles out of Ashcott. It very close to Ham Wall which is very popular with Twitters (bird watchers), and while this was busy. The pub was quite maybe because the only food was cheese toastie or the toilet are awful, however the beer was great and looked after. They have a large area that could be used for camping however this is bit overrun. Got the impression that the owner really want an easy life.