The Winchester Gate in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

i used to love the winchester gate, i used to recommend this pub to everyone and always come back whenever im back in my home town. but the head bartender made it unbearable for me to come back. she is UNBELIEVABLY rude, always making snide comments when im having a private conversation with my friends. taking my half drank pint away just because she would rather close up early. just a horrible vibe in there and its a shame that one of my favourite venues is runied by ONE person.

Absolutely love this pub amazing band,vibes,and festivals,but most of all the @bigsmartquiz on a Wednesday is the funniest entertaining night we come every week without fail, the best pub for entertainment by far ☺️

Another gem of a pub! Always local beers on draft, a warm welcome, an iconic indoor venue and great beer garden. Small car park and some limited on street parking. Short walk from town centre.

Amazing local pub !!! Brilliant friendly atmosphere...for both singles and family alike ...., also amazing supporters of live music ...so so soooooo worth a visit !!!! Get in there people

Great afternoon gig in the Winny garden, grandkids had a blast.

Good bands and beer/cider festival 😎

Popped in to catch some live music in the back garden. I lively friendly pub. Staff and locals were welcoming. A proper pub with very good beer.

What a great pub. Very lively which I would hazard a guess is like this every weekend

Great venue for live music and a really nice outdoor area. Didn't have food, so I can't rate it.

Brilliant little pub just outside the centre of Salisbury with a great atmosphere - look out for the live bands!

Great pub and live music venue with exceptionally friendly staff and landlord. Really excellent live band sound mix puts some live music venues to shame. Highly Recommended!

14/10/23 - Get The Blessing (indoor gig). I'm not local (Bristol) but follow GTB gigs. This was interesting..I guess the venue has a capacity of 50 max. So to see this world class act in a living room sized venue was a treat. A very appreciative crowd enjoyed a first half of never heard before (new album) tracks followed by 2nd half of old GTB classics. I really appreciate a venue as this having this sort of show. I also love the fact GTB are willing to appear and put on an absolutely full on performance in this setting!

Good music live 👍 atmosphere , everything okay,bands are very good !

This is an authentic small music pub, nothing pretentious just good bear, nice people and real music.

Great venue with a fantastic atmosphere, some live music and a stunning garden area.

I visit this place once a month for Poetika… a regular spoken word night that meets on the Third Tuesday of Every Month. Always a good night. Themed events and the hosts always dress the stage and wear costumes on theme. Good crowd and great atmosphere. The outdoor performance space is styled like a Big Top with one half of the beer garden covered and the top part open to the elements. Disabled access is not really available as access to this building and garden is via a few flights of steps.

Not enough staff for a live music event, great music though.

Lovely beer, nice locals, fab music, great sheltered garden.

My partners band played here for the first time we were made to feel very welcome

Good pub serving a good selection of real ales. Nice outdoor seating area at rear of property.

🎼🎶🎵 Live Music Real Ale and friendly atmosphere 🏅🎖️🎉 and it's had an amazing refurb new ladies loos with 3 cubicles instead of just 1 🥳 Awesome pub always a great day or night!

Good drinks. Good atmosphere. Nice staff. And a good garden. All you need for an evening with the boys.

Love the atmosphere. Everyone is friendly and welcoming. Every gig I've been to has been fun in this intimate venue. The loaded chips are amazing, generous portions and various diets catered for.

Great pub, great atmosphere. Now has a super tent bar in the garden. Variety of different music events quizes and even childrens shows now. Great food and drinks including Vegan options and cake! A hidden gem in Salisbury and a great art and music venur

Decent pub, good selection of real ales, close to the town centre.

Go to this great independent pub. Prices are reasonable options are good and the bartenders have personality. A proper pub at last!

Great venue, love to play gigs here, amazing beer, lovely crowd of people.

Only been here a couple of times but enough to be recognised and welcomed. Beers change in a regular basis, not too bad a price. Check the web site for events, quiz nights popular. Pretty much want you want from a local pub. 👍

Great little Gem just outside the city centre. Life music and a great selection of drinks. A must if your a fan of real music, by real musicians and not your "plastic manufactured" top 40 nonsense

What a fantastic night I had at the Poetica event. I enjoyed a local sour beer with great company. A very friendly and welcoming lady at the bar was a perfect host. A great local live music and events bar on the edge of Salisbury City. Definitely worth a visit, especially when there’s music or any other event on!

Great staff, great beer (especially now with some guest craft ales on rotation) and a load of friendly regulars 🙂

A very nice place to have a pint. Good music and good talent.

Excellent evening watching Flow & Hustle and Signature Vision. Great pub, great atmosphere, great music 🌟👍😁

Just want to say a huge thank you to Jamie and his team- we came from Kent to see the fabulous Keston Cobblers club and had a fantastic night. Jamie and all the staff were friendly, the outdoor area was amazing . We had the fishfinger meal and it was delicious and piping hot! The event was so well managed with someone on the door checking tickets and issuing wrist bands. Everyone attending had a good time- just wish my local pub was as well managed- especially as their music licence is upto 2am!! Can't wait to revisit the Winchester Gate when we come back to the lovely Salisbury

One of the best pubs I have ever been! Doing loads for Salisbury's culture and entertainment. Super nice staff and cool local ciders. Definitely coming back!!!

Don’t answer the phone, they were playing music so loud that it could be heard across the bridge. Very disrespectful to people in the area. It could have just been settled in a phone call but management obviously doesn’t care.

A classic Salisbury Tap House. Friendly staff, plenty of seating and a good atmosphere.

A lot to like about it, good range of ales, support for music, and a big cider festival when we arrived. It's possibly only that latter point reducing our score a fraction as it was a bit chaotic, rushed and not that friendly at the bar, etc. I suspect better at some other point and if we're in the area again we'll find out.

Lovely venue for live events and always a good rotation of ciders behind the bar. They have lots of live entertainment on offer each week as well.

Amazing place! Great live music, great community events & friendliest people in town! The vegan cheese and bacon chips are a must!

Great friendly local pub fantastic choice of ales and wonderful easy grub.👍

Such a great place! Really pretty and welcoming too. Whenever we go, we always say we must go more often!

This place is truly a Great pub, garden works well with space for live music, the live music is brilliant, i think the guys running this place have got it down to a fine art and the quality of folk has improved brilliantly i would always recommend this pub for live music.

Outstanding small independent music venue.

Fantastic local pub that had two lovely darlings on a Friday night. Great selection of beers including the KING OF BEERS, and they have line music all the time. Highly recommend!

Great little pub and fabulous music venue

First visit for Gaz Brookfield gig, loved it. Great pub, amazing ales and need to return to try the chips

Didnt have to sell kidneys. Good times.

Great venue and garden now excellent

A great venue. Loved the tent area out back for live music. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

Nice selection of beers, welcoming staff and fun quiz, music and sports nights.

Cocktails on tap, staff are lovely. Atmosphere is still brill. Some good customers too. Really enjoyed my visit. Shame pool isnt back yet

Awesome little pub for close knit gigs. Atmospheric with the authentic original beams, has a lot of character and old worldly feeling. Charming beer garden out the back with a small stage for outdoor acts. Very friendly staff as well

Great nite here saw a sea shanty band called Captain Beard im a bonafide pirate now

Lovely Friendly pub with a good selection of drinks. Best chips I've ever had with interesting and tasty specials. Great quiz on a Wednesday night and tons of good music!

Brilliant venue. Friendly staff and an amazing outdoor area with a great atmosphere.

Great time at surprise 40th birthday held at The Winchester in outside garden. Great there was cover, as there was a rain shower so didn't spoil the fun. Well worth a visit when visiting Salisbury.

Wonderful pub just on the outskirts of Salisbury city centre, providing the best live music, quiz night on a Wednesday which is brilliant by the way, and they also have comedy on sometimes. Lovely staff, good beers on tap, and the tent garden is simply wonderful, you must go!

Great pub. Great chips. Great pub quiz.

Friendly local. Serves a good range of real ale.

The Wednesday pub quiz is awesome, love the new outside seating area!! - circus themed! Staff are so friendly and lovely and the two girls are definitely kept busy all night getting everyone's drinks orders. They do also do some food, but not in the evenings. Not sure on that one. Shame about the amount of stairs though, because im disabled ish lol, and stairs are my mortal enemy! Haha, seriously though it's awesome definitely recommend.

Great Garden for watching the football. Great quality and value ale and really friendly and efficient staff.

Fantastic pub! Fantastic music! Fantastic bar staff! Well recommended!

It's been a great pub for a while now. Free of tie to a big brewery, so always an interesting range of changing beers on tap. Recently upgraded their garden, where it feels like your sitting in a big top. New menu of loaded fries. Recommend the spicey ones which use Wiltshire chilli farm sauces. Nom nom nom.

Really nice experience. New garden arrangement with tented music entertainment space, wooden flooring and ample seating. Great choice of really ales, 6 on offer and tried 3, all very good. Good snacks, recommend the Smoking Chicken.

Funky cirus tent in the garden with live music, they also have a room inside for live acts/bands.

Had a brilliant time at the Winchester Gate during our trip to Salisbury! The outdoor tent area is FANTASTIC and I loved the variety of beers and Ciders to choose from . Loaded fries were delicious and really went down well, hence why we ordered 3 lots!!! Will definitely be back to see some live music in the tent :)

Had a fabulous time here! Felt like stepping into a warm and welcoming circus tent. Really fantastic food, great selection of drinks and the covid measures in place mean you feel safe while enjoying an evening in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.

Super friendly staff, nice atmosphere, and cool covered area!

Really nice place. Lovely staff!

Theve Done an awesome job in the garden with the Big top Marquee and the Stage cant wait to see some Bands playing There . Will put this Gem of a Pub on the Map as Salisburys Top Music Venue .

Great outdoor garden venue with outdoor bar and some shelter too

Awesome new outdoor tent... Great music, good vibes

WOW!! Amazing transformation of what was already a fab pub garden , into an outdoor Arts/Music/Theatre space. Congrats Robb & Abbie

Unbeatable atmosphere; live music, great selection of ales, beers, ciders, spacious garden, friendly faces everywhere. Ben Urmston's review is correct -- SAUSAGE

Lovely real ale and and a friendly barman.

The best pub in Salisbury! We always look forward to our cold pints in the beer garden and having the opportunity to watch great live music. Thank you for making it such a special place! We love the Winni!

Everyone is always very friendly. Beer is perfect. Always a good variety on tap. Highly recommended!!

Friendly pub welcomes everyone and reasonably priced drinks

Great for booze and music. Pool. Garden.

Friendly and ace music all the G D time!

Salisbury classic remaining a fantastic venue and social hub.

I went here because of the beer recommendations but it was too loud (music and youngsters). The beers were ok but not worth the walk in the rain or the hassle.

Love the lyte brigade and other bands

Friendly service. Good selection of real ales.

Great pub with fantastic beers and awesome live set.

Lots of fun, usually good selection of beer.

What's not too love the staff are friendly and drink is fairly priced and the summer it's the place to be all around love this place

Great place for live music and good beers

A diamond in the rough that is Salisbury's music scene. Salisbury is plagued by covers bands and oldies who are still clinging on to "the dream" when really they should take learn from their hair lines and recead back to the audience. We don't want to hear you and your mate destroy a punk song classic after 7 pints of bitter. However. The Winchester Gate has a great PA, engaged sound man and touring acts. Go keep it alive!

Original music venue, great band headlining tonight, LUMP, support these or we might lose them

Bands regularly. Good place to hang

A real pub, thank god for that!! A cosy live music venue.

Excellent range of real ales all in great condition.

Lovely garden, good live music. In side b is a bit 90s!

Awesome pub and great atmosphere, even on a quiet rainy Sunday 👍

Nice loud live music peaceful place.

Great little venue. Nice warm welcome and lovely beer garden for a balmy June evening

Love this place, great live music, my type of pub. Need to go more often!

Usually some good music and decent pints... Sunny garden!