Wellington Arms in North Devon

Great local pub friendly crowd 👍

Always friendly best real pub in Ilfracombe Unfortunately, there is no kitchen here for food, but they are happy for you to eat your takeaway here while you're drinking..

Grest pub with friendly staff. Good choice if drink with excellent food. Plenty of seating, xan recommended the lovely rooftop terrace with great views

Found via the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, this is a good local pub with well kept and served ales. The pint of Proper Job I had was the best pint of that I've had! Lots of other drinks on the well stocked bar...

Lovely pub good pricing and all staff so friendly. Not local so lucked out finding this pub. Live music. Definitely worth a visit. Plays football and just all round a lovely pub

A proper well run boozer great staff great beer great craic.

We ended up here while driving around the landscape. Had a delicious meal and enjoyed the decor and surroundings. Definitely worth a detour.

Arrived two hours on time. Ordering plenty of drinks in advance, to be told it was too full and we had to leave, precisely as a game everyone was there for had started. Words can’t describe the lack of logic and common decency failed to be wielded. The communication, the attitude, the lack of understanding it just all was not there. Real shame but atleast some people are consistent in this world all be it disappointing. Shame as some staff were nice straight after, but the feeling of bewilderment was too much to comprehend

Cosy little pub, with a lovely atmosphere, great garden space, lots of entertainment and great service! What more would you want? Now a lovely refurbishment, such a wonderful place to spend time in! With all the above still in place 🥰

Just been done up, nice clean welcoming watering hole

Lovely friendly and a great atmosphere

Great friendly atmosphere, cheap drinks, pool table, darts rim, live music and top sporting events shown regularly on big TVs, lovely patio garden that gets sun all day and the sunset.

Popped in for a look at the newly decorated pub. It looks wonderful. Beer was very nice staff are wonderful and helpful. Always a smile and a warm welcome

Cheap and cheerful town centre pub. No frills and friendly staff. Lots of TVs for sport if that's your thing. We just popped in for a quick pint - and a nice pint it was too. It does what it says on the tin this pub - a bit of a throwback to a bygone age for pubs - and all the better for it.

Great atmosphere No food here Cheap but good Guinness

We were in celebrating our friends engagement, we had 2 drinks and were kicked out. The only mixed raced member of group was pulled out of the pub and told that he was not welcome back for the reason of ‘taking drugs’. We are a group that is all about having fun and love to meet new people and learn about their life/stories! We have never touched a drug in our lives but it seems that, because of someone’s skin colours we were asked to leave. This is not acceptable. If you are white-British you ‘should’ be ok! Go at you’re on risk to ruin your night!

Looks better from the outside, if you don’t want to watch sport on television, best give it a miss. Says dog friendly, but I think that only applies to locals. Staff not very welcoming, but maybe they had had enough of the Christmas rush.

Walked in on Christmas eve with my daughter who is 14. To be asked to leave and refused a drink even though there was another child much younger than ours in the pub. This was the first time we have been out on Christmas eve since having children and thought it be a nice evening with Christmas cheers. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. Not a family friendly pub. And the landlord made it quite clear we wasn't welcome.

Love our local pub, always a warm and friendly welcome, great atmosphere Great entertainment What's not to like.

We didn't have food as it was late evening. Very nice and friendly staff and nice social pub. We had gone there as a group with some of the locals as we were in Ilfracombe down from the west midlands to play against the Ilfracombe table tennis club

Local Boozer, Showing the Football,Sport etc.

Perfect place; I've spent many happy hours here 💖 Great value and a great management team

I went to watch the Women's World Cup Final. The staff put a great effort in with swift service and face painting. Loads of different spaces to watch the game. Sadly, they were let down by their caterers at the last minute, so no food. I'll go back when I'm next in Ilfracombe.

Great visit to The Wellington to watch the football while on holiday. All the staff were very welcoming, especially the landlady. Although it was very busy getting a drink at the bar was easy. Skittle alley where we watched the match eventually filled up with families and was a fun atmosphere. Locals were also very friendly and eager to chat and make recommendations. Would highly recommend anyone looking for a friendly, traditional pub which shows live sport.

Went in for drinks (reasonably priced) and to watch football on TNT (loads of TV's, big screen and all the channels). Friendly staff and cheap drinks, a win would have been 5 stars 🙈😂

Large, busy Wetherspoons in an interesting building. Enjoyed my visit.

A reasonably good pub for a beer or two, it's reasonably friendly traditional pub.

As good as a pub gets good hosting friendly staff good beer and duck racing on a friday night well worth a visit

Great place friendly Great atmosphere

Best music in town, and good prices, a great crowd there too

No food lunch time, but very well kept beer. A good pub

Very friendly cracking pint doombar

Very nice cosy pub with friendly staff 👍👍

What can you say about the Wellington..... Ambience, staff, price and most of all the Landlady... Kirsty....#craft union....an asset....amazing place to spend an evening....love it💕

Great for sport and beer is easy on your pocket plenty in that tells you a story.

Great atmosphere and a fine pint of Guinness recommended

This is one of the better pubs in Ilfracombe.

Nice friendly bar staff and nice friendly customers all in all a good time

Not dog friendly . Manager very rude . Needs management training on how to treat and communicate with customers

Visited last night , log fire,great beer, great company (ROY), good prices , a warm welcome, we shall return!!

Decent pint at a decent price and colourful characters 👌

Great service and reasonable prices. Well done Kirsty

14 out of 26 points, as no idea why would this pub forward minatory calls to my number at such an odd hour lol, but I must admit the food does look good nonetheless. Might visit in summer 🙏💯 Moreover, how did you get my number? Never been to your pub before, so someone other than me must’ve leaked it 😳

We were on holiday and we saw the pub advertised a quiz on Wednesday as we passed it. We thought we’d give it a try. We had a great night, good fun and properly priced drinks, seriously half the price of other pretentious pubs in the area. Thanks for a fun night. Will definitely return next time we’re in the area. Cheers.

Nice pint of beer and staff were really friendly too,beer garden at the back of the pub catches the sun in the afternoon lovely. Pint of beer about £3 gin and tonic similar

Fabulous pub ,great beer garden (extensive) with great views . Great for sports and also excellent value. Can’t go wrong here 😎

Friendly pub with good prices for drinks

On holiday and went to the Chess Club so my daughter could play. Everyone was very welcoming and the pub had a really friendly atmosphere.

Excellent service, would give 6 stars if I could, excellent prices. Amy and Sue were great servers. Look forward to coming again!

Popular Freindly pub, good quality and price drinks, great for watching sports,

Wonderful staff...Kirsty and Ryan are amazing and have a vibrant yet relaxed pub. Great beer garden, with tv screens. Comfy interior with multiple screens....a must if you are a sports fan! Drinks extremely reasonable and great variety.

Unusual to find somewhere in Ilfracombe that is actually open. This is one highlight in a town which is a dying, decaying dump. Friendly helpful staff, reasonably priced drinks and a place where normal everyday people go.

First day on holiday with family to ilfracombe. Big liverpool fans. Went to Wellington Pub to watch the game to be told NO KIDS ALLOWED. Best behaved kids you can get. Business lost for them. Won't be returning. Avoid if have a family and are not over 50 and like a drink from lunchtime

great olde worlde pub . Nice friendly staff and an excellent pub to visit at very reasonable prices . Go and see for yourself .

The landlady is very rude. The way she spoke to my 12 year old daughter. Was rude. They is a way to speak to people. You would start with nice and calm manner. Not WHERE US YOU MUM. YOU ARE NOT ALOUD TO BE IN HERE. My daughter came to us VERY UPSET. And also She spoke to me in very off manner. Is that your child., if she is not setting up skittles, she not alond in here after 745. It the licence. i I did not see any signs in the pub or on the Web paper to say No children in after 745pm. You may want to let your staff know the rules too. As three of them saw her.

We came here twice now and both times the food has been tasty. Lovely roof top seating area. Only problem is waiting times for food was a little to long.

Friendly staff always there to refill your glass

Great Boozer! My local ! 10 out of 10! Great Atmosphere, all of the staff, Kirsty and Ryan are always superb too!

Lovely pub great atmosphere, everyone is so friendly and layed back and the drinks are very cheap recommended to anyone who visits Ilfracombe 😀

Excellent ale, friendly staff best pub in Ilfracombe 🍻👍

Quite simply, the best pub in North Devon.

Friendly staff 2 football games on at the same time .

Great pub good banter great landlady kirsty 10 outta 10 best pub in ilfracombe by a country mile

Went to the welly with some fellow friends, and had fantastic time. Service was great. Thank-you to the wellington team

Had a great evening in The Wellie! Sport and live music 😍 The bar staff were fantastic and the locals were welcoming and friendly! We will be back 🙂

The main Ilfracombe local. Nice pub with friendly punters and staff, decent beer and good vibes!

Visited this great locals pub on our walking weekend. The bar staff were friendly and we didnt feel like we weren't locals at all. Lots of banter, people brought in their own takeaways. Vast array of age groups. Great selection of Gins at low prices, They had a heavy rock band in the back annex (Highway) who were amazing and very popular. Such a great fun atmosphere. Will defo be back.

Bar staff are a joke, much nicer pubs around.

Inexpensive drinks selection and cozy lounge bar. Usually shows the footy and rugby too

Fionn, Ryan, and Amy were lovely. Thank you very much for the great service :)

Excellent traditional pub with friendly staff, great choice of drinks at a great price.

Great place to have a drink. Very relaxed.

Always a warm welcome. So glad to be back in our favourite local.

Great place great people , lovely clean toilets. Well worth a visit.

Decent enough boozer serving decent doombar, what more can you ask for 🍻

Proper English pub. Great staff, excellent beers and pricing. Will return

Guys Hiking weekend in ilfracombe. Found this place open till 1am. Great pub and atmosphere. Welcoming and great price drinks.

Do not be put off by the outside and Sky Sports posters. This is a lovely little pub with very friendly staff, a nice garden area and a good selection of beer - at prices not too dis-similar from the local Wetherspoons! Well worth a visit!

Thanks guys for the warm welcome, good beer also the cheapest, friendly locals dog friendly always a plus in my book so 5 well deserved stars.

Fine pub frequently used by the local people. Friendly staff

Cracking pub, great live music. Good drink selection!

Lovely friendly staff and great atmosphere

Literally everything you want from a pub, place is deceptively massive, decent pint, dog friendly and all your sport. Great pub

Ace. Darts, sport on TV and nicely priced ale. Highly recommended... 👍🏻👌🏻🍻

Saw a sign to play chess and went in - nice people , enjoy games and overall a good atmosphere - good drinks too

Friendly local pub reminded me of my own local and felt very comfortable there.Nice pint as well!

Great pub, wonderful staff and very reasonable bar prices.

Cracking old style pub, with various different rooms and snugs, plus a beer garden with a view. Great prices for beer and served by friendly staff. A choice of two or more real ales plus the standard range to suit casual drinkers.

We stumbled in here twice over the weekend - and were surprised how cheap drinks were with the double/mixer deal! Barman was very welcoming and - as it was warm - we sat in the back garden, which was very spacious (except when the British Lions vs SA was on!). This place has a very 'local feel' but we felt accepted, so thanks for that.

Good for cask ale, decent views from the beer garden. Sports pub.

Quirky pub. Ales well kept. Jolly atmosphere.

Sprawling pub with old skittles hall, darts and pool. Nice beer garden. Great for sports. Affordable prices.

Went there last weekend garden lovely nice pint went back there next day to watch the football what a brilliant day ,great atmosphere ,staff worked very hard, shame about the result thanks for a good day

AVOID AVOID AVOID IF YOU ARE NOT A LOCAL- me and my friends were paying for our drinks & the waiter asked our choice of payment method she specified she preferred cash when we said we didn’t have any she said give me your card so She can take it and tap it so we don’t have to get up from our seats. We were uncomfortable with this and said we only have Apple Pay and SHE ROLLED HER EYES AT Us showed so much attitude. Rude waiters and customers. The waiters clearly showed favouritism towards the locals, ASKING ME AND MY FRIENDS TO MOVE SEATS FOR THEM SO THEY CAN GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE SCREEN WHEN WE GOT THERE FIRST. WORST EVER EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. Disgusted with the disrespect towards new customers. Never in my life again will I step a foot in this trashy pub.

What a great spot to stop in for a few drinks. It is a locals pub, but us road trippers were made to feel welcome. It was a great venue to watch some of the Euro matches. It is a rugby pub primarily so you get a good mix of peeps. The staff were friendly.

Friendly staff and good selection.

Found this to be friendliest pub in ilfracombe . Locals and staff very hospitable. Good selection of beers and very cheap.

Epic night watching England win 4,,,_0

Good pub with a nice beer garden

Lovely pub great service and beer garden