The Gardeners Arms

16th Century country pub & restaurant in the heart of the Cotswolds near Cheltenham

REMINDERS! Open ALL DAY SATURDAY during the Summer   Specials Menu now updated regularly on the website.   See the What's On page for all our events & promotions, and the Events page for info, photos & videos from some of our past events!
Beckford Road
Alderton
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8NL
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01242 620257

 

Welcome to the Gardeners Arms website !

The Gardeners Arms is a 16th Century thatched country pub and restaurant in Alderton, a quiet village just north of Cheltenham in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.  A friendly, family-run Free House where you'll find a warm welcome from all our staff, including head chef Kevin Jenkins, deputy manager Sarah Lock-Edmondson and owners Mike & Wendy Wakeman.

Look around the Gardeners Arms..!

We serve home cooked food which includes seasonal local produce (eg. Asparagus, Strawberries), fresh daily fish & local game bird, vegetarian and specific allergy menus.  Try our Takeaway service for selected meals, 7 days a week.

We offer Off-licence sales of all our beers & ales, and selected wines & soft drinks.

Integral and popular in the Alderton village community, we host many events such as quiz nights, theme nights, Christmas, New Year, Easter & Bank Holiday special events.

Alderton is close to many Gloucestershire & Worcestershire attractions, and the Gardeners Arms is a popular meeting place for local clubs, societies, ramblers, bikers & cyclists.

Our function facilities are ideal for wedding parties & other events.  We welcome parties of all sizes and have room for coaches to park.

We have a large free car park, disabled access, large beer garden with boule area, a Shove Ha'penny table, darts board and a selection of other traditional bar games available, such as poker.  There is an original Well as a central feature in the lounge.

Children are welcome, and dogs are permitted in some of our bar areas.

We now have about 25 staff in total, the majority of whom live locally.

We are a no-smoking pub!We are now a Non-Smoking pub in all areas except for a dedicated shelter outside.

What the Press say...

 

We're in...

We feature in the UK Good Beer Guide, Good Pub Guide, Good Pub Food Guide and Real Ale Pub Guide.

We have been awarded the Cask-Marque, which is from an independent organisation whose aims are to consistently achieve a high standard of beer in terms of clarity, temperature, taste & aroma.  We are assessed several times a year and a minimum mark of 80% is required to pass & retain the award.  We are very proud to have never failed an audit since the Cask-Marque organisation started.

We are members of the British Institute of Innkeepers, who promote high standards of professionalism throughout the licensed retail sector.

We pride ourselves on supplying good Ales, Beers and Fine Wines.  We are members of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. The good beer guide was set up by CAMRA for pubs that keep beers well, pour the perfect pint & other drinks, give a good welcome, terrific food and family facilities to help these pubs to survive.  CAMRA members choose the pubs and visit them on a regular basis.

Cask-Marque Organisation logo British Institute of Innkeepers logo
We're in all these guides!

 

Our Featured Local Artist :  TRUDI HAYDEN  ~  07776 441203  ~  trudihayden.carbonmade.com
Featured Artist - Trudi Hayden

"I have lived in Gloucestershire for nearly all of my life and have always felt a close connection to our woodlands and rolling hills and vales. Living in Alderton, and walking with my dog up our beautiful hill, has inspired this love of the countryside to emerge in my paintings."

"I have exhibited all around Gloucestershire and have run children's mural workshops at local festivals. I am an active member of the Artdepot, a group of artists striving to open an Arts Centre in Tewkesbury. I am also part of a co-operative of artists managing and exhibiting at The Happy Gallery, Bishops Cleeve."

"Besides landscapes, I also paint pet portraits, flowers, murals and abstract work. Commissions are welcomed!"

Images © Trudi Hayden

We were proud to be the first business client of local Mosaic artist Karen Wones. The Gardeners Arms coat of arms mosaic is now on display in our restaurant.

Contact Karen or visit her website for more information about her designs, teaching and commission work.

01242 620532  ~  www.mintmosaics.co.uk

Karen Wones - Mint Mosaics

 


We accept all major credit & debit cards
The Gardeners Arms is proud to be featured on:
Cotswold Tourist Board  |  The Gloucestershire Portal  |  Tewkesbury.net  |  TripAdvisor
UKPubfinder.com  |  Cotswold Tourist & Travel Information Guide  |  CountyBride  |  The Gourmet Society
Gloucestershire Echo/Citizen/Forester Newspapers website  |  Pubs In The Area  |  UK Pubs, Bars & Inns  |  SmokeFreePlaces.net
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