Pre-match drinking - all change next season

[myf]

The tavern is nice. admittwdly pricey but loads of room, Nice ales and decent food. However we normally do the social as with kids and they love the back Room

[bruisedshins]

Match day drinkers are becoming increasingly limited on where they can drink, in the last couple of years we've had the Ruskin, Aston Hotel, King Edwards, Vine and now the Ads all closed down and only the extortionate Aston Tavern has opened to replace them. It's obviously hard for owners to run places in the Aston area at a profit and it's a huge shame for the people who go down on match day. If I win the lottery the first thing i'd do is open my own pub in the area.

[dave.woodhall]

I was only thinking yesterday - in terms of easily walkable pubs Villa Park must now be the worst of the old grounds. It's incredible to think that there's only the Witton Arms and Aston Tavern within 10-15 minutes. To shin's list you can add the Ratpan, Brit, Guild, Harriers, New Crown, all within a few years.

[PeterWithe]

Villa fan I met on hols told me its £3 to get in the tavern with free pork baps thrown in

[Dr Butler]

I was only thinking yesterday - in terms of easily walkable pubs Villa Park must now be the worst of the old grounds. It's incredible to think that there's only the Witton Arms and Aston Tavern within 10-15 minutes. To shin's list you can add the Ratpan, Brit, Guild, Harriers, New Crown, all within a few years.

The Manor Tavern and The Swan and Mitre are only about 15/20mins walk to the ground.....

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[PeterWithe]

Villa fan I met on hols told me its £3 to get in the tavern with free pork baps thrown in

That's right but last year it was £30 for a season long pass which made it, sort of, worthwhile to get the pass if you used it every game. There is no incentive to get one this year, in fact if like me you miss 2/3 games a season for one reason of another then you are highly likely to be out of pocket.

[dave.woodhall]

I was only thinking yesterday - in terms of easily walkable pubs Villa Park must now be the worst of the old grounds. It's incredible to think that there's only the Witton Arms and Aston Tavern within 10-15 minutes. To shin's list you can add the Ratpan, Brit, Guild, Harriers, New Crown, all within a few years.

The Manor Tavern and The Swan and Mitre are only about 15/20mins walk to the ground.....

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The Doc

As I said - only two within 10-15 minutes.

[Dr Butler]

I was only thinking yesterday - in terms of easily walkable pubs Villa Park must now be the worst of the old grounds. It's incredible to think that there's only the Witton Arms and Aston Tavern within 10-15 minutes. To shin's list you can add the Ratpan, Brit, Guild, Harriers, New Crown, all within a few years.

The Manor Tavern and The Swan and Mitre are only about 15/20mins walk to the ground.....

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The Doc

As I said - only two within 10-15 minutes.

to be fair the beer ain't that great in either of them...and is the Yew Tree(?) still going ?

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[dave.woodhall]

I think the Yew Tree's still going. Either way you're better off drinking in the city centre - you can leave the Post Office or the Wellington and you're outside the ground within half an hour.

[Dr Butler]

I think the Yew Tree's still going. Either way you're better off drinking in the city centre - you can leave the Post Office or the Wellington and you're outside the ground within half an hour.

true....I was just reminiscing about The Yew Tree because when I was a kid my Aunt used to live in Deakin Avenue and that was where some of our family would meet up before matches .

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[Legion]

I think the Yew Tree's still going. Either way you're better off drinking in the city centre - you can leave the Post Office or the Wellington and you're outside the ground within half an hour.

The Yew Tree was open for most of last season but think it was shut for the last couple of games.

[AV82EC]

The Manor Tavern! I park near there but have never been back since my mate found a plaster in his lager! They always run out of beer as well.

[silhillvilla]

Be nice if someone purchased and refurbished The Brittannia and restored it to its former glory.

[dave.woodhall]

Be nice if someone purchased and refurbished The Brittannia and restored it to its former glory.

It would be nice if that happened to any one of a number of inner-city pubs but unfortunately they're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[cdbearsfan]

I can't believe nobody's suggested a lovely pint in sweaty Powerleague.