The Railway Inn Botley

ur apologies, but we’re closing until 5pm today. Kitchen is 40+ degrees, and we need the garden for the dogs, and whatever is going on here 🤷‍♂️

We know a pub garden might seem great right now, but we have to take the wellbeing of the team into account. We hope you understand ❤️

Disclaimer: that’s not a box on his head that’s his safety mask!

A note on upcoming road closures 🛑

As you may know, a section of the A334 will be closed next weekend because some genius built the new road into the Botley bypass a metre too high. The current mini roundabout (outside pinkmead car wash) will have to be raised (I guess?) which means getting from Botley to Curdridge will require a trip around the world. Shortcuts are also being closed to stop the back roads getting jammed.

Pedestrian and cycle access is still available, and we’ve been told access is still fine from the East (Wickham or Bishops Waltham way). The info from the website states:

Friday 22 May – Monday 25 May

From 9pm on Friday 22 May, both the A3051 (YMCA Fairthorne to A334) and the A334 (Sherecroft Way to Hilson Road) will be closed to traffic.
The A334 will reopen at 6am on Monday 25 May to all traffic via a temporary new road layout.
A signed diversion will be in place throughout the closure.

Monday 25 May – Monday 1 June

A section of the A3051 (YMCA Fairthorne to A334) will remain closed and will reopen at 6am on Monday 1 June.

A signed diversion route will be in place, this will differ from the first diversion to utilise the A334.

So yeah, total nightmare. We’re preparing for a quiet weekend as this essentially isolates us from half of the world, but we’re still open in case you find yourself on the east side!

And while we’re talking closures, we’ll be closed Monday- Wednesday next week to accommodate Wickham Horse Fair. We have some maintenance and refurb bits we’ll be completing in the time, so we’ll see you all when things start opening up again 😘