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A hand drawn illustration of The Strand pub in Cheltenham

Stay for a pint. Let the day unfold.

Twenty rotating taps, proper pub food and a sunny garden tucked away on Cheltenham’s High Street.
Settle in at The Strand.

A little off the High Street

Your kind of afternoon.

The colourful bar and changing beer board at The Strand

A new beer. A table in the garden.
Friends who have nowhere else to be.
Make a little time for The Strand.

Twenty taps. Plenty to discover.
British breweries, changing cask ales and craft beers. Ask the team for a recommendation, or find a familiar favourite.
A little pocket of sunshine.
Our south-facing beer garden is a place to slow down, right in the middle of Cheltenham. Bring the dog along too.
There’s more behind the bar.
Cocktails, carefully chosen wines, British spirits and plenty of low and no alcohol choices. Have it your way.
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A chicken burger, fries and a pint at The Strand

Lunch becomes dinner. Good company does that.

From a bite between shops to a Sunday lunch with everyone around the table. There’s always a reason to stay longer.

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What are you in the mood for?

Our menus are being updated. Please get in touch with the pub for today’s choices.

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A space of your own

A space of your own.

Tables arranged in the upstairs private dining room at The Strand

Small dinner. Big celebration. Find the right room for the people and occasion you have in mind.

Upstairs together.
Our upstairs space welcomes up to 26 seated or 35 standing. Think a birthday dinner, a reunion or a team get-together with time to talk.
A bar of your own.
For a different energy, the basement holds up to 60 and has its own bar, with music and DJ options to discuss. Tell us your date and guest numbers; we will work through food, drinks and the details that make the evening yours.
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What’s on at The Strand?

Put something good in the diary.

See what’s coming up at The Strand, and make a plan to join us.

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Weekly Events

The Strand Quiz Night

Gather your most intelligent friends, so you can test your brain cells at The Strand.

Date
Thu 15 Oct 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Recurrence
Weekly
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The beer garden at The Strand

A little sunshine. A longer lunch.

Step off Cheltenham High Street and into our south-facing beer garden.
A spot for a leisurely lunch, a catch-up over craft beer, or a quiet pause in a busy town day.

Town on the doorstep. Time on your side.

The Promenade and Brewery Quarter are nearby, but there is no need to keep moving. Find something seasonal on the menu, explore the twenty rotating taps and bring the dog along for the afternoon.

Meeting a few friends for food? Choose a table online. Planning a celebration? Our upstairs room seats up to 26, or welcomes 35 standing; the downstairs room has its own bar and space for up to 60. Tell us the date and number of guests and we will talk through the options.

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Poached egg, mushrooms and greens on toast photographed at The Strand

Stay a little longer

From the first bite to the last of the sunshine.

Lunch on the High Street, a long conversation in the garden, an evening at the bar. The Strand has different spaces for different kinds of day, all with the same easy welcome.

Steak with fries, tomato and sauce served at The Strand
Ham hock terrine with bread and salad at The Strand

At the table

Let dinner be the occasion.

You do not always need a birthday or an anniversary to make dinner a plan. Sometimes it is enough to choose somewhere comfortable, order something you have been looking forward to and give the evening your full attention.

Come for a quick lunch between shops or settle in for a longer evening around the table. There is time for another course, another story and a little more of each other’s company. Explore our latest lunch and evening menus, then find a date.

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Sunny garden tables and planting behind The Strand in Cheltenham

Out in the garden

Take the afternoon outside.

Behind the High Street frontage, our south-facing beer garden changes the mood. Covered during the winter months, it is a place to put down the shopping bags, catch up over a drink and let a quick stop become a little longer throughout the year.

The bar’s twenty taps make choosing the next beer part of the pleasure, with other drinks for whoever is joining you. Start indoors if the weather has other ideas; step outside when the sun appears. A Cheltenham afternoon does not need much more of an itinerary than good company and somewhere you want to stay.

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The bar at The Strand in Cheltenham

An evening at the bar

Stay for one more round.

When the day starts to wind down, the bar gives you plenty of reasons to stay. Find a new favourite among twenty rotating taps, ask what the team is enjoying, or settle on a cocktail, a glass of wine or something without alcohol.

Come in after work, meet friends before dinner or let a quick pint turn into an evening together. The High Street is just outside, but there is no need to hurry back to it.

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How to get here

A short walk from the Promenade and the Brewery Quarter. Drop by for a pint or make an afternoon of it.
Mon - Tue : 04:00 pm – midnight
Wed - Thu : 12:00 pm – midnight
Fri - Sat : 12:00 pm – 01:00 am
Sun : 12:00 pm – midnight
Bring the whole family.
Dogs are welcome, with treats at the ready. Children can join us until 9 p.m. with an adult, and we have a children’s menu and activities.
A short walk from parking.
Find us at 40–42 High Street. St James Street Car Park, GL52 2SH, is nearby for paid parking.

The Strand is part of the

Scarlett Pub Co

We are a family-owned pub company located in the South West. We specialise in working with as many independently owned businesses as we possibly can and bring the best the UK can offer to you.