Welcome to The Starting Gate A Local Pub Like No Other
Welcome to The Starting Gate
The hub of the local community, The Starting Gate sits in the heart of Newbury. The perfect place to grab a pint with mates or get the whole family together.
With a great range of beers, ciders & refreshing gins amongst the action at the bar we look forward to welcoming you.
We’re also the best host for your sporting session, with an atmosphere to rival any match day and the go-to for late night entertainment! Not to forget our regular live music nights!
YOUR HOME OF LIVE SPORT
Whether you’re wanting to watch the Football, Rugby, Horse Racing, Darts or Boxing; you can experience them all in HD on Sky Sports and TNT Sport!
We think ourselves as experts in providing the second-best seat to the real thing, so if you can't be there, be here to watch the action unfold!
QUENCH YOUR THIRST
Our bar is kitted out with an amazing range of drinks! From world lagers to craft beers, gins to rums, ciders to wines – there’s something for everyone. Oh, and if you're feeling like you're in party mode, we've got a great selection of shots, bombs and cocktails to choose from!
The FA Cup final is nearly here and it doesn’t get much bigger than this 🏆 Saturday at 3pm brings Manchester City v Chelsea, a fixture packed with history and pressure. Chelsea haven’t beaten City since that famous 2021 Champions League final, and now they’ve got another shot on the big stage. City arrive chasing a domestic treble, so the stakes couldn’t be higher 👀 Sunday shifts the spotlight back to the Prem with the 12:30pm early kickoff between Man Utd and Forest before some 3pm kick-offs and then Newcastle facing West Ham in their fight for survival at 5:30pm. The US PGA Championship has its final round as the major comes to its climax. There’s more to get stuck into across the weekend too with Gallagher Premiership rugby and the Women’s Six Nations both delivering big contests 🏉 Settle in and enjoy it with us 🍻
This weekend is all about the heavy hitters going head to head 🔥 Saturday night under the lights brings Chelsea v Manchester United at 8pm, with both sides desperate to make a statement. These are the kind of games that can swing momentum fast, and neither will want to blink first. Then it all builds to a huge Sunday showdown. Manchester City v Arsenal at 4:30pm with the top two going toe to toe in what could be a defining moment. Title ambitions, pressure, and plenty of quality on the pitch… this one has everything written all over it ⚽ Big names, big stakes, and a proper weekend of football ahead. See you at the bar 🍻