Windsor Taps — The Full Line-Up
Windsor got more going on for craft beer than you’d expect from a town this size. Five stops, each with its own character. Here’s the lot, in the order you’d naturally hit them coming from the castle.
Windsor & Eton Brewery (Unit 4 Taproom)
Windsor & Eton Brewery sits on the west side of Alexandra Gardens. Large open space — about thirty to forty-seater tables, and there’s an upstairs I’ve genuinely never made it to. Around twenty keg lines on the back wall, plus another six or seven handpulls at the front — roughly twenty beers on rotation any time we’ve been. Pales through bitters, porters, stouts, all good quality.
Decor’s modern industrial — steel tables with wooden tops, open plan, steel staircase and trim throughout. Kitchen hours vary, so check ahead — we’ve turned up when food wasn’t being served.
It’s set in an industrial estate, so don’t expect much on-street parking directly outside — but it backs onto a large public car park (roughly 200 spaces) just the other side of the wall, only 10–15 metres from the door. Convenient, and reasonably priced.
Proper family spot — lots of kids, large outside space for them to run around, tables out there in summer too. Short walk through a public car park to the river. £6–7 a pint, London-level pricing. Coffee machine on site, apparently decent.
Family or not: Family-friendly — the one to pick if you’ve got kids in tow, or just want somewhere reliably open with food available.
Two Flints & Indie Rabble — the Arches
East side of Alexandra Gardens, both inside the railway arches, right next to each other. Two Flints and Indie Rabble — if you’ve been in one, you know roughly what the other feels like, though further down here it’s more railway arch character than industrial estate.
Two Flints: six taps typically (photos suggest up to twelve), ground floor plus mezzanine. Can’t fault the beer, and if I had to pick a favourite between the two arches, it’s this one on flavour profile alone. Closed Monday to Wednesday, open Thursday to Saturday till 10pm with a strict last-orders policy, Sunday till 7pm. Not a late-night option. Seems to do pizza and tacos, though I can’t vouch for whether it’s in-house.
Indie Rabble: same footprint, same railway-arch atmosphere, about ten beers on. Same hours as Two Flints. This one’s more about the music — we’ve seen photos of live bands, though not while we were there.
Both offer free tasters before you commit to a pint, both get properly busy, both around £7 a pint, both have outdoor seating in summer — car park area with barrel seating.
Family or not: Younger crowd, less of a family vibe than Windsor & Eton. If you’re after a livelier, no-kids atmosphere, this is the pair to pick.
The Two Brewers
Different category entirely — not a brewery, not really a craft beer venue. The Two Brewers sits right by the Park Street gates into Windsor Great Park, at the start of the Long Walk, with Windsor Castle close enough to see from the door. Building dates to 1709, pub established 1792 — genuinely one of Windsor’s oldest, Grade II listed, tiny inside.
Mostly commercial beer and cider — Guinness, Madri, the usual — but two or three craft options rotate through (Pop Apocalypse and London Pride when I was in). If you want that classic old English pub character, this delivers it properly. Outdoor seating when the weather’s good.
Family or not: Not the family pick — it’s about atmosphere and history rather than range, and some reviews note it skews toward a quieter, adults crowd.
The Corner House
Best cider selection in Windsor, easily — four or five on rotation, Seacider among them, genuinely good quality. The Corner House has eight to ten keg taps plus around twelve handpulls, covering the full range plus commercial options if that’s what you want.
The Corner House entrance — hard to miss, easier to stay in than you planned.
Food’s good and well-priced — tried it three or four times over the years, burgers and Sunday lunch both solid. Always lively, always welcoming, free tasters offered. Crucially, it’s open late — till around 1am, useful when everything else in Windsor is closing up. Grade II listed building, refurbished to a more modern interior than its age suggests.
Family or not: Family-friendly and welcoming, with the added bonus of staying open latest — the practical choice after a late day out.
Addresses
Windsor & Eton Brewery — 1–4 Vansittart Estate, Windsor, SL4 1SE
Two Flints Brewery — 25–26 The Arches, Windsor, SL4 1QZ
Indie Rabble — 27–28 The Arches, Alma Road, Windsor, SL4 1QZ
The Two Brewers — 34 Park Street, Windsor, SL4 1LB
The Corner House — 22 Sheet Street, Windsor, SL4 1BG
Not sure which Windsor venue suits you best? We’ve compared all five — see the Windsor craft beer comparison.
