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About Winchester Gate
Winchester Gate is a grassroots music venue in Salisbury, Salisbury with a standing capacity of approximately 30. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics — so you can travel light.
Winchester Gate books Acoustic, Blues, Folk acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Salisbury venue directory.
The Winchester Gate is an award-winning, independent, family-run free house at 113-117 Rampart Road, Salisbury (SP1 1JA), with community and the arts at its heart and a strong reputation as the city's best pub for live music. It runs a year-round programme of music, comedy and arts, specialising in original live-music artists from all over the UK — across three music stages plus a unique tented amphitheatre in its large, partly covered beer garden. A multiple CAMRA Pub of the Year winner, it pairs quality real ale with a genuinely busy original-music calendar, plus pool, darts and petanque, and on-site parking off Rampart Road. A serious grassroots music room with a full backline.
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113-117 Rampart Rd, Salisbury, Salisbury, SP1 1JA
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Salisbury venues and filter by backline.
Winchester Gate books Acoustic, Blues, Folk. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Winchester Gate has a standing capacity of approximately 30, classed as a small venue. See all Salisbury venues for size comparisons.
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113-117 Rampart Rd, Salisbury, Salisbury, SP1 1JA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Salisbury venues nearby.
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