Old Nags Head

Here you can drink in one of the east gate's two round towers, part of Monmouth's medieval town wall, which is incorporated into this pub. This is a mainly early-19th-century four-roomed pub that last changed in the early to mid 1960s. The small front 'Studio Bar' had a bar counter installed for the first time in the early to mid 1960s, previously the room was served via a hatch. The wall between the 'Studio Bar' and the passage was replaced with a low partition at the same time. Panelling on the wall is of various dates and has wall bench seating attached; the fireplace looks 1960s. The second bar has a similar counter so was installed in the early to mid 1960s, the fireplace and all the bench seating is from the 1960s, but the flagstone-like floor is modern. The almost circular 'Gate Room', the old round tower, has modern panelling and floor. To the rear on a lower level is another small room with bare wood floor and old panelling that is now used as a dining room. The pub has been extended and includes a separate games room.