The Nag's Head Reading
@nagsheadreading.bsky.social
The Nag's Head is a CAMRA award-winning, Reading local pub. We specialise in real ale across 12 handpumps, BIB cider, craft keg & continental lagers.
☎️ 07765880137
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☎️ 07765880137
📧 [email protected]
🧀 CHEESE 4 CHANGE 🍻
Sunday 1 March | From 2pm
At The Nag’s Head
Join us & Double-Barrelled for a relaxed afternoon of cheese, beer pairings & good company.
💵 £7 min donation per plate.
💜 All proceeds to Laura’s Lasting Legacy
🍺 Cheeseboards from 2pm
Come hungry. Do good!
Sunday 1 March | From 2pm
At The Nag’s Head
Join us & Double-Barrelled for a relaxed afternoon of cheese, beer pairings & good company.
💵 £7 min donation per plate.
💜 All proceeds to Laura’s Lasting Legacy
🍺 Cheeseboards from 2pm
Come hungry. Do good!
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🧀 CHEESE 4 CHANGE 🍻
Sunday 1 March | From 2pm
At The Nag’s Head
Join us & Double-Barrelled for a relaxed afternoon of cheese, beer pairings & good company.
💵 £7 min donation per plate.
💜 All proceeds to Laura’s Lasting Legacy
🍺 Cheeseboards from 2pm
Come hungry. Do good!
Sunday 1 March | From 2pm
At The Nag’s Head
Join us & Double-Barrelled for a relaxed afternoon of cheese, beer pairings & good company.
💵 £7 min donation per plate.
💜 All proceeds to Laura’s Lasting Legacy
🍺 Cheeseboards from 2pm
Come hungry. Do good!
Starting the week strong with a top-tier cask lineup - and it’s not even our birthday yet! 😏 🍻
Fresh, well-kept, and pouring beautifully. 🍺👌
More deliciousness to come…
📍 On now at the Nag’s.
Fresh, well-kept, and pouring beautifully. 🍺👌
More deliciousness to come…
📍 On now at the Nag’s.
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Starting the week strong with a top-tier cask lineup - and it’s not even our birthday yet! 😏 🍻
Fresh, well-kept, and pouring beautifully. 🍺👌
More deliciousness to come…
📍 On now at the Nag’s.
Fresh, well-kept, and pouring beautifully. 🍺👌
More deliciousness to come…
📍 On now at the Nag’s.
We've a Reading FC home game tomo against Wycombe Wanderers. And yes, you've guessed it - Nag's Bus is running to/from the Mad Stad! ⚽️
- Kick-off is an early one at 12.30pm
- Bus departs at 11.45am
- Pub opens at 10am, so you can get some pre-game pints in 😁
- Kick-off is an early one at 12.30pm
- Bus departs at 11.45am
- Pub opens at 10am, so you can get some pre-game pints in 😁
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
We've a Reading FC home game tomo against Wycombe Wanderers. And yes, you've guessed it - Nag's Bus is running to/from the Mad Stad! ⚽️
- Kick-off is an early one at 12.30pm
- Bus departs at 11.45am
- Pub opens at 10am, so you can get some pre-game pints in 😁
- Kick-off is an early one at 12.30pm
- Bus departs at 11.45am
- Pub opens at 10am, so you can get some pre-game pints in 😁
One week to go! ⏳️🎉
Our 19th Birthday Party is almost here, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how - with live music, great beer, and top-tier Nag’s vibes. 🍻
🎶 Dolly and The Clothes Pegs
➕ Support from The Golden Funz
🍺 Full Cask Takeover by Vibrant Forest
Our 19th Birthday Party is almost here, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how - with live music, great beer, and top-tier Nag’s vibes. 🍻
🎶 Dolly and The Clothes Pegs
➕ Support from The Golden Funz
🍺 Full Cask Takeover by Vibrant Forest
February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
One week to go! ⏳️🎉
Our 19th Birthday Party is almost here, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how - with live music, great beer, and top-tier Nag’s vibes. 🍻
🎶 Dolly and The Clothes Pegs
➕ Support from The Golden Funz
🍺 Full Cask Takeover by Vibrant Forest
Our 19th Birthday Party is almost here, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how - with live music, great beer, and top-tier Nag’s vibes. 🍻
🎶 Dolly and The Clothes Pegs
➕ Support from The Golden Funz
🍺 Full Cask Takeover by Vibrant Forest
As #IWD approaches (8 March), we’re proud to share that over the past couple of weeks some of our Nag’s Head gals have been out in the wider brewing world - learning, collaborating, and helping brew beers rooted in belonging. 💜
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
As #IWD approaches (8 March), we’re proud to share that over the past couple of weeks some of our Nag’s Head gals have been out in the wider brewing world - learning, collaborating, and helping brew beers rooted in belonging. 💜
Monday, but make it indulgent. 🍰🍫🍺
Dessert-leaning cask & keg treats pouring today: rich stouts, warming reds, and cosy sippers.
Because Mondays deserve nice things too. 🥰
#MondayMotivation #TreatYourself #CaskAndKegBeers
Dessert-leaning cask & keg treats pouring today: rich stouts, warming reds, and cosy sippers.
Because Mondays deserve nice things too. 🥰
#MondayMotivation #TreatYourself #CaskAndKegBeers
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Monday, but make it indulgent. 🍰🍫🍺
Dessert-leaning cask & keg treats pouring today: rich stouts, warming reds, and cosy sippers.
Because Mondays deserve nice things too. 🥰
#MondayMotivation #TreatYourself #CaskAndKegBeers
Dessert-leaning cask & keg treats pouring today: rich stouts, warming reds, and cosy sippers.
Because Mondays deserve nice things too. 🥰
#MondayMotivation #TreatYourself #CaskAndKegBeers
Some really gorgeous pale cask beers on today - honestly, just look at them. 👀 🍺✨
This is Saturday session perfection, if we say so ourselves.
We’ll keep the casks changing onto something spesh. You just bring yourself. 🐴💛🤗
#SaturYay #FreshBeer #PerfectCaskPints
This is Saturday session perfection, if we say so ourselves.
We’ll keep the casks changing onto something spesh. You just bring yourself. 🐴💛🤗
#SaturYay #FreshBeer #PerfectCaskPints
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some really gorgeous pale cask beers on today - honestly, just look at them. 👀 🍺✨
This is Saturday session perfection, if we say so ourselves.
We’ll keep the casks changing onto something spesh. You just bring yourself. 🐴💛🤗
#SaturYay #FreshBeer #PerfectCaskPints
This is Saturday session perfection, if we say so ourselves.
We’ll keep the casks changing onto something spesh. You just bring yourself. 🐴💛🤗
#SaturYay #FreshBeer #PerfectCaskPints
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The Nag’s is turning 19! 🎉🍻
📅 Thurs 19 Feb
🎶 FREE live music – Dolly & The Clothes Pegs
🍺 12-cask Vibrant Forest takeover
✨ Big beers. Big vibes
Come raise a glass to 19 years of The Nag’s. 🐴🍻
From 6pm...see you down the pub.
#Nags19 #PubBirthday #ReadingPubs #ProperPub
The Nag’s is turning 19! 🎉🍻
📅 Thurs 19 Feb
🎶 FREE live music – Dolly & The Clothes Pegs
🍺 12-cask Vibrant Forest takeover
✨ Big beers. Big vibes
Come raise a glass to 19 years of The Nag’s. 🐴🍻
From 6pm...see you down the pub.
#Nags19 #PubBirthday #ReadingPubs #ProperPub
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The Nag’s is turning 19! 🎉🍻
📅 Thurs 19 Feb
🎶 FREE live music – Dolly & The Clothes Pegs
🍺 12-cask Vibrant Forest takeover
✨ Big beers. Big vibes
Come raise a glass to 19 years of The Nag’s. 🐴🍻
From 6pm...see you down the pub.
#Nags19 #PubBirthday #ReadingPubs #ProperPub
The Nag’s is turning 19! 🎉🍻
📅 Thurs 19 Feb
🎶 FREE live music – Dolly & The Clothes Pegs
🍺 12-cask Vibrant Forest takeover
✨ Big beers. Big vibes
Come raise a glass to 19 years of The Nag’s. 🐴🍻
From 6pm...see you down the pub.
#Nags19 #PubBirthday #ReadingPubs #ProperPub
The weekend is ALMOST here, and we'd like to remind you that we've a Reading FC home game against Barnsley on Saturday. Of course, the Nag's Bus is running to and from the stadium! ⚽️
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The weekend is ALMOST here, and we'd like to remind you that we've a Reading FC home game against Barnsley on Saturday. Of course, the Nag's Bus is running to and from the stadium! ⚽️
Staff picks from the keg wall 🍻
🍫 Brew York: S’more Tonkoko (Stout): gooey, chocolatey, marshmallow goodness. Dangerously moreish.
🔥 Delphic x Phantom: I’m Made of Wax, Larry (DIPA): big, bold, nostalgic. Like peak-era DIPAs done right.
Plenty of others. Taplist always live on website & Untappd!
🍫 Brew York: S’more Tonkoko (Stout): gooey, chocolatey, marshmallow goodness. Dangerously moreish.
🔥 Delphic x Phantom: I’m Made of Wax, Larry (DIPA): big, bold, nostalgic. Like peak-era DIPAs done right.
Plenty of others. Taplist always live on website & Untappd!
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Staff picks from the keg wall 🍻
🍫 Brew York: S’more Tonkoko (Stout): gooey, chocolatey, marshmallow goodness. Dangerously moreish.
🔥 Delphic x Phantom: I’m Made of Wax, Larry (DIPA): big, bold, nostalgic. Like peak-era DIPAs done right.
Plenty of others. Taplist always live on website & Untappd!
🍫 Brew York: S’more Tonkoko (Stout): gooey, chocolatey, marshmallow goodness. Dangerously moreish.
🔥 Delphic x Phantom: I’m Made of Wax, Larry (DIPA): big, bold, nostalgic. Like peak-era DIPAs done right.
Plenty of others. Taplist always live on website & Untappd!
2016 called… we answered. 📞🍻
From a simpler bar and fewer taps to more beers than ever, countless events, and a rock-solid community we’re proud to call home.
Talking of dates… save this one: Thu 19 Feb — birthday knees-up incoming. 🎉🍺
From a simpler bar and fewer taps to more beers than ever, countless events, and a rock-solid community we’re proud to call home.
Talking of dates… save this one: Thu 19 Feb — birthday knees-up incoming. 🎉🍺
January 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
2016 called… we answered. 📞🍻
From a simpler bar and fewer taps to more beers than ever, countless events, and a rock-solid community we’re proud to call home.
Talking of dates… save this one: Thu 19 Feb — birthday knees-up incoming. 🎉🍺
From a simpler bar and fewer taps to more beers than ever, countless events, and a rock-solid community we’re proud to call home.
Talking of dates… save this one: Thu 19 Feb — birthday knees-up incoming. 🎉🍺
January’s quiet. Our taps aren’t. 😁🍻
Fresh pales, juicy IPAs, indulgent stouts, and limited pours all on now at The Nag’s.
Skip the sofa, c'mon down - we’ll handle the pints.
🫗📍 On today.
Fresh pales, juicy IPAs, indulgent stouts, and limited pours all on now at The Nag’s.
Skip the sofa, c'mon down - we’ll handle the pints.
🫗📍 On today.
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
January’s quiet. Our taps aren’t. 😁🍻
Fresh pales, juicy IPAs, indulgent stouts, and limited pours all on now at The Nag’s.
Skip the sofa, c'mon down - we’ll handle the pints.
🫗📍 On today.
Fresh pales, juicy IPAs, indulgent stouts, and limited pours all on now at The Nag’s.
Skip the sofa, c'mon down - we’ll handle the pints.
🫗📍 On today.
Going easy? We’ve got you covered. 😇🍺
Whether you’re doing Dry January, cutting back for a week, a day, or just fancy something alcohol-free, we’ve got proper options waiting for you at the bar.
Come & enjoy them!
#DryJanuary #LowAndNo #AlcoholFree #SensibleSips #ProperPub
Whether you’re doing Dry January, cutting back for a week, a day, or just fancy something alcohol-free, we’ve got proper options waiting for you at the bar.
Come & enjoy them!
#DryJanuary #LowAndNo #AlcoholFree #SensibleSips #ProperPub
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Going easy? We’ve got you covered. 😇🍺
Whether you’re doing Dry January, cutting back for a week, a day, or just fancy something alcohol-free, we’ve got proper options waiting for you at the bar.
Come & enjoy them!
#DryJanuary #LowAndNo #AlcoholFree #SensibleSips #ProperPub
Whether you’re doing Dry January, cutting back for a week, a day, or just fancy something alcohol-free, we’ve got proper options waiting for you at the bar.
Come & enjoy them!
#DryJanuary #LowAndNo #AlcoholFree #SensibleSips #ProperPub
10 years of the keg wall. 🍻
From then to now - a lot’s changed since those early taps went in & we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂
To think the same Tasha who sold us Little Things That Kill back then is now pulling pints behind the bar...some things come full circle. ⭕️
From then to now - a lot’s changed since those early taps went in & we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂
To think the same Tasha who sold us Little Things That Kill back then is now pulling pints behind the bar...some things come full circle. ⭕️
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10 years of the keg wall. 🍻
From then to now - a lot’s changed since those early taps went in & we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂
To think the same Tasha who sold us Little Things That Kill back then is now pulling pints behind the bar...some things come full circle. ⭕️
From then to now - a lot’s changed since those early taps went in & we wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂
To think the same Tasha who sold us Little Things That Kill back then is now pulling pints behind the bar...some things come full circle. ⭕️
What a night. ✨🥂
A cracking way to see in 2026: full of smiles, dancing, fizz, and the very best company. Thank you to everyone who came down and helped make it such a special one - our guests, our regulars, our team, our pals, our doorman, our DJs...it was SUCH a vibe! 💛
A cracking way to see in 2026: full of smiles, dancing, fizz, and the very best company. Thank you to everyone who came down and helped make it such a special one - our guests, our regulars, our team, our pals, our doorman, our DJs...it was SUCH a vibe! 💛
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
What a night. ✨🥂
A cracking way to see in 2026: full of smiles, dancing, fizz, and the very best company. Thank you to everyone who came down and helped make it such a special one - our guests, our regulars, our team, our pals, our doorman, our DJs...it was SUCH a vibe! 💛
A cracking way to see in 2026: full of smiles, dancing, fizz, and the very best company. Thank you to everyone who came down and helped make it such a special one - our guests, our regulars, our team, our pals, our doorman, our DJs...it was SUCH a vibe! 💛
Our 2025, wrapped. 🍺
Huge love to everyone who made it such a special year - this pub is nothing without you lot!
Same faces, new pours, even more memories in 2026, please!
Happy New Year from all of us at Team Nag’s xx ✨
Huge love to everyone who made it such a special year - this pub is nothing without you lot!
Same faces, new pours, even more memories in 2026, please!
Happy New Year from all of us at Team Nag’s xx ✨
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our 2025, wrapped. 🍺
Huge love to everyone who made it such a special year - this pub is nothing without you lot!
Same faces, new pours, even more memories in 2026, please!
Happy New Year from all of us at Team Nag’s xx ✨
Huge love to everyone who made it such a special year - this pub is nothing without you lot!
Same faces, new pours, even more memories in 2026, please!
Happy New Year from all of us at Team Nag’s xx ✨
With the New Year fast approaching, we're here to remind you that we've got not 1, but 2 Footie Buses lined up for the upcoming Reading FC Home Games at the Mad Stad. Pub opens at 11AM both days. 🚨
⚽️ Thursday's NYD match with Burton
⚽️ Sunday's match with Stockport
⚽️ Thursday's NYD match with Burton
⚽️ Sunday's match with Stockport
December 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
With the New Year fast approaching, we're here to remind you that we've got not 1, but 2 Footie Buses lined up for the upcoming Reading FC Home Games at the Mad Stad. Pub opens at 11AM both days. 🚨
⚽️ Thursday's NYD match with Burton
⚽️ Sunday's match with Stockport
⚽️ Thursday's NYD match with Burton
⚽️ Sunday's match with Stockport
Last calls for NYE tickets - a couple of dozen only left now! 🎟
Get them before they're gone. 💨
Cash purchase at the bar. See you there! 🤗
Get them before they're gone. 💨
Cash purchase at the bar. See you there! 🤗
🎉 NYE at The Nag’s! 🎈
We’re sending off 2025 in proper Nag’s style.
✨ £10 tickets now on sale at the bar - limited to 100, first come first served.
From 7:30pm–2am:
🥂 Fizz
🍽️ Food
🎧 DJ ’til late
😄 Peak cosy, joyful Nag’s energy
We’re sending off 2025 in proper Nag’s style.
✨ £10 tickets now on sale at the bar - limited to 100, first come first served.
From 7:30pm–2am:
🥂 Fizz
🍽️ Food
🎧 DJ ’til late
😄 Peak cosy, joyful Nag’s energy
December 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Last calls for NYE tickets - a couple of dozen only left now! 🎟
Get them before they're gone. 💨
Cash purchase at the bar. See you there! 🤗
Get them before they're gone. 💨
Cash purchase at the bar. See you there! 🤗
Grateful for everyone who’s added a little sparkle to our Xmas this week. 💛
If you fancy stretching the festive cheer a bit further…
🎄 Gary & Mark’s Charity Quiz
📅 Sun 28 Dec (last one of 2025!)
⏰ 7pm
💷 £2 cash entry
Good laughs, good cause, good company. See you then! ✨️
If you fancy stretching the festive cheer a bit further…
🎄 Gary & Mark’s Charity Quiz
📅 Sun 28 Dec (last one of 2025!)
⏰ 7pm
💷 £2 cash entry
Good laughs, good cause, good company. See you then! ✨️
December 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Grateful for everyone who’s added a little sparkle to our Xmas this week. 💛
If you fancy stretching the festive cheer a bit further…
🎄 Gary & Mark’s Charity Quiz
📅 Sun 28 Dec (last one of 2025!)
⏰ 7pm
💷 £2 cash entry
Good laughs, good cause, good company. See you then! ✨️
If you fancy stretching the festive cheer a bit further…
🎄 Gary & Mark’s Charity Quiz
📅 Sun 28 Dec (last one of 2025!)
⏰ 7pm
💷 £2 cash entry
Good laughs, good cause, good company. See you then! ✨️
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at The Nag’s Head! 🎄
As the year draws to a close, we just want to say a huge thank you to every single person who makes this place what it is. Our wonderful community, our loyal regulars, familiar faces old and new...
As the year draws to a close, we just want to say a huge thank you to every single person who makes this place what it is. Our wonderful community, our loyal regulars, familiar faces old and new...
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at The Nag’s Head! 🎄
As the year draws to a close, we just want to say a huge thank you to every single person who makes this place what it is. Our wonderful community, our loyal regulars, familiar faces old and new...
As the year draws to a close, we just want to say a huge thank you to every single person who makes this place what it is. Our wonderful community, our loyal regulars, familiar faces old and new...
Yesterday’s Christmas Carols at The Nag’s were an absolute joy! 🎄🍻
Packed wall to wall, voices raised, beers flowing, & proper festive spirit all round.
Huge thanks to South Berks Concert Band, our brill team, & every single one of you who came to sing, smile & soak it up.
Packed wall to wall, voices raised, beers flowing, & proper festive spirit all round.
Huge thanks to South Berks Concert Band, our brill team, & every single one of you who came to sing, smile & soak it up.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yesterday’s Christmas Carols at The Nag’s were an absolute joy! 🎄🍻
Packed wall to wall, voices raised, beers flowing, & proper festive spirit all round.
Huge thanks to South Berks Concert Band, our brill team, & every single one of you who came to sing, smile & soak it up.
Packed wall to wall, voices raised, beers flowing, & proper festive spirit all round.
Huge thanks to South Berks Concert Band, our brill team, & every single one of you who came to sing, smile & soak it up.
Don't forget our fabby Carols evening is tonight! 💥
We'll be joined by South Berks Concert Band from 4.30pm today for a truly festive singalong. 🎶z
Donations gratefully received for Brass for Africa. 🙏
Elf/Santa hats gifted to everyone in attendance who buys a pint (while stocks last!) 🧑🎄
We'll be joined by South Berks Concert Band from 4.30pm today for a truly festive singalong. 🎶z
Donations gratefully received for Brass for Africa. 🙏
Elf/Santa hats gifted to everyone in attendance who buys a pint (while stocks last!) 🧑🎄
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Don't forget our fabby Carols evening is tonight! 💥
We'll be joined by South Berks Concert Band from 4.30pm today for a truly festive singalong. 🎶z
Donations gratefully received for Brass for Africa. 🙏
Elf/Santa hats gifted to everyone in attendance who buys a pint (while stocks last!) 🧑🎄
We'll be joined by South Berks Concert Band from 4.30pm today for a truly festive singalong. 🎶z
Donations gratefully received for Brass for Africa. 🙏
Elf/Santa hats gifted to everyone in attendance who buys a pint (while stocks last!) 🧑🎄
Tree’s up, lights are on & The Nag’s is officially in festive mode! 🎄✨
The pub’s feeling warm, cosy & full of cheer as the Christmas catch-ups/parties roll in. Please look after your pals, be kind to our brilliant bar team, & let’s keep things friendly & joyful for everyone. 🥰
The pub’s feeling warm, cosy & full of cheer as the Christmas catch-ups/parties roll in. Please look after your pals, be kind to our brilliant bar team, & let’s keep things friendly & joyful for everyone. 🥰
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Tree’s up, lights are on & The Nag’s is officially in festive mode! 🎄✨
The pub’s feeling warm, cosy & full of cheer as the Christmas catch-ups/parties roll in. Please look after your pals, be kind to our brilliant bar team, & let’s keep things friendly & joyful for everyone. 🥰
The pub’s feeling warm, cosy & full of cheer as the Christmas catch-ups/parties roll in. Please look after your pals, be kind to our brilliant bar team, & let’s keep things friendly & joyful for everyone. 🥰
Proper pub energy all festive long. 🍻🎄
We’re open throughout Christmas & New Year to keep the beers flowing and the community together.🤗
📍Adjusted opening times below (earlier opens & later closes in red).
See you at the bar! 💛
We’re open throughout Christmas & New Year to keep the beers flowing and the community together.🤗
📍Adjusted opening times below (earlier opens & later closes in red).
See you at the bar! 💛
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Proper pub energy all festive long. 🍻🎄
We’re open throughout Christmas & New Year to keep the beers flowing and the community together.🤗
📍Adjusted opening times below (earlier opens & later closes in red).
See you at the bar! 💛
We’re open throughout Christmas & New Year to keep the beers flowing and the community together.🤗
📍Adjusted opening times below (earlier opens & later closes in red).
See you at the bar! 💛