The Carpenters Arms is a late-Georgian building of stone and brick under a slate tiled roof. It is situated on a road leading from the village of South Marston to the main road between Swindon and Oxford. It is near the route of the defunct Wilts and Berks canal and also the main GWR railway line running from London to the west country via Swindon.
Prior to 1841, the Carpenters Arms was a beer house, and was bought by Arkells Brewery in 1881. A full 'On Licence' was granted in 1959 and the building was extended and modernised in 1980 and it continues to trade today.
Carpenters Arms is close to Swindon and just off the Oxford to Swindon road. The postcode is SN3 4ST. There is a good view at the front of the pub from where trains on the main line can be seen and photographed.
The pub has accomodation and a menu providing from 'light bites' through to home-cooked meals. Full details are here.
There are several structures and buildings in South Marston that are modelled at Pendon - the lych gate of Saint Andrew's Church; Acorn Bridge and the cottages modelled as '77', Sunnyside, and Two Ways. For those with an interest in steam railways and GWR there is STEAM Museum in the centre of Swindon.
