Antelope Inn PH, Holyhead Road

The Antelope Inn PH, Holyhead Road is a public house (pub) in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. It is a Grade II listed building, a designation that recognises its special architectural or historic interest and affords it legal protection against unauthorised alteration or demolition. The pub occupies a prominent roadside position immediately at the southern end of the Menai Bridge, the crossing that links the island of Anglesey with the Welsh mainland. The building sits above the road, set into the slope, and also has an entrance from the Treborth road on its north-west side. This dual access reflects the site's relationship with both the main Holyhead Road corridor and the local lane network. As a pub, the Antelope Inn serves the traditional role of a British public house: providing drinks, food and a social gathering place for local residents and travellers. Its location at the Menai Bridge end of Holyhead Road places it on a historically significant route — the road to Holyhead was the main artery for traffic between London and the Irish Sea ferry port, and the Menai Bridge itself was a major engineering landmark when it opened in the early nineteenth century. Pubs along this route catered to coach travellers, drovers and later motorists. The building's listed status means its external character and many internal features are protected. The listing description notes its position above the road and set in the slope, indicating that the structure is adapted to a sloping site, with the Treborth road entrance on the north-west side providing access at a different level. This kind of split-level arrangement is common in hilly Welsh towns. Commercial details such as the current ownership, operating company, opening hours and exact menu are not established by the available evidence. The pub maintains a website at theantelopebangor.co.uk, which is the primary online presence for the business. The Antelope Inn is a local, independent hospitality business rather than a branch of a large national chain, though without further evidence its corporate structure cannot be confirmed. It remains an active pub and a recognised heritage asset in Bangor.

The Antelope Inn is a historic public house in Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. Its exact construction date is not established by the available evidence, but its Grade II listed status indicates that the building is of special architectural or historic interest, typically reserved for structures of at least early nineteenth-century or older date, though later buildings of note can also be listed. The pub's location immediately at the southern end of the Menai Bridge places it at one of the most significant transport points in North Wales. The Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford, opened in 1826 and carried the London to Holyhead road across the Menai Strait, transforming travel between the Welsh mainland and Anglesey. The Holyhead Road itself was a major coaching route, and inns and pubs along it prospered by serving travellers, mail coaches and the growing tourist trade to Anglesey and Ireland. The Antelope Inn is described in its listing as being above the road and set in the slope, with an additional entrance from the Treborth road on the north-west side. This suggests the building was designed or adapted to a sloping site, with different levels of access. Such arrangements are characteristic of the hilly terrain around Bangor and the Menai Strait. The Treborth road leads towards the Treborth area and the Menai Bridge, providing a local connection separate from the main Holyhead Road. Over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the pub continued to operate as a licensed premises. Like many British pubs, it would have adapted to changing social habits, the decline of the coaching trade, the rise of motoring, and later the challenges facing the pub industry. The building's listed status has helped preserve its historic character. The pub maintains a website, theantelopebangor.co.uk, indicating an active commercial operation in the present day. No specific dates for ownership changes, refurbishments or events are provided by the available evidence, and the current owner or operating company is not identified. The Antelope Inn remains a recognised heritage asset and a local business in Bangor.

• Grade II listed as a building of special architectural or historic interest in Gwynedd.

• Menai Suspension Bridge opens in 1826, establishing the Holyhead Road corridor at the pub's location.

A traditional Grade II listed British public house in a prominent roadside location at the southern end of the Menai Bridge, serving local residents and travellers.

• Cask ale and beer

  Traditional British pub drinks.

• Pub food

  Meals served in a public house setting.

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