Before Cinderella
Cinderella, the Theatre Royal's panto, is on from 4 December to 3 January 2027. Here's a crawl of 3 pubs a short walk from the theatre, and an alcohol-free one, getting you there 20 minutes before curtain up.
Times for the 7pm show on Fri 4 Dec. Every stop was open then for each performance from 2.30pm when we last looked.
- The Eagle Pub · about 16:14 Pints typically £4.90 Then 430 m, about 6 minutes' walk
- Noahs Ark Pub · about 17:04 1 beer on their list Then 290 m, about 4 minutes' walk
- The Bank Restaurant & Bar Pub · about 17:53 2 beers on their list Then 130 m, about 2 minutes' walk
- Theatre Royal Plymouth (café and bars) Be here by 18:40, 20 minutes before the show. Its bars open before the show and in the interval.
- Taproom Craft beer bar · about 16:01 0 flux given, on draught Then 550 m, about 7 minutes' walk
- Slug & Lettuce Plymouth British Bar & Grill · about 16:53 Guinness 0.0% Then 800 m, about 11 minutes' walk
- The Eagle Pub · about 17:49 Guinness 0.0%, £4.80 Then 470 m, about 6 minutes' walk
- Theatre Royal Plymouth (café and bars) Be here by 18:40, 20 minutes before the show. Its bars open before the show and in the interval.
Walking directions in Google Maps · Walking distances follow the streets, paths and steps on OpenStreetMap.
The crawls before Cinderella
- Anything The Eagle → Noahs Ark → The Bank Restaurant & Bar → the theatre, about 850 m
- Alcohol-free Taproom → Slug & Lettuce Plymouth → The Eagle → the theatre, about 1.8 km
How we chose them
For each, the 3 pubs closest together within a short walk of the theatre (pubs that pour it, those whose beers we know first), in the order that makes the shortest walk to it, with about 45 minutes at each. Every stop was open when you'd get there for each performance from 2.30pm, going by its own opening times or, where we don't have them, the hours places of its kind usually keep. Before the 1pm and 12.30pm performances, most of these places aren't open in time for a crawl. Places may keep other hours on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.
Before you go
The performances are from the theatre's page for Cinderella, read on 28 October 2026: check your ticket, and leave time to collect tickets or find your seat. Taking children? Ask each place first: not every bar lets them in. Ask for halves, drink water between stops and eat something. Drinkaware has more. Opening times change: check before you set off. We're not connected with the theatre. Another show? Crawls to the Theatre Royal.