Welcome to the Rising Sun in Woodcroft, a village pub set in the countryside on the outskirts of Chepstow. Nestled between the Rivers Wye and Severn. The pub is less than 100 yards from Offa’s Dyke path and the climbing area of Wintour’s Leap. Across the fields is the Wye Valley Greenway cycle path and not far from the Devils Pulpit looking over Tintern.
We are a local, community owned pub and winner of the CAMRA Pub Saving Award for 2023. We serve delicious locally sourced food, a superb selection of alcoholic, non-alcohol drinks and coffees in a beautifully restored pub with a fabulous garden.
We hope to see you soon with a warm welcome.
Upcoming events
Join us for New Years Eve
Join us from 8pm on New Years Eve to celebrate the New Year with our fabulous curry.
Free tickets are available from the bar along with full details on what’s on during the night and a choice of a fantastic vegetarian or meat based curry. Curry is free but donations accepted towards the cost.
Open Mic Night with Russ Barnes on Sunday 28th December
Join us for our Open Mic Night, hosted by Russ Barnes. Feel free to entertain and be entertained… a great night.
Latest News
🎄 Festive Opening Hours 🎄
We’re all set for a cosy Christmas season and wanted to share our holiday food service times and pub hours:
📅 Christmas Eve
🍽 Food: 12 noon – 5:30pm (pre-order only)
📅 Christmas Day
🍺 12am – 2pm (drinks only, no food being served)
📅 Boxing Day
🍽 Food: 12 noon – 6:30pm
🍺 Pub closes: 10pm
📅 New Year’s Eve
🍽 Food: 12 noon – 5pm
🍛 Join us from 8pm for our NYE Curry Night (tickets available behind the bar)
📅 New Year’s Day
🍽 Food: 12 noon – 5pm
🍺 Pub closes: 10pm
We are delighted to offer our highly popular and fabulously tasty Festive Menu.
Christmas meals at the Rising Sun will start on Friday 28th November and will run till Tuesday 23rd December. The menu is available during normal food service hours excluding Tuesday evenings to accommodate our very successful Quiz Night.
Our festive menu is available only for pre-booked requests, a non-refundable deposit of £10 and a returned booking form at least 1 week prior is required to guarantee the booking. A maximum party size of 12 applies.
Full information is available on our Christmas 2025 page including the pre-booking form.
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We are delighted to announce that The Rising Sun, Woodcroft won the Connecting the Community award, kindly sponsored by Utility Aid, in the @PlunkettUK Plunkett and @Lands_LIH Rural Community Business Awards 2025.
Dog Friendly
Our four legged friends are welcome in the garden and inside the bar.
Please ask our bar staff for complimentary doggy treats
Cribbage
If you would like a game of Crib but haven’t played in a while, ease yourself in gently, cutting and shuffling on a Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 4pm.
Darts
Our Darts team play on Wednesdays in the local Darts league.
Come along and get “on the oche” from 8:30pm.
Parking Request
We are delighted to welcome you to our Community pub and ask you, when visiting us if you could be mindful to park with consideration to the local residents. Please take care not to block any access, park on pavements, or narrow any entrances for emergency vehicle access. Thank you so much, in advance, for your kindness towards our neighbours.
The Rising Sun Management Committee