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
Monthly Coffee Morning
Hi everyone, our next coffee morning will be on Thursday 27th November 2025 at 11am. We are looking forward to welcoming back old and new friends for a get together over coffee & cakes and we’ll also have our very much loved raffle…. See you all there!
Open Mic Night with Russ Barnes on Sunday 30th November
Join us for our Open Mic Night, hosted by Russ Barnes. Feel free to entertain and be entertained… a great night.
🎉 Important Notice 🎉
This Sunday, 23rd November, our food service will finish at 5:00pm, but we will remain open for drinks until 10pm with the help of our amazing volunteers.
Our amazing team will be heading off to enjoy their well‑deserved staff party 🥳🍽️.
Thank you for your understanding and support — we look forward to welcoming you back as usual the following day! 💙
Latest News
The Rising Sun Community Pub in Woodcroft is now 3 years old!
We would like to gather your feedback on how we are doing and what you would like to see from your Community Pub in the future. Please take a short moment to fill in our questionnaire to give your views, and feel free to pass this message on to any family members or friends who might be interested. The closing date for submissions is the 30th of November.
Thanks in advance for your input!
Best wishes,
The Rising Sun Team and Committee
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.
Could you be our next Pub 100 club Lottery Winner?
Our latest Rising Sun Community Pub 100 club draw took place on Thursday 30th October.
1st Prize of £59 went to ball number 67
2nd Prize of £30.50 went to ball number 64
3rd Prize of £12 went to ball number 12
The more people that join, the bigger the cash prizes get whilst helping out the community. Join for the remaining draws for 2025, use the link https://www.therisingsunwoodcroft.co.uk/volunteeringfundraising for the application form and pay online by BACS. You will receive your number by email. Alternatively fill in a paper form at the pub and put it in the box and pay online! Open to all aged 16 and over.
The next draw is Thursday 27th November at the Coffee morning so all applications that are paid for by the 26th November by 5pm will be entered.
Funds in aid of The Rising Sun Woodcroft Community Pub Community Benefit Society, Responsible persons for promoting the small lotteries are Michelle Hayes, Geraldine Weir and Vicki Henson c/o The Rising Sun Woodcroft, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP167HY. Small society Lottery Registration Number F/25/00086/GASSP
We love getting reviews and especially these hand written ones. Many thanks to everyone who takes the time.
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