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Walkabout

42 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5BX

Australian-themed bar chain occupancy of the site.

Status

Closed

Location

42 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5BX

Type

Bar

Known period

First recorded 2004 · Still open

Photographs

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History

Opened
2017
Previous use
Diamond Tap
  1. Jul 2006renamed to Chicago Rock Cafe
  2. 2010renamed to Lloyds No.1
  3. c. 2010renamed to Diamond Tap
  4. Jul 2010Lloyds No.1 opens
  5. 2017Walkabout opens
  6. 2018Walkabout opens
  7. 2018Diamond Tap ends
  8. 2020Walkabout closes
  9. 2025Walkabout closes
  10. 2026Post Box opens

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Evidence

2020

Walkabout closed; site later reopened under a new name.

Newbury Weekly News

2017

Walkabout reported opening at 42 Cheap Street.

Newbury Weekly News

2018

Walkabout reopened at 42 Cheap Street on 17 March 2018.

CAMRA - Post Box, Newbury

2025

Walkabout closed on 23 March 2025.

CAMRA - Post Box, Newbury

Name history

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  1. Chicago Rock Cafe
    Earlier occupancy · dates unknown
  2. Seymours
    First recorded 2004 · documented through 2006
  3. Chicago Rock Cafe
    Operating 2006–2010
  4. Lloyds No.1
    Operating 2010–c.2010
  5. Diamond Tap
    Operating c.2010–c.2018
  6. Walkabout
    Operating 2018–2025
  7. Post Box
    Opened 2026 · Still open

Full place record

Key dates

Opening

2018

Closing

2025

Evidence years

First recorded 2004 · Still open

Recorded span about 7 years

Earlier & later

Nearby in 2018

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