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This is the exterior of Start the Bus. And to think, for one small word, it could have been the world's first David Lloyd-themed pub...

Start the Bus, Bristol

7-Jan-2012

The good drinker ties himself in knots trying to establish some foothold of understanding as to whether this place is a good place to go, or the seventh circle of hell. Continue reading

There it is, a Hanging Garden in modern Babylon. Nice.

The Dickens Inn, St Katherine Docks

4-Nov-2011

Corporate Tudor aesthetic rules triumphant over Gekko-on-water leisurezone. Continue reading

This is the outside space what I mentioned. Thanks to Bristol Culture for the image.

Clifton used up its edginess quotient on its hilltop location. The rest of it is MOR comfort, brim-full of Lovely Things shops, cobbled streets, coffee shops, and high-ceilinged townhouses. It’s … Continue reading

As you can see... it's on a hill. Image taken from the pub's website (click on the picture to visit)

The Windmill, Windmill Hill, Bristol

12-Apr-2011

As an example of a modern pub made for its location, you could find little better. Continue reading

I thought about using a fancier image for this - but then thought, no. This is how it is.

The Orchard Inn, Spike Island, Bristol

25-Mar-2011

A room in which magic things happen. Magic, fermented appley things. Continue reading

Woodborough Inn, Winscombe, Somerset

28-Feb-2011

There’s no getting away from it – I’m going to sound patronising writing this. But well done, the Woodborough. Continue reading

Those awnings look expensive, don't they?

Royal Oak, Poynings, Brighton

21-Feb-2011

Swaddled in ersatz rusticity, sheltered from the southwesterly winds by the South Downs escarpment, immune to the pains of the banking crisis thanks to its proximity to the wealthy enclaves … Continue reading