Bristol has a wide choice of pubs to suit all tastes and pockets, but the ‘proper’ old-school boozers are sadly dying out.
Here at BristolWorld, we love to support these traditional pubs, which are often packed with interesting characters and serve cheaper pints than posh places that often feel more like restaurants than pubs.
Food is not always top of the list when it comes to proper drinking pubs, although if you’re lucky there will be a clingfilm-wrapped cheese and onion bap on the bar and a few packets of Scampi Fries or pickled onion-flavour Monster Munch to line the stomach.
These are timeless pubs where conversations often compete with live sports on TV or a game of pool or darts in the bar.
Here are nine of the last ‘proper’ Bristol pubs but we’d like to know about more so let us know which are your favourite boozers and we’ll check them out.
5. Little Grosvenor, Coronation Road
Just by Bedminster Bridge, this cash-only pub only serves cans and bottles and it’s a Bristol City fans’ favourite. | Google
6. The Ship, Cathay, Redcliffe
Behind St Mary Redcliffe church, this traditional pub appeals to local residents and office workers, all drawn by some of the cheapest drinks in the city centre. | Mark Taylor
7. The Old Crow, Crow Lane, Henbury
Next to the roundabout on the way to Cribbs Causeway, this large community pub also offers bed and breakfast. | Google
8. Long Bar, Old Market Street
As the name suggests, this Old Market pub boasts one of the longest bars in city - the drinks are cheap, too. | Google