The Cottage Inn, Hotwells, Bristol

Another former harbour side building that has now a different use as a public house, this time the former harbourmasters office. Location wise, its in a fantastic position providing very good views of Clifton up the hill across the harbour and on up to Clifton. Internally it is one open room but subdivide into several areas , most with tables for dining. And as you’d expect from its location there is a bit of a nautical theme to the decor. To the front of the pub is an outside patio area with a limited number of wooden bench seating, but this is a popular spot when the suns out, as it was on the Sunday we visited and you need to be prompt to get a space outside. We didn’t eat, but a lot of people were, so it seemed quite a popular place for this, and the food menu was quite extensive and traditional pub fare. The pub is a Butcombe house and there are four hand pumps on the bar which were dispensing Bitter, Brunel IPA and Gold and then a Guest Ale. The two Butcombe beers we tried were very well kept. All in all a decent pub with good beer and food , but best of all , a fantastic location on a sunny day. Well worth seeking out.

Acquired by Butcombe Brewery in 2009, this is one of the best pubs around Bristol Docks.

Good pub with excellent view from front terrace. Good food and handy for the caravan site next door.