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The Clock, Bridport
Chideock
Postal town: Bridport
DT6 6JW
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Clock
I thought this was the better of Chideock's 2 pubs. It has a carpeted main room with some smaller sections up some steps. One of these has a large fireplace. As you would expect from the pub's name, there are quite a few clocks around. There is a piano in one corner and a dartboard in another. I'm not sure how much use either get, as they were both blocked in with tables. Music was providing the entertainment on a Friday evening (just from the speakers). Dogs are allowed in the larger upper section, near the kitchen. Outdoor seating is available on decking to the rear.
Otter Bitter & Dartmoor Jail Ale are the two regular cask ales. A guest ale was St Austell Tribute, with the fourth handpull unclipped. Ciders were only keg - Thatcher's Gold & Juicy Apple. I couldn't see any bag-in-the-box ciders. Although, I could have missed them. Food is the mainstay here. It looked like typical pub grub. Most customers were dining but there were a few drinkers on stools at the bar. Staff were friendly and welcoming.
On 7th June 2026
- rating: 6
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E TA left this review about The Clock
Recently reopened after a few months’ closure, this excellent wet-led roadside pub is on the main road through Chideock but not at all ruined by tourism. There is a long, carpeted main bar at the front with a stone fireplace at either end. There is a smaller dining area at the rear, though this room had less character than the main bar. A small garden at the back is relatively comfortable and private although there is still some traffic noise. The pubs interior is light and airy despite its traditional feel. The WiFi was a bit hit and miss, but that didn’t really matter as the landlady was entertaining enough, and the two locals in were pleasant and friendly. The ales on were Otter Bitter, Otter Amber and Doombar, complemented by Pravha, Guinness, Golden Cap Lager, Offshore Pilsner, Thatcher’s Gold and Haze, and Madri, and more importantly, two boxed local ciders. A board at the bar announced forthcoming guest ales. Well worth stopping for drinks, but there is currently no food.
On 22nd October 2024
- rating: 8
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Clock House Hotel
A curiosity visit and the first and only pub visited in Dorset that didn't have Palmers. I went for a decent pint of Otter, but really should have had the local from Burton Braunston.
A few diners but a very reserved a quiet atmosphere for a saturday night.
On 17th March 2015
- rating: 7
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Old Boots left this review about The Clock House Hotel
A serious games pub with a games area at one end of the pub containing six darts boards, table football and fruit machines, there is also another darts board in the main bar and table skittles is also played here. A range of well kept beers from local micro Otter, plus a standard range of kegs for the less adventurous holiday makers. Food led but still a locals pub, the mantle-piece is groaning under the weight of darts trophies and there is a thriving charity book club where people swap books for a small donation, hence piles of books in odd corners. There is also a small collection of wall clocks. Behind the main bar is a raised section used for dining and an odd shaped staircase and corridor affair leading to the toilets and rear car park. Friendly and mainly attentive staff but occasionally it looks like the Marie Celeste behind the bar.
On 12th November 2009
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D WILDE left this review about The Clock House Hotel
Nice freindly pub. Good food!
On 13th February 2009
- rating: 8
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Clock House Hotel
The Clock House is a thatched pub on the main road through Chideock.
Once inside here i went in a fairly smart room that was very quiet on my visit,there were two real ales on the bar i had a drink of Otter Ale which was a decent drink the other beer was Tetley Imperial.
Pub visited 20 August 2002.
On 20th August 2002
- rating: 7
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