The Exchange, Brigg

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Will Larter left this review about The Doghouse @ The Exchange Inn

This was formerly called the Exchange Coach House Inn. It's a bit of an odd one, with what looks like the original building on Bigby Street - tall and handsome, with a plethora of hotel rooms - but another called Exchange Tavern on Wrawby Street, and in between a fairly modern creation, perhaps on the site of original stables, which has some odd architectural fantasies incorporated somewhat randomly. It was bought last year (see this article from the local newspaper: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/brigg-hotel-bought-almost-1-7454471), and the hotel bar has been revived with the addition of a couple of hand pumps (Timothy Taylor Landlord on one, in pretty good nick, though a little pricey for Brigg). To complicate matters, the bar is called The Doghouse, with an inn sign and an A-board on Wrawby Street to entice punters to make their way through arches and gates, past various signs playing on being "in the doghouse" (groan). The bar is actually quite good, with some wood panelling that must have cost a few bob, and a couple of sitting out areas too. I was told locally that the new owners are looking to revive the Exchange Tavern part of the buildings, so watch this space.

On 5^th July 2023 - rating: 6
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