The Boat Club, Durham

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In a prominent position on the riverbank overlooked by Elvet Bridge, I decided to visit the Boat Club to have a look out of the windows. Ducks and swans were having a gathering around the entrance, but I managed to fight my way through without any broken arms. The large downstairs was closed, I took this to be a restaurant area, so I made my way upstairs, which is where I wanted to go anyway. I was met at the top of the stairs by a waitress who, after informing her I’d just like a beer, escorted me past a row of large booths to the tile floored bar at the rear where she took my money at the till before going behind the counter to serve a premium lager, I can’t remember what it was, but I recall Neck Oil also being available. There’s minimal seating in the bar area, but I managed to get a table by a window with views across the river as planned. Unfortunately, a couple of blokes were arguing with raised voices in a foreign language behind me. I like a good row, but as I couldn’t understand what they were saying I decided to move to one of the booths, where I discovered that the glass I had was very dirty and needed replacing, which it was without much apology. This isn’t somewhere I’ll be visiting again.

On 6^th February 2026 - rating: 3
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