British Hotel, Douglas

Heron & Brearley pub with a Tudor-style facade that somehow seems reminiscent of a British Legion club, but having a thoroughly-refurbished interior in a rather sterile semi-modern style. Embassy function room upstairs (not visited). Okell's MPA (£2.93), Bitter and Steam available from two banks of four handpumps. Gin also a speciality.

This was once the best pub in the I O M years ago went in through the front door there was a couple of steps to the left in the middle and it was all done in royal blue had to be dressed up to go in there then the lounge bar and at the other side of the bar was the vault. They spoilt this pub in the late 80s when knocking it all through and tried to turn it into a theym pub like on the main land