The Clock House Hotel, Bridport

Official site of The Clock House Hotel - clockchideock.co.uk

Official site of The Clock House Hotel - clockchideock.co.uk

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.

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.

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.

Nice freindly pub. Good food!