Wallers Brewery, Bradford

The best of the Sunbridge Wells lot. Three hand pumps but nothing above 4.2% ABV. Eight kegs. Toilets are actually near here.

In the 60's this used to be a nightclub called The Little Fat Black Pussycat but has been closed ever since. Phase one opened in December 2016 and at least they got there priorities right by fitting the bars first.Work is still on the go and the boutique shops must be coming later. As OB points out this is a tight complicated labyrinth of steel staircases and corridors which could possibly cause problems at busy times. Wallers Brewery was by far the largest of the 6 bars here with plenty of space and seating,although I was slightly disappointed with the Cask beer selection of which there was only 2. According to one of the barmen another bar will be opening in a couple of months called The Rose and Crown with 9 hand pulls.

Sunbridge Wells is a leisure development in a set of old tunnels under Bradford city centre, they were I believe originally used to store wool. There are five more or less interconnected bars in the complex but only Wallers Brewery sells cask beers. The Gin Bar, Multimedia Bar (sometimes called Laurel & Hardy due to the window design) and Alibi are all very different to each other, unusual and not just due to the unique location either. Each bar takes up several brick vaults in the complex and are reached by a confusing array of steel staircases and narrow passages.