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The Admiral Collingwood (JD Wetherspoon), Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe
EX34 9AR
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Quinno _ left this review about The Admiral Collingwood (JD Wetherspoon)
Modern and attractive Spoons - a bespoke build (£3.5 mill!) with an upstairs terrace for sunny days, clever Timbo. Semi-circular interior with a fairly attractive décor and feel. Even the toilets are nice. Just one guest ale, a so-so Golden Pig by Country Life (NBSS 2) which was competing against a couple of pump ciders for the privilege of being the least-worked dispense. Might be better during tourist season, the locals were swerving the cask and it showed. Still, jolly nice building.
On 14th April 2022
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The Admiral Collingwood (JD Wetherspoon)
As noted below this is a new purpose built Spoons overlooking the sea. It's a single storey curved building that apparently includes a roof terrace which may not have been open on my early April visit. Inside the open plan room has been divided into areas. It seemed to be doing a roaring trade on my Thursday early afternoon visit although it was a sunny day. Most people seemed to be in for food and there was no obvious daytime brigade.
Although the bar has two sets of six hand pumps everything was doubled up. The choice was the JDW Trio Of Doom, Bays Topsail & Devon Dumpling and Hilden Irish Red Rye. I went for the Red Rye (£2.55) which was in very good nick.
This new pub has won an award for the design. It didn't really appeal to me but quite honestly neither did Ilfracombe. Although the beer here is only slightly high on the JDW scale I thought that the food prices were possibly dearer than Central London Spoons. It's a great place for the visitors but I wouldn't return.
On 22nd April 2018
- rating: 6
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peter ashworth left this review about Admiral Collingwood
After a 3.5 Million development by Wetherspoons The Admiral Collingwood opened early last year and is sited where the former Collingwood Hotel once stood.The North Devon Journal asked readers to put forward potential names for the new pub with the Admiral Collingwood being chosen although rather strangely the man had no connection at all with Illfracombe.The upper tier is a very smart area offering excellent views out to sea. The staff were very friendly and efficient and in general the pub had a good atmosphere with a fair assortment of cask beers.
On 5th January 2015
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