Thanks to all who responded to my London posts.  I will be visiting
Plymouth for a day during my trip to England.  There are 3 GBG pubs
listed in that section of Plymouth (Cider Press, Commercial Inn and
Dolphin).  Are there any other pubs of interest in the Barbican section
of Plymouth worth visting?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Bruce
CAMRA member from New Jersey

"Bruce"  wrote in message 
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> Thanks to all who responded to my London posts.  I will be visiting
> Plymouth for a day during my trip to England.  There are 3 GBG pubs
> listed in that section of Plymouth (Cider Press, Commercial Inn and
> Dolphin).  Are there any other pubs of interest in the Barbican section
> of Plymouth worth visting?
>



They are all fairly good and pretty historic. I'd watch what time you visit 
though the area gets crowded with younger (and a bit rowdier) drinkers at 
night over the weekends. On southside street there is a wetherspoons pub - 
The Gog and Magog, which is fairly cheap and usually has a couple of good 
(often localish) ales on. It has a couple of nice outside tables for warm 
days but again I'd try to avoid it during weekend evenings.
Another good option is to table the water taxi from nearby the famous 
mayflower steps to mount batten. A short walk away are the New Inn and the 
fantastic Boringdon Arms (possibly the best pub in town!). The Bori in 
particular always has great beers on and many are from the local region - it 
has a good website www.bori.co.uk
Enjoy your trip!

AJ

In message , Bruce 
 writes

>  Are there any other pubs of interest in the Barbican section
>of Plymouth worth visting?


I'll second the Boringdon, I've lost far too many hours trapped in the 
place ;)

If the weathers good try sitting outside at the China House, Sutton 
Harbour (the big pub sitting on stilts over the water) and enjoy the 
view. The beers been pretty average there unfortunately.

We usually head over to the Thistle Park Tavern,32 Commercial St,Coxside 
(less than 10 minutes walk from the Dolphin).

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Bruce wrote:

> Thanks to all who responded to my London posts.  I will be visiting
> Plymouth for a day during my trip to England.  There are 3 GBG pubs
> listed in that section of Plymouth (Cider Press, Commercial Inn and
> Dolphin).  Are there any other pubs of interest in the Barbican
> section of Plymouth worth visting?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
> CAMRA member from New Jersey


Have a look here - a pretty comprehensive list:

http://www.plymouthcamra.co.uk/pubs/pubs1.htm

I have fond memories of the Yard Arm and the China House - neither in the 
Barbican though.

Brian

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:30:05 GMT, Paul Shirley
<paul.shirley@totally.invalid> wrote:


>In message , Bruce 
> writes
>>  Are there any other pubs of interest in the Barbican section
>>of Plymouth worth visting?
>
>I'll second the Boringdon, I've lost far too many hours trapped in the 
>place ;)
>
>If the weathers good try sitting outside at the China House, Sutton 
>Harbour (the big pub sitting on stilts over the water) and enjoy the 
>view. The beers been pretty average there unfortunately.
>
>We usually head over to the Thistle Park Tavern,32 Commercial St,Coxside 
>(less than 10 minutes walk from the Dolphin).


Yep - Sutton brewery tap, late hours, sometimes (good) live music.
Always good beer.

The 10 minute walk from the Barbican depends on the footbridge being
open, though (it wasn't, the last time we tried it).

My spies tell me the Bori isn't as good as it was since the management
changed. Comments?



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Regards

Mike

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