The Bath Bew House

I'm off an running and what an impressive start it was. Shelley and I were on our traditional early new year UK city break and, after arriving in Bath early afternoon on Thursday 2nd January, we made the short walk from our base of the Holiday Inn Express into Bath city centre and the first establishment we stumbled upon contained all that is good in a pub.

 

 

It had a very impressive selection of ales, world beers and ciders. I opted for a pint of Gladiator ( a bitter brewed by the pub) and was very happy with my choice which was served in a 1970's style tankard, Shelley avoided the silly strength cider and stuck with the winning formula of Stowford Press.

The pub had a basic feel to it but this was due its' design as it seemed to cater for Bath's large student population, real ale enthusiasts and affluent diners who prefer a rustic feel to their food which in our view seemed a bit overpriced. We sat on wooden benches and the décor had a basic feel to it which added to the pubs charm.

The pub had a small beer garden, a marquee attached to it and a very impressive upstairs function room which looked ideal to watch a major sporting event.

UPDATE 3rd January

We visited the pub as our final destination of that day's Bath pub crawl still reeling from our very brief visit to The Grapes (see later post). It was surprisingly busy given the traditionally dead day of the year and contained a mixture of young and old. I opted for a pint of Gladiator again which was every bit as good as I remembered it to be from the previous day. The visit rounded off a memorable visit to Bath off in some style, and our time in Bath started and ended in the same pub. I'm relieved that my last pint in Bath was a good one as it was my final one before a four week break from alcohol of all descriptions !!