The Grain Barge is Bristol's much-loved floating pub and live-music venue — a 1936 cargo barge converted in 2007 by the Bristol Beer Factory, moored on Hotwell Road in Hotwells, opposite Spike Island with views of the SS Great Britain. Its intimate lower-deck 'Hold Bar' doubles as a function room hosting a programme of live music, comedy and arts events, with live music every Friday night from 8pm. Four cask ales (three Bristol Beer Factory, one guest) are pulled at the bar, and the upper deck serves as a sun-trap 'garden' over the harbour. A characterful, genuinely independent grassroots music spot on the water.
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Hotwell Rd, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4RU
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