Pubs in Peterborough
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Prezzo
Cross Street, Peterborough PE1 1XA
About 150 years old and formerly the Falcon, then Raffles, then the Aldermans then O'Neils and then O'Connells. Large comfortable bar with tables separated by wood and glass panels to create alcoves. Large games room. Used by all sections of society. Reputedly haunted by a little old lady. Closed July 2005 for conversion to an Italian restaurant.
Sopranos
62 Cromwell Road, Peterborough PE1 2EA
No real ale. Now a Portugese restaurant.
Fayre Spot
Bretton Centre, Peterborough PE3 8DX
Built in 1993 as part of a large entertainments and leisure centre. Serves as both a local as well as catering for users of the centre, the YMCA that is part of the centre and shoppers. Food served 11-2.30 (Tue-Fri), 11-4 Saturday and Sunday lunches noon to 4pm. Two handpumps serve various real ales. Large screen TV for sporting events. Pool table and jukebox. Live music on Friday evenings. Quiz on Wednesday evenings. Family friendly. Was called Fayre Spot & Goodly.
Blue Bell
Welland Road, Peterborough PE1 3SA
The oldest pub in Peterborough with parts dating to 1598. It started life as a farmhouse and became a pub in 1810. Bar, lounge and open wood panelled snug off the lounge. The snug and bar are the oldest parts with the lounge being a later addition. The wood panelling in the snug pre-dates the pub and was originally in the foyer.
Blue Bell
6 The Green, Peterborough PE4 6RU
1890s pale blue painted brick-built pub on the village green with a light, airy front bar and a comfortable lounge restaurant providing meals from an extensive home-cooked menu. Possibly the best Elgood's beer in the city. Interesting guest ales from a restricted list. Heated smoking area. Regular live entertainment. Darts, pool and cribbage played. Quiz on Sundays.
Boathouse
Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough PE3 6GA
This large and busy Greene King pub/restaurant was built in 1989 at one end of the rowing lake. Undercover patio area and large beer garden, which is very popular in summer and overlooks a tributary of the River Nene. Small children's play area. Quiz on Thursday night. Major refurbishment in 2008. Food served 11am-10pm.
Ostrich Inn
17 North Street, Peterborough PE1 2RA
Once the Ostrich, then a home brew shop, then back to a pub with a Bogart theme and known as Bogart's. Reopened in August 2009 as the Ostrich once again, after a major refurbishment, under new ownership and new management, and reviving the original name. U-shaped bar with a small room at one end with TV and dart board. Live music Friday and Saturday. Irish acoustic set on Sunday afternoons. The walls have pictures of historical facts about the pub and bygone breweries, and some reproduced posters of famous acts that have appeared in the city. Small, enclosed patio area at rear. Off Westgate, close to bus and rail stations. Now selling craft ales from BrewDog, Beavertown and Camden. Received a CAMRA Gold Award in March 2013. Now sells a range of KeyKeg beers, a variety of LocAles, non-alcoholic beers and a large selection of gin.
Botolph Arms
465 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 7DD
Originally two cottages built in 1749. Converted to a pub in 1981. Refurbished and repaired when taken over by Sam Smith. Disabled toilet. Sells fruit beers brewed in Stamford by Melbourn Brothers. Large floodlit beer garden with children's playground nearby. Darts played. Quiz on Sunday evenings.
Brewery Tap
80 Westgate, Peterborough PE1 2AA
Converted from an employment exchange, this large spacious pub opened in 1998 and is the home of a custom-made specialist brew plant for Oakham Ales, which can be viewed through a glass wall. It serves up to twelve real ales on tap plus bottled Belgian beers. Excellent, good-value Thai food. Mix of comfortable leather sofas and low tables together with tables and chairs for diners. Function room available. Regular weekend entertainment when the pub often stays open later than midnight. Close to bus and railway stations. Winners of East Midlands Food and Drink Awards - Best Bar 2012. Two or three traditional ciders on handpump. Monthly special real ale at reduced price and always 20p off a pint of real ale to card carrying CAMRA members. It was under threat of demolition to make way for a new retail development but is now to be incorporated into the design - something that the developers originally said was impossible.
Bull Hotel
Westgate, Peterborough PE1 1RB
Grade II listed building in the city centre, dating back to the 17th century, when it was a coaching inn, up until 1901. Major development and refurbishment began in the early 1970s. Well appointed and catering mainly for the business market. Sky Sports on several screens. Reputedly haunted.
Cavendish
123 Eastfield Road, Peterborough PE1 4AU
Formerly the Farmers Arms and built in 1876. Decorated outside in original NBC livery. The pub consists of a public bar, a separate lounge, and a third room at the back where pool and darts are played.
Charters
Town Bridge, Peterborough PE1 1FP
Originally named Leendert-R and built in 1907, this Dutch barge is now moored on the River Nene by Town Bridge. Opened as Charters in September 1991. Normally eight real ales available plus Belgian bottled beers and eight real ciders. Live music at the weekend from 10.30pm and regular vinyl nights. Acoustic sets on Sundays from 3.30pm. Darts. Large, popular beer garden with marquee, and landing stage for boats. Outside bar added in 2009. The upper deck houses a fine oriental restaurant called East, and food and snacks are also available in the bar. Bar menu available 12-2.30. Its twentieth year as a GBG entry. Footpath from the garden leads to the Nene Valley Railway and Railworld. Peterborough CAMRA Pub of the Year 2002. Busy on football match days. May stay open later than midnight at the weekend. Dog friendly. 20p off a pint of real ale to card carrying CAMRA members.