The Black Horse, Clapton in Gordano - pub details
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Address: Clevedon Lane, Clapton in Gordano, Bristol, Somerset, BS20 7RH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 24390)
Nailsea & Backwell (3.2 miles), Avonmouth (4.1 miles), Shirehampton (4.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 7.9/10 (rated by 13 users)
> Local guides: Bristol pub guide, Somerset pub guide
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Albion, Portishead (1.1 miles), Star Inn, Tickenham (1.4 miles), Poacher, Portishead (1.5 miles), Plough Inn, Portishead (1.5 miles), Phoenix, Portishead (1.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Black Horse, Clapton in Gordano
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| Get you feet under a table in this pub and it will soon be your local. To truly appreciate this place you have to a)get to know some of the regulars and their convoluted stories and b) watch the changing of the rural seasons as the toursists and casual goers leave you to a warm fire and cold weather. No screenwriter could create this place and be taken seriously - a unique pub in a unique place with many, many stores to tell. The bar at the back - or was it the serving area - an argument there to start with - was the jail in the 12th century. The fire burned from the civil war (yes, the English Civil war in the seventeenth century, lit from the embers of the pyres that were lit to warn of the impending seige of Bristol) until 1986 when some twit let it go out.. ..so sit back and slide comfortably into the arms of your history and watch..you may never leave.. WanderingYank - 15 Nov 2008 23:48 |
| great little country aleshed,olde worlde style,and not thank you touched by the shopfitting brigade.this is what ale drinking/pubbing is all about,agree about the ale selction,i would like to see a greater offering,and in my case a low grav quaffing job,but enough said,a true little gem.. james55westhead - 3 Oct 2008 18:08 |
| This is a great old pub. The stone walls, stone floor, and low beams in a perfectly proportioned space make you immediately feel like you've entered upon one of the great country pubs. The lively number of people in there at a weekday lunchtime lets you know everyone thinks so as well. But it wasn't overly crowded, everyone that wanted a place to sit seemed to get one. The crowd seemed a mix of regulars and pub explorers. The menu is appropriatley simple and the service is cheerful and quick. Why isn't this place my local? The only drawback is that, as others have pointed out, that despite have 5 or 6 ales available there didn't seem to be anything intriguing. I went with a Butcombe, always enjoyable but available everywhere in that part of Somerset. Spitfire, Courage etc while not being dreadful are even more dull. However, I didn't want to leave so we stayed for another round. YoYo - 3 Jul 2008 18:17 |
| An excellent old pub (of the basic country stonework and hearty fire variety) serving a good range of well-kept ales, mostly from the south west. Went here on a winter's evening for the first time in years during January and was sad to leave, a real treat for lovers of good ale and good old pubs. Far enough out of Portishead for the local gene puddle element to be absent. Not easy to find unless you know where you're going - but well worth the effort. A gem - go visit. Quinno - 12 May 2008 22:06 |
| Best pub in England.....period!! brabazon10 - 5 Apr 2008 00:21 |
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