Food and drink
King William IV
The King William IV
54 Combe Road
Combe Down
Bath
BA2 5HY
Opened in 1830.
Tel:01225 833137…
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Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece
Avon Buildings
Lower Bristol Road
Bath
BA2 1ES
Tel: 01225 429 572
Not to be confused with the other Golden Fleece, on Pulteney Road, which closed a number of years ago.…
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Forester and Flower
The Forester and Flower
172 Bradford Road
Combe Down
Bath
BA2 5BZ
Tel: 01225 837671
Previously the Foresters Arms. Renamed as the Forester and Flower in late 2006.…
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Curfew
The Curfew
11 Cleveland Place West
Walcot
Bath
BA1 5DG
Tel: 01225 313747
The Curfew was built in the 1820s and is on land, which formed part of William Pulteney’s estate. It was designed by Goodridge – builder of Beckford’s tower, and the nearby Cleveland Bridge. The original deeds to the property were signed by William Beckford in his Lansdown Crescent home, suggesting that he played an active rôle in the development of Cleveland Place, and the Curfew.
The building started life as a bookshop, but by 1837 it was John Snook’s Wine & Spirit Merchants. The Edwards family took over until the early 1930s, and the building remained a wine merchants until 1956, when it was granted a full licence. It was known as The Quadrant Wine & Spirit Merchants until the late 1960s, when it became The Curfew Inn.
Refurbished in 2016 it is now known as just the Curfew.…
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Bladuds Head
Apparently the only free house outside of the city centre.
The Bladuds Head
Catsley Place
Larkhall
Bath
BA1 6TA
Tel: 01225 423177