It has been one of the city’s hidden gems since 1846
What's On Mark Taylor Content Editor 05:00, 20 Apr 2025
The message from the editor was short and to the point - can you go and review the most remote pub in Bristol.
Given the fact I’d been to Beeses Riverside Bar several times before, I couldn’t see a problem.
But I still took a wrong turning and got lost tracking down the city’s most elusive pint.
Next to the river in the part of Brislington that’s more Broomhill, Beeses was recently named among the top five ‘most remote pubs’ in the UK and one of the most difficult to get to.
That’s according to hospitality card payment business Dojo who ranked the most remote pubs in the UK according to how to access them and how far away the pub is from the closest city.
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Hidden down a narrow and bumpy lane behind a quiet residential street, you can drive to Beeses (there’s a small car park at the front) and the number one bus stops close by, but the best way to arrive is by ferry.
Visitors can book ferry trips to and from Beeses via the website and a large number of people had just arrived by boat when I was there.
Established in 1846 as a tea garden, Beeses is still one of Bristol’s most unique summer venues.
On the banks of the River Avon, it’s next to the Eastwood Farm nature reserve and looks across to the Conham River Park.
Hidden and tranquil, there’s a private jetty for anybody arriving by water at the bottom of the beautiful tiered garden and decking.
As I soon found out on a grey and wet bank holiday lunchtime visit, Beeses is a weather-dependent venue.
A few brave souls were still eating and drinking on the covered benches overlooking the river, but the majority of lunchtime visitors were huddled inside.
Beeses reopened for the summer season earlier this month and the weekend live music has already started.
Prices, as with most places, have risen again this year and my pint of Bristol Beer Factory Infinity Helles Lager set me back an eye-watering £6.10.
Other draught beers and ciders on tap include Bristol Beer Factory Independence, North Street Cider and Thatchers Haze.
And the food’s not exactly a bargain either - the cakes on the counter are priced from £5 to £8, with a homemade scone with clotted cream and jam costing £5.50.
The Victoria sponge is £6.50 per slice and the homemade carrot cake will set you back a whopping £7.50 a slice.
The main menu features a choice of salads and burgers, the cheapest option being the Poke Bee Salad (£15.50) - a rainbow salad with crispy rice, edamame, roasted butternut squash and mixed pepper, kidney beans, maple and chilli chickpeas and avocado salad dressing.
The standard Beeses Burger is £18 for two beef patties, Monterey Jack cheese, smoked streaky bacon, green leaves, beef tomato, pickled gherkin, candied jalapeños and chef’s burger sauce.
The children’s menu includes breaded chicken bites, chips and peas (£9), burger (£10) and pasta with tomato and basil sauce (£8).
In fact, the cheapest option is the dog ice cream at £2 per scoop and after spending so much on the beer and burgers, it’s certainly a tempting offer when funds are low.
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Beeses, Wyndham Crescent, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4SX.
