Pubs, Wine Bars & Carveries

Hello, I've been forum commissioned to try the Binley Woods refurbished pub, but that will have to be when we are in another mild dry period. Only one bus per hour in that forgotten land, so I won't be hanging around there in bad weather.

Hello, I've arrived at the Walsgrave Carvery where St Patrick's day celebrations are in full swing. I will post some pics recorded with permission on next page. What a delight. I honestly think, that for whatever reason, this is now my favourite pub in Coventry. They've got the balance right of fabulous food but not losing the identity of being a local pub.

Hello, A Monday morning/lunchtime delight. The staff almost rushed off their feet serving & keeping the hum of celebration that made everyone so welcome. Seeing all of the lovely ladies, I tried to tell them that I was only 22. I think that they saw through that. I explained a bit of the local history & the significance of an Irish presence in Wyken/Walsgrave/Stoke off our forum. Anyway, have a good day all on our forum, as well as our friends in the Walsgrave. Brill, brill & brill. As someone said to me a while ago. The cooked onions in my dinners, I can throw away all my cold medications.

Coventry Telegraph Advert 13th February 1976. Wine Bar opened on the next day, Valentines Day. Thanks to Annewiggy for helping me source the advert, also the Gentleman at the Herbert who found it and printed it for me in a few minutes.

Pubs seem to be struggling in Coventry at the moment. To the disappointment of some of us on here The New Inn recently closed, The Nursery Tavern has also closed again. The Old Ball is shuttered and the Aardvark is also closed. The Spongate is closing shortly. Work is still ongoing at the Old Dyers, with a decontamination team in. The Old Clarence is re-opening under a new pub group.

Another great share from The Herbert today on FB - The final round at The Albion on Thomas Street before bulldozers moved in for the Ring Road -

Just to let you all know, our pub website now has a shiny new unique address all to itself.... www.coventrypubhistory.co.uk The old address (which was only a sub-domain of historiccoventry.co.uk) will continue to work in parallel, so old links will still work, although I'm in the process of updating them, gradually.