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4.7

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Nº 69 in 557 in Exeter

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Really good traditional pub, with excellent ales served through the hatch and several very tempting snacks. Went back today for a birthday celebration and this wonderful pub is as good as ever!!

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Shaw Edwards . 2024-10-23

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Great beer & sandwich. Fabulous views. Garden is good for bird watching.

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Sarah Sayer . 2024-10-23

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Didn’t try the food - popped in with friends

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Graham Read . 2024-10-20

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A lovely, historic building, full of character. Excellent choice of ales (and cider). Great pub food and fabulous views. It's becoming one of my favourite pubs in the wider Exeter area, and I live in Exeter!

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Mike Kitchen . 2024-10-19

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Great Service and atmosphere. A true Gem of a spot!! X

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f reynolds . 2024-10-16

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Food = big bags of Burts crisps. We love them and eat a lot. Good beer, including Peroni Zero for me. Lovely old building which always delivers a great atmosphere.

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Nick Parker . 2024-10-11

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Lovely traditional pub. Delicious food and friendly staff.

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Amanda Weatherley . 2024-09-07

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Stopped for a bit of lunch and shared a chicken ploughman's, frankly amazing 😋

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Gary Winter . 2024-08-27

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Perfect spot for a bank holiday pint.

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Mark P . 2024-08-25

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nice view,friendly service and decent price for a pint

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matthew kane . 2024-08-25

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An amazing watering hole for beer fans. Cheers 🍷🥂🍺🍻

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Clio . 2024-08-17

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Love this little pub, right on the Water's edge and you get a real full pint.....

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Sharon Harraway . 2024-08-11

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This pub is the only one I have visited without pumps in the bar. Instead the barman disappears (if you are in the inside bar) and draws your pint direct from the cask in the cellar (which is also the outside bar - it’s in a hillside). Therefore there are no lines to get dirty. Anyway, whatever the reason, they served me a pint of Branoc (Branscombe Brewery) that was absolutely perfect. Oh, and the pub is also in a beautiful location. And you can walk from Topsham station, or take the bus.

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Justin Murphy . 2024-07-30

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This is a pub from an age we have left behind. It's a a real gem.

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Len Richardson . 2024-06-20

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Quirky but a great place to visit for a drink and to look over the estuary Well worth a visit. Parking limited Basic food but great range of drink

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Simon Bond . 2024-06-15

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Amazing venue, this long established public house is not to missed.

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Anthony James . 2024-06-14

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Lovely beer choice 👌 😋 and nice homely foods, a wonderful river views 😋

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Jan Foster . 2024-06-07

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Idlyic... warm evening with a cool beer outside by the river. Couldnt ask for more 😊

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Andrew Baker (Ajay) . 2024-05-15

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This is a real treasure of an English public house. The interior decor has not altered in over a hundred years. The ceiling of the bar is unashamedly stained with wood soot and nicotine stains from days gone by. It is an old and preserved building that speaks to my retirement age soul as a reminder of how real pubs used to be before 'bistro' became our most prevalent oxymoron. The pint I drank was dark and full of flavour and my only regret was we had not arrived in time for many more. The pubs great location outside Topsham on the River Clyst affords the numerous riverside tables a fantastic view of the river and the wildlife. Food here is simple and is not the type that requires cooking. Pubs were once for drinking and a light snack that enabled you to stay a little longer. This is what The Bridge does. Simple snack food. I was lucky enough to see the meeting room at the side of the building that is licensed for weddings and also holds numerous evenings of classical, folk and other music. It's rare these days to plan a journey around a visit to a pub but I can think of few better ways to spend a warm Saturday afternoon than drinking excellent ale in this excellent pub. It's also a few minutes walk from the local train so driving need not be an option.

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Ian Thomas . 2024-04-30

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Amazingly friendly and truly historic pub. The Malthouse concerts with tallented soloists Michael Graham and Matt Jeffrey are very wonderful musical occasions.

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Geoff Cound . 2024-04-26

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Stunning views, exceptional beer that changes all the time - they only have 5 beers on at once, 1 barrel of each so once it has gone, something different comes on. Simple food, pasties, sandwiches & ploughmans. Nothing else except the usual crisps/nuts. And staff who genuinely seem to love the place! And it shows.

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Chris Davis . 2024-04-14

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Lovely old pub with character home fire

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annmarie mannion . 2024-04-07

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This is a gem a fantastic pub Wonderful beer food looked great You haven’t visited a real pub until you have been here It’s not to be missed

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Pip Williams . 2024-03-01

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Fantastic pub. One of the best in the country. Great beer and food. Friendly staff and one of the most outstanding interiors you'll find. Google seems reluctant to fix the hours: it's open noon-230pm and 530pm(6pm Sun)-930pm everyday.

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Richard B . 2024-02-16

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If you want history and a proper ale this is the place to go!

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Simon Gould . 2024-01-28

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Best beer, best pub - enough said!

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bruce Henderson . 2023-12-29

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I visited The Bridge for a CAMRA pre Christmas drink, there were about 25 of us there. Most of us had a pre ordered pasty, which I was told came from Chunk of Devon & were delicious. 😋 There was a good range of Real Ales available, from Bransconbe Branoc 3.8%abv, up to Crossed Anchors Red Rocket 7.2% abv,. 🍺😋 Wow, that was good!

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Nick Tucker . 2023-12-20

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A must ,one of the most unusual unique pubs iv ever visited. Very hospitable owners and staff who go out of their way to show you around and make you feel at home . A great place to spend a few cheeky hours. Thr beers are a must !!

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Shambles Jones . 2023-12-01

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A real, classic old world pub serving superb real ales on stillage (sadly a very endangered species). On offer is a very pleasant, unfussy lunch menu (on reputation, the vegan pasty sounds better than the meat version!). Parking is available. Access may be a challenge for some during winter, but wonderful during Summer to sit overlooking the Clyst with a well kept beer in hand.

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Keith Heaven . 2023-11-23

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Amazing old fashioned local with no bar. Superb quality beer straight from the cask in the celler.

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Phil Dray . 2023-11-23

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Just a proper pub, serving proper beer. Old school snug drinking and a long history stretching back to Oliver Cromwell.

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Nicholas Burrow . 2023-11-22

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We went for an operatic concert in the Malthouse, the setting was perfect, very traditional pub decor but not in a contrived way. The room was ideal for the event, quite intimate. The staff were charming and helpful at all times. I will certainly return for more musical evenings.

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Laura Twomey . 2023-11-06

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Delicious food! We had the fish pie, a cheese board and the brownie with coulis - it was incredible. Expertly made Guinness and black too

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b dymond . 2023-10-21

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Fantastic pub for fans of real ale, but if you're a lager drinker you might be disappointed. Very traditional opening hours so if you visit mid afternoon there won't be anyone there to serve you! Lovely outside in summer, cozy indoors in winter. I believe it has been owned/operated by six generations of the same family.

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Sami A . 2023-10-14

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One of the oldest inns in the U.K. recently part of the pub flooded but they switched to another area and kept the beer flowing full credit to all involved

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Pete Jackson . 2023-09-23

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Historic pub in a beautiful setting beside the river with all beers served by gravity.

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Jim Gordon . 2023-09-15

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One of Devons classic pubs. Must see, must visit. High tide on a warm evening = perfect.

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Pete Yates . 2023-09-05

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Wonderful view, tables in and out of the sun. Brilliant real ales possible to have thirds of a pint. Good pasties, sandwiches and toasties. Recommend.

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Helen Tinsley . 2023-08-23

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I just need a cheese and onion pasty!

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Piers Motley-Nash . 2023-08-21

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Great venue, brilliant selection of Ales. Done in the proper way, no hand pumps, straight from the kegs. Nothing fancy, but a fantastic oldy woldy pub with some proper kitch pottery and a massive V8 shaped looking fireplace inside. Spectacular view across the river Clyst outside with plenty of seating. They will allow you to bring takeaway food and eat there. Apparently there is now a pizza van in the car park there on two evenings.

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William Bisson . 2023-08-04

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Lovely pub by the river. Great beer 🍻

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Judith Ball . 2023-07-29

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Brilliant pub with excellent beer, we were too early, 11am, but they opened the outside bar just for us 😉

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Julian Tether . 2023-07-26

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The quirkiest pub in England. Very simple food and service, but it’s great. Some great evening events. It’s like stepping back in time for a few hours.

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Debbie Day . 2023-07-19

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Beautiful setting by the river. Marquee in garden and pizza van comes once a week. Wonderful, buy a drink at pub, order your pizza from van. Sit, eat, drink, enjoy!

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Olivia Lockhart . 2023-07-14

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Best pint we had all week in Devon. Fabulous views over the river. Very friendly, welcoming ladies at the bar.

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MrsAitch . 2023-06-27

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Brilliant traditional pub, excellent ales from the cask. Be aware of traditional opening hours

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Barry . 2023-06-08

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Pizzas are great. Good value for money. Excellent beer and a beautiful view.

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Karen Thompson . 2023-06-02

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Friendly staff of a lovely local pub. Beautiful outdoor area in the summer, and a cosy pub in the winter

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Nathan Masters . 2023-05-28

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Love this place! Great local pub, great choice of ever changing local beers. Always a friendly welcome, you have to visit to enjoy it for yourself 😊

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Dave Baker . 2023-05-23

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Quirky pub, love how the ale is served directly from the barrel just as it was back in the day. Family run business and very interesting history to the place. Lots of parking and outdoor seating, coupled with an awesome view of the River Clyst.

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Phil E . 2023-05-21

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Everything about this pub is superb.

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Michael Austin . 2023-05-15

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Brilliant setup in the beer garden. Excellent effort made for the king’s coronation, special pints, decorations, etc. Great place to sit by the river with good beer with your mates.

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Jacob Barratt . 2023-05-12

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Proper pub with lots of character

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Chris Johns . 2023-05-07

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They do a lovely ploughman’s lunch. Various options to choose from. Always good and a lovely setting.

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Ben Mitchell . 2023-04-13

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A very friendly village pub with a good selection of beers. Staff always available to help out.

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Edward Harley . 2023-04-02

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Great traditional old pub, no frills food and terrific cast beer. What more could you ask?

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Andrew Underwood . 2023-03-24

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What a brilliant OLD traditional pub. It has some wonderful Ales and Ciders to try. There are a few limited seats in the pub jn a couple of very small rooms with old furniture and tables. Both these rooms have a fire. They serve some limited food options like sandwiches crisps as well as toastie and pasties. There is a seating area outside with a few benches and a covered area too Opening hours are very old school. Opening at Midday and closing at 230pm everyday. Reopening at 530pm closing at 930pm. There is also a larger indoor room that accommodates live music. A brilliant place that is well worth seeking out. You may even be given a little guided tour too.

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The Cat . 2023-03-16

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A delightful mandatory visit when I'm in Exeter. An unspoilt pub serving 6 well presented real ales and lunchtime food.

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John Crowhurst . 2023-01-23

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A lovely homley place to come and have a drink or two. Said rove to be the oldest pub in Exeter and even the Queen has visited this place. Nice friendly service.

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Andrea moulton . 2022-12-18

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What a fantastic pub. Visited on a very cold December lunchtime. Lovley roaring log fires.Fantastic ales. The food was simple but spot on,so refreshing to see simple food on a menu nowadays.

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John whitcombe . 2022-12-12

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Rich in history, a lovely setting by the river . Friendly staff, cider was awesome and the food was amazing.

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Martin Wakefield . 2022-11-12

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An amazing hidden gem of a place. According to an article on the wall, there are 60,000 pubs in the UK and only 200 of them unchanged. This place is unchanged and like stepping back in time but not in a bad way. Cracking pint but what a venue... I will be back!

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Mike Roocroft . 2022-11-08

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Great views but 4 stars because they do not do lager on tap sadly.

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Eyeleron . 2022-10-27

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First visited 28 years ago and it remains a traditional English PUB

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Adelina Bryant-Rubio . 2022-10-16

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A perfect pub for those who enjoy real ale. Lovely ambience inside - pleasant views and very friendly staff.

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Shane Howe . 2022-10-14

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Quirky place with very friendly landlord

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tina baker . 2022-10-11

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A great, unchanged pub. Wonderful real ale, no music or machines, friendly service and good conversation.

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Henry Dicks . 2022-10-04

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Lovely location. Good staff and good drinks menu

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Chris Madre . 2022-09-24

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Really lovely place to stop for a local pint with a beautiful view!

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Paddy Colledge . 2022-09-18

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What a pub! A must visit for those who like great beer and historic pubs. Lovely scenery too!

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Rich Cable . 2022-09-10

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Excellent real ale and a friendly welcome. Great location beside River. Sat with lunch watching heron?

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Mark Parkinson . 2022-09-07

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Excellent beer, as per usual...

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Liz . 2022-08-07

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Great ploughman lunch. Impress visitors from USA. Staff pleasant and friendly and cheerful. A place I would visit again.

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john melluish . 2022-08-01

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Pub with picturesque garden views, serving tasty cold meals from helpful, friendly staff.

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Andy Nash . 2022-07-24

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Excellent old original pub hasn't changed in years with beer straight out of the barrel and at a good price. The landlady daughter gave my wife a tour around which she found fascinating. We didn't order any food but what other customers had looked good it was a beautiful day so sitting outside was the place to be. It has been many years since I last visited but will now not leave it so long again until my next visit.

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Paul Flanagan . 2022-07-22

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Best pub in Devon. Ale straight from the cellar, family owned for generations even the Queens been here.

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Steve Heath . 2022-07-22

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Always a great welcome, great choice of beers, great view,dog friendly.

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Andrew humphries . 2022-07-14

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Lovely place and location but parking can be difficult, think of the locals ,as in not parking illegal ,bridge in is top notch 👌

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G T . 2022-07-12

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A lovely place to sit by the river on a sunny day.

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David Sanders . 2022-07-12

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One of my all time favourite pubs!

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Cameron Booth . 2022-07-11

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My lovely wife and I did an impromptu visit last night (Thursday) and after many years of hearing great and wonderful things about The Bridge and it's early years were delighted to find them all true. The people who were there and serving were do happy and a mine of information. The beers were all local and from the tap, not pumped. Kept to perfection and as we sat outside on the larde area set with benches, we were able to watch the ducks and their chicks, and a visiting swan in the warm summer evening. A grand experience. And I'm sorry guys! We will be back,! Beni (HRH)& Mike Keep doing what you're doing. It's good 10/5

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Michael Jedermann . 2022-06-24

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Always have a wonderful time here. The beer is always spot on, service is great and just look at the view below

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Penney Lomas . 2022-06-12

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Excellent meal, very friendly staff

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Janet Matthews . 2022-06-06

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Atmospheric pub, go back to the 1950's and enjoy things as they used to be!!. Pasties, sandwiches and plough mans lunches, vegan and vegetarian though sadly not gluten free

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Elisabeth Heaven . 2022-05-29

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Wonderful venue and excellent staff

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Kevin “Beano” Green . 2022-05-26

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Great barrel selection, lovely place to sit in the sun :) and really friendly helpful staff

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Natasha Hale . 2022-05-12

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Great place for a great beer and plough mens

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Mark Drissell . 2022-04-21

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Absolutely lovely! Very old and beautiful. One of the oldest pubs in UK and only pub the queen has visited. Topsham

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Todd Crandell . 2022-04-11

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The mini ploughman hit the spot. Great place to sit outside and soak up Devon

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Julie Wolverton . 2022-04-08

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Proper olde worlde pub with ale served from the barrel through a hatch. No mod cons, just good beer.

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Dennis Dash . 2022-04-06

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Amazing old pub, and fantastic beer straight from the barrel

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Robert Gray . 2022-04-03

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A must see when in Topsham. Check the opening times though, as they don't operate like normal pubs - because it's not a normal pub!

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Ravindra Luggah . 2022-03-31

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Love this place great never let it change x

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Elizabeth Hudson . 2022-03-23

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Quirky british inn. Great food (limited menu) Great Ales

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Karen Brice . 2022-02-27

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Attended a private function in suite at rear., so unable to comment on main bar etc. However, function room very nice with some great age to it. Furnished for comfort and not appearance which was a pleasant and refreshing change. Excellent selection of real ales available, as well as quite a few interesting looking bottles. Sadly, I was driving so could only have one, which was a superbly kept QPA. Staff friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable. Shall return when I can persuade someone else to drive!

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Doc Dick . 2022-02-20

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A favourite of my brother's having moved to the region and I can see why, a quirky indoor room that is like stepping back to another era, full of character and stocked with some excellent real ales we had a very enjoyable two ( or three 🍻😊) pints before having to finish the last one outside as they were closing. On a summers day given the local this is not a chore, if you're passing it's well worth a look.

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Brian Hughes . 2022-02-17

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Only able to drink outside, but a large and interesting selection of ales. The building is 400 years old and the owner was extremely pleasant. Worth a visit when fully reopened.

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Keith Brown . 2021-10-01

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Great local pub with great views of the Clyst, would like to see food available in the evening 😀

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Keith B King . 2021-09-19

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Great atmosphere and outdoor space with a good view

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Trevor Crawford . 2021-09-08

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Good choice of beers & outside hatch service Lovely river views Looking forward to being able to sit inside

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Sharon Parnell . 2021-08-31

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