The New Beehive Inn, Bradford

Occasionally the beer and/or staff may be a bit below par but not usually. We all have off days, don't we? ...regulars like to have something to mutter about. Toilets are particularly rough and freezing in winter. So what makes it such a great place? The unique building itself has a lot to answer for, and when there are no people around (quite likely on a weekday afternoon) it is fine just to sit and contemplate.
What keeps this place going is it's uncanny ability to draw in a fascinating and eclectic mixture of people who can appear at any time and in any number. There may be grumpy old men, students, hen nights, resident drunks, musicians, accountants, migrant workers and ... human beings. Sometimes there is no-one; it's all part of the curious charm. Anything might happen and often does!
There are five rooms on the ground floor, a beer garden, covered outdoor area, the front door (which has become a room of its own since the smoking ban) and the Cellar Bar downstairs when there is a band, disco, comedy night or private party; each room has its separate but complementary atmosphere. A general air of bonhomie unites all-comers in feeling it is RIGHT to be here, to talk, have fun and chill out.

10 Jun 2010 11:06