Bristol Bear Bar
A compact, friendly bar in Old Market, popular with gay men, and described as the only bespoke bear bar in the UK, with a mix of music.
Old Market Street and West Street, Bristol
The spine of 'The Village', with the Bristol Bear Bar, Old Market Tavern, Old Market Assembly and Old Castle Green.
History
A market since the 12th century and a conservation area since 1979.
Venues on Old Market Street and West Street
Old Market Tavern
A traditional, queer-friendly pub with a beer garden and conservatory. It hosts the Pride Quiz on the first Sunday of each month. It is a traditional pub with oak beams…
Old Market Assembly
A bar and restaurant on the site of the old Flamingos nightclub, with a roof terrace and its own venue, the Wardrobe Theatre, which hosts queer events and club nights.
The Stag and Hounds
A Grade II listed, LGBTQ+ friendly real-ale pub next to the Old Market bus interchange. The building once housed the medieval 'Pied Poudre' court that settled market…
Where it is
Old Market is just east of Bristol city centre, with Old Market Street and West Street as its spine, bounded by New Street and Lawfords Gate to the north and the Temple Way underpass to the west. It is close to Cabot Circus and a walk from Temple Meads station. Bristol's other LGBTQ+ area, The Strip, is on Frogmore Street off Park Street, on the other side of the centre.
More streets in the Old Market
- Frogmore Street: 'The Strip', off Park Street: the Queenshilling, OMG and OMG Bar.
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