Still known locally as Bertha’s, or Love’s Bar in memory of the Love family, who owned it for generations, the Castlerock Bar actually began life as a six-bedroom hotel back somewhere between 1830 and 1840.Today it’s a small, intimate, cellar bar at the bottom of a fine three-storey house which sits right beside the golf […]

DemolishedAddress ;2 Church LaneColeraine,Co Londonderry,BT52 1BD There’s nothing to beat the ambiance of a good modern public bar, whether it’s an old pub revamped or a brand new purpose-built establishment.In the case of Brook’s Wine Bar, the latter is the case, as there was nothing here up until June 1987, when the bar was opened. […]

Renamed: Coopers Address :2-9 Lime Market St,ColeraineBT52 1HD “The Bull’s Eye Good Time Emporium,” to give its full title, is one of the most attractive pubs in Coleraine.It’s certainly one of the busiest with a clientele of young and old and is renowned for its high-quality home-cooked food, which earned it high praise from celebrity […]

Address :10 Strand Rd,LondonderryBT48 7BJ Without a doubt, the finest Victorian Bar front in the city belongs to the Grand Central at the foot of Strand Road. Unfortunately, this fine pub was badly damaged by a bomb, and almost all of it had to be replaced inside.Happily, the reconstructed snugs have been done in a […]