Renamed: The LewisClosed : Destroyed by Fire in 2019Address933 Upper Newtownards Rd, BelfastBT16 1RQ Named after the moat that is situated close beside it, the Old Moat Inn is as much a local landmark as the geographical feature that inspired its title. Ask any of the hordes of civil servants, bank staff, teachers, hospital staff, […]

Closed January 2000AddressDundonald, BelfastBT16 1WA Any pub situated at Quarry Corner, the famous vantage point of the Tourist Trophy race that thrilled thousands in North Down before the tragedy that brought it to a close, could be expected to honour the race circuit in its design or theme, but how many would have done it […]

AddressBrownlow Arms, 1-3 Railway St, Comber, Newtownards BT23 5HG If you’re looking for a drink in Comber, and the locals recommend the TT Lounge, don’t feel that they are suggesting you go on the wagon and are directing you to a “soft drinks only” or non-alcoholic bar. No, the TT, in this case, has no […]

Address2 Kildare St, Ardglass,Downpatrick BT30 7TR Just a few doors down from the Ardglass Arms is The Old Commercial Bar, a gleaming white and black building with colourful window boxes. The small window above the entrance door has the name Mulheron’s Hotel on it. Joe Mulheron, who married Agnes Magee, was the grandfather of the […]