A floating restaurant and bar that has been a fixture of Bristol’s social scene since the 1980s is about to be given a new lease of life after it was bought by a local gin company. The artisan spirits brand 6 O’clock Gin has bought the Glassboat, and intends to relaunch it as a new retail, bar and events space at its mooring on Welsh Back.
The Glassboat was an iconic Bristol restaurant for decades but closed and was put up for sale in 2022. The new owners are a family-run distillery which has expanded from its farm near Thornbury to now sell spirits to a global market.
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