Bristol's iconic Glassboat restaurant appears to be back up for sale after previously being under offer at the end of last year. The boat is listed with property consultants Burston Cook and has been empty for over a year.
The floating restaurant moored in Welsh Back was put on the market in 2022 after its owner of 36 years, Arne Ringner, said "it's now time to put the dancing shoes on the shelf." Most recently, the barge took the guise of the FiSH seafood restaurant and takeaway, open throughout the pandemic but shuttered for several months before being put on the market in the spring.
Originally built as a 'dumb barge', the 120ft long and 20ft wide vessel was converted in 1986 by Arne, who owns the Lido restaurant, pool and spa in Clifton, and the Three Brothers burger restaurant further along Welsh Back. After moving to the UK from his native Sweden, his original plan was to create a floating botanical garden on the former barge.
