Tucked away behind Cabot Circus is one of the most charming beer gardens in Bristol. The Volunteer Tavern, or the Volly as it’s more commonly known, is an atmospheric yet relaxed pub in the city centre.
Amy Bright, 30, has been the general manager of the Volunteer Tavern for almost two years but pubs have always been a part of Amy’s life. She grew up peeling potatoes in her family’s pub The Cobweb Inn in Boscastle, a small fishing village in Cornwall.
She quite literally moved from one Volly to the other, having previously worked as an assistant manager at The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer on King Street. The Volly on New Street, near Cabot Circus, has a much more quirky, younger crowd these days before landlord Pete Gibbs took it on around ten years ago.
