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Bristol County Sports Club

or the BCSC as it's known by its members is one of best surviving Gentleman's Clubs left in Bristol. Since opening in the "olden days" things have changed a bit there and now they do allow women and children to enjoy the venue.
When you arrive you're met by a huge picture of Churchill over a working fire place, along with some regulars who swear by the Bass. The building has huge ceilings, a mix match of arm chairs and a nice big LCD telly.
They have a very nice range of both real ales, ciders, lagers and a lovely top shelf, The bar staff will be happy to serve these alongside wines, bottles and Guinness (that comes in magical cans, that they put on an ultra-sonic pump to make the perfect pint every time)
The BCSC no longer offers pool, however they do have two full size snooker tables, darts, cribb and any other pub related game (almost) The snooker tables are looked after to a very high standard and only charge £1 an hour to play. One of the clubs weekly highlights is their backgammon. They have a newbie night on Mondays and they also play on Thursdays where the more serious players have leagues tournaments and some very late nights and a new kitchen and central heating installed and a large function room can be hired out for private functions
Although the clubs is members only, they offer free trial membership, that lasts for up to a month, and you can visit up to 3 times to 'try before you buy'
It's very unusual to find such an authentic club in Bristol, let alone within a 1 minute walk from the centre. The staff are very friendly and will cater for most needs, including a nice bit of banter with the punters.

It is basically a drinking club, which relies on income from mostly on members staging activities like chess, snooker, and many others -- including backgammon and almost any over function can be booked also Hire of the club for Weddings, Birthday, Gigs ect.

The club is situated in Colston Street, just off what most people regard as the centre of Bristol.
The famous Colston Hall is just down the road on the other side, and the club itself is situated at the top of Zed Alley and opposite the end of Trenchard Street.
If you want to park nearby, you may just be lucky enough to get one of the few free spaces close by (single yellow line after 6pm).
Otherwise, for evening events, it's either a case of paying a modest sum or parking further afield, maybe somewhere off St Michaels Hill.
There are a few handy 'Pay and Display' places -- £2-50 for the evening -- right outside the club, as well as three at the near end of Trenchard Street. Otherwise your best bet is the multi-storey park in Trenchard Street, where there are ample spaces also costing £2-50 for the evening, and the walk to the club is still only about 200 yards.

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