Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Me and a couple of lads from work are heading down that way next weekend for the Dirt Bike show, having never set foot before in the place, could anyone please offer any pointers where to head for a flaggon of ale and a skeg at some wenches of an evening?

2 of us are 29 (and taken, so more ale than wenches for us :(), the ther lad is 22, single and rampant, so it'd be good to let him off the leash somewhere too!

Cheers
JM

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Cant remember most of the areas now, but there is a cinema complex with a Jumping Jacks, few bars and a couple of clubs on the ring road. The A45 side.

In the centre there are loads of studenty pubs too. Its not that big so you will soon find the action.

Moved out 7 years ago so it might have changed a bit.

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Cool, cheers - we're staying in the IBIS City Centre, so where would we head from there (just a direction or place to aim for would be great?)

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

That will be the Spon street area then.

I know it well ;) we were out there every night after work for a few :)
Not a bad area to start for a beer to be honest.

As for directions, you wont miss the sky dome complex or the massive IKEA thats next to it if your in the centre ;)

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Thanks Speedy, I'm guessing Spon Street is the city's drinking district persay?

Cheers
James

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

jumpin jax is your best bet. campbell, golden cross and the colly are full of 18yr old students.

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

^ yup

but you will find loads of places without looking lol folow the crowd

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Well, time to dust off this creaky old thread, splash a bucket of cold water in it's face and revive it as in about 20 mins or so I'll be jetting off to sunny (?!) Coventry again for this year's Dirt Bike Show.

I've a feeling that last time we may have staggered across Spon Street on the hunt for some 3am food - might actually try and venture into a pub or two down there this time.

Any & all suggestions for this time welcomed again, cheers in advance folks.
JM

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Well let me know if it was any good, probably not going now.

Gonna go the NEC bike show instead in a couple of weeks.

Re: Coventry Beer Guide!?
 

Can anyone give us a suggestion of somewhere to eat in Cov? We're obv looking in the wrong places but we can't find anything like a decent British pub grub type place anywhere?! Staying in the Ibis so most places in the centre are walkable?

Cheers