The Bridge Inn

The Twa Sisters return to The Bridge

Janis Duley and Annie MacFie at The Bridge
24th May at 8pm

"Annie MacFie is the best songwriter in Kentucky today" Kentucky Music

Reactionary, controversial, funny, oh, and superb music.
Come for a brilliant evening of wit and wisdom.

tickets £6 from 01392 873862

DANGER!!
UNSTABLE & EXPLOSIVE JAZZ MUSIC

Pete Canter’s OCTOBER QUINTET

A suite of exciting and original jazz music
The Bridge Inn, Topsham
Saturday 6th June at 8pm

Tickets £6 on sale now from Pete at lazybirdjazz@hotmail.com, on gigs or on 07966 034 884 or by collection from The Bridge Inn. Hurry, last time this gig sold out two weeks in advance

111 Celebratory ale; just a few left!

The award winning Bridge Inn at Topsham in Devon is celebrating being run by the same family for 111 years. To mark the occasion, we have had a beer specially brewed and bottled, called, appropriately enough, "111".

Landlady Caroline Cheffers-Heard commissioned Branscombe Vale Brewery to produce the brew. They used Willamette, Cluster, Challenger and Perle hops, with Pale and Crystal Westminster malts to brew this fine red-brown 4.7% bitter.

1500 bottles have been bottled by O'Hanlon's of Whimple, with the label again designed by Caroline's photographer husband Nigel. This continues the tradition started with "101", famously photographed with HM The Queen, and "106" which was produced 5 years later.

Caroline says: "It is very rare for a pub to remain in one family for so long. Indeed, our daughter Riannon and her partner Tom have now moved back to Topsham and we look forward to them continuing the tradition. The Bridge is not so much a pub, more a museum with beer, and we are lucky that so many people share our vision of a truly traditional pub with traditional values."

There are only a limited number of bottles, and when they are gone, that is it FOREVER.

Accommodation, beer news...

 

Well, Spring is here (occasionally), and although we still have plenty of dark malty ales, stouts and the paler brews are beginning to reappear.

Exbourne, a period bungalow, is now available for holiday lets. Click for a downloadable pdf information sheet and booking form.


Lucky snap from the riverbank...

ps Would the person who stole our 2008 Good Beer Guide like to take
advantage of the Amnesty to return it?

Welcome to the Bridge Inn at Topsham. Here you will find information about the history of the building, and brewing, how to find us, and our opening hours.

In addition, there has been a large amount of interest in the visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and on this page you will find a more complete write-up of the events both leading up to and the day itself.

To contact us, email nigelch@cheffers.co.uk
Alternatively, you can write to:
The Bridge Inn, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0QQ, UK
Find more about the town of Topsham at http://www.topsham.org/

History of ale and brewing Caroline has recently been looking at the history of the Inn and English Ale. Any information or sources would be much appreciated.
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