{"id":652930,"date":"2025-12-24T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/652930\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:56:42","slug":"nine-bristol-pubs-open-for-a-christmas-day-pint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/652930\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Bristol pubs open for a Christmas Day pint"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Tis the seasonA file picture of a pint being pulled(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)<\/p>\n

It’s still a tradition in many a household for a visit to the local pub<\/a> to enjoy a festive drink on Christmas<\/a> Day and wish their pub landlords and neighbours a Merry Christmas. In this current climate, as pubs and bars face a number of obstacles and constraints, it is for some even more important to support their local boozers.<\/p>\n

But which ones are opening on the big day this year?<\/p>\n

We’ve compiled a list of those we know to be opening up on Christmas Day for drinks, so you can plan your Christmas Day activities around your trip to your local, or vice versa. There’s pubs spanning all over the city – from more central locations, to the North and South, and even some towards South Gloucestershire…<\/p>\n

The Miners Arms, St Werburghs\"TheThe Miners Arms(Image: Google )<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>136 Mina Road, St Werburgh’s, BS2 9YQ<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Miners Arms is open 12-2pm on Christmas Day for drinks.<\/p>\n

The Lock Keeper, Keynsham\"TheThe Lock Keeper in Keynsham(Image: The Lock Keeper)<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Keynsham Road, Keynsham, BS31 2DD<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Lock Keeper<\/a> will be open on Christmas Day between 12pm-6pm. It’s website also states it will be open on Boxing Day from 11am-6pm, too.<\/p>\n

The Wellington, Horfield\"TheThe Wellington on Gloucester Road, Horfield boasts a bar, restaurant and hotel(Image: Ellie Kendall\/Bristol Live)<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>Gloucester Road, Horfield<\/a>, BS7 8UR<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Wellington<\/a> is open on Christmas Day between 10am-6pm. According to a full list of festive opening hours on the pub’s website, it will also be open 9am-10pm on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n

The Royal Oak, Horfield\"TheThe Royal Oak in Horfield(Image: Ellie Kendall)<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>385 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8TR<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>According to its website, The Royal Oak<\/a> will be open on Christmas Day from 10am-6pm and 11am-11pm on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n

Hole in the Wall, Queen SquareThe Hole in the Wall close to Welsh Back<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>2 The Grove, Queen Square, BS1 4QZ<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Hole in the Wall<\/a> is open from 11.30am until 6pm on Christmas Day with the pub open 11am-11pm on Boxing Day too.<\/p>\n

The Victoria ParkThe Victoria Park pub in Bristol<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>66 Raymend Road, BS3 4QW<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Victoria Park<\/a> is open for drinks on Christmas Day between 12-4pm, with Boxing Day opening hours posted on the website as being 12-9pm.<\/p>\n

The Jolly Sailor, Hanham\"TheThe Jolly Sailor, Hanham(Image: Dan Regan\/BristolLive)<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>53 High Street, Hanham, BS15 3DQ<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Jolly Sailor in Hanham<\/a> is open on Christmas Day between 10am and 2pm, and Boxing Day 12pm until late, for both drinks and pizzas.<\/p>\n

Old Post Office, FishpondsThe Old Post Office pub in Fishponds Bristol<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>786 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, BS16 3TT<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Old Post Office<\/a> in Fishponds is open for drinks on Christmas Day between 11am and 5pm, and on Boxing Day 11am-10pm.<\/p>\n

The Bristol Flyer, Bishopston\"TheThe Bristol Flyer on Gloucester Road has had a refurb(Image: Bristol Flyer)<\/p>\n

Address: <\/strong>96 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8BN<\/p>\n

Christmas Day opening times: <\/strong>The Bristol Flyer<\/a> is open from 12-6pm on Christmas Day and 11am-11pm on Boxing Day, according to the hours listed on the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘Tis the seasonA file picture of a pint being pulled(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail) It’s still a tradition…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,35745,393,4884,9028,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-652930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-pubs-and-bars-in-bristol","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115776312671884192","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}