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    I live in Cheddleton Staffs, a small village with TWO canalside pubs, The Boat Inn and the Red Lion (my local).

    Have you any Canal Side pubs, and have any closed down due to the smoking ban.


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    surley now some canal side pubs have shut down

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    Hi John,

    I have had a quick think and the only canalside pub that i know has closed is the Bridge Inn in Ilkeston this pub was on the Erewash canal.

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    Hi John,

    How close do you want them. Bang on the canalside or a couple of minutes walk.
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    Berkhamsted near me in Hertfordshire is a good place for canal side pubs as it has three right on the canal. The Crystal Palace has an entrance from the towpath, The Boat has a terrace overlooking the canal and the Rising Sun has a lock right outside. The Bull is also accesible from the canal with just a minute or two's walk.
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    Right on the canalside please

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnny b View Post

    Have you any Canal Side pubs, and have any closed down due to the smoking ban.
    Pubs close for all sorts of reasons but I expect it is very difficult to identify whether a pub has lost sufficient trade as to be unviable purely due to the smoking ban. I personally think that there is every chance for every lost smoking customer there could be a new one who prefers a clean air environment. The current economic climate and cheap booze deals in supermarkets have caused much more damage in my humble opinion.
    Pubs close to attractive features such as much of the canal network have, I'd say, a distinct advantage over your backstreet local in so far as if well run and marketed with decent food they will be destination pubs for many, especially in summer and at weekends.

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    Not many canal side pubs around here , but the ones that are seem to be doing OK .

    Slightly different Peartree Bridge Inn is now closed (converted to flats) but outlasted the canal by around 100 years
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