Floating Bar/Restaurant GRAIN BARGE spotted in Bristol (Englang), May 15th., 2011.
The Grain Barge started life as an engineless barge that used to be towed across the Severn Estuary from Bristol to Cardiff with its cargoes of barley & wheat – hence its name. Built in 1936 by the Charles Hill shipyard, it is now moored in Hotwells, opposite its original berth and near to Brunel's SS Great Britain.
The boat was bought and refitted in 2007 with an interior design which used reclaimed and recycled materials wherever possible, reflecting its industrial heritage. After a number of practical improvements have been made, the GRAIN BARGE was reopened in March 2016, no longer red, but now a very stylish grey.