Pint Compass Plymouth

Pubs & bars

Pubs on the Barbican

50 places to drink on the Barbican and around Sutton Harbour: what's on their bars, what a pint costs where they say, and how much sun reaches the pavement or terrace out front. Lists were read on 22 and 23 October 2026.

Plan a pub crawl on the Barbican and around Sutton Harbour

On the most bars here

Peroni Nastro Azzurro (7) · Corona (6) · Guinness 0.0 (6) · Corona Cero (4) · Guinness (4) · Lucky Saint (4) · Peroni 0.0 (4) · Sandford Orchards (4)

Pint prices

Pub or barTypical pintSun out front
The Village Restaurant £5.50 Some sun
Lost in Rio £5.65 Sunny
Boom Battle Bar PlymouthDeal £6.20 Some sun
The Boathouse Plymouth £6.30 Sunny
The Stable Plymouth £6.95 Some sun
Twenty Two 22 £7.08 Sun trap

From the pubs' own websites. Every pub in Plymouth.

In the evening sun

The pubs here with the most sun out front between 5 and 9pm in June, July and August, on a clear day:

  1. Rockfish Plymouth: 91% of the time (outdoor seating)
  2. Lockyers Quay Cookhouse + Pub: 87% of the time
  3. Waypoint Bar & Bistro: 85% of the time
  4. Heaven: 70% of the time (outdoor seating)
  5. Bar and Grill by Leonardo's: 59% of the time
  6. The Fishermans Arms: 55% of the time (beer garden)

See them on the map or find who's in the sun at a given hour.

Deals and happy hours

Armado Lounge
Cheeky Mondays from 5pm: a free pint of Cruzcampo (or 175ml house wine, soft drink or pudding) with any burger, main or salad. Tapas Tuesday from 5pm: three tapas plus a pint of Cruzcampo, glass of wine or soft drink for £14.50.
Bar Rakuda
Menu: Pizza & Pint deal £16 and Burger & Pint deal £16 - any pizza or burger with a pint of Amstel or Inch's (or draught soft drink or 125ml house wine); upgrade to any other draught pint for +£1.50. The homepage lists pizza and a pint and smashburger and a pint at £15, so the two sources disagree.
Boom Battle Bar Plymouth
£5 house drinks any time, any day, including pints of BOOM Lager and glasses of Prosecco; BOOM Meal Deal £10 (chicken tenders, fries and a house drink); happy hour 2-for-1 cocktails Mon-Thu 4-7pm (the food-drinks page says all day Mon-Fri); shot paddles six for the price of four.
Spinners Plymouth
Adult Meal Deal £15: a main plus a drink, which can be a pint. Play. Drink. £15pp (4-12 people): one game per hour plus any drink; Play. Drink. Eat. £25pp adds a main. Bottomless brunch £35pp Fri and Sat (drinks unspecified).
The Kings Head
Mix and match 2 bottled lagers for £6.00; 2 bombs for £6.00; layered shots 2 for £5.00; 3 WKD cans for £7.00; double up selected spirits for £1.25 extra.

Our notes of what each pub advertises on its own site. Offers change; check before you go.

Every pub and bar on the Barbican and around Sutton Harbour